Diet. 47 



other articles of diet that are in constant 

 use; while as a vermifuge it has, to my 

 knowledge, no equal. Very few puppies 

 escape the infliction of worms, and the 

 death of more young dogs is due to this 

 trouble than any other in the list, not even 

 excepting that scourge of the kennel, dis- 

 temper. 



When I speak of death from this cause, 

 I do not mean to be understood as saying 

 that in all cases, or in nearly all, the victim 

 is actually killed, as it were, outright. 

 What I do mean is that in very many 

 cases the complications consequent upon 

 the ravages of this pest often result In 

 death, or worse; for the enfeebled frame 

 and Impaired vitality that ensue often en- 

 tail an existence that is certainly worse 

 than death to the victim, as well as un- 

 pleasant to the owner. Not the least 

 factor In this latter condition is the vicious 

 practice of dosing the unfortunate puppy 

 with pernicious drugs that In very many 



