48 Njtrsing vs. Dosing. 



cases poison and impoverish the blood, 

 weaken or destroy the deHcate tissues, ex- 

 cite or prevent the secretions, and utterly 

 ruin the entire digestive organs ; leaving 

 the unfortunate animal to struec^le alone 



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through life, unable to enjoy the blessings 

 that should be his, unable to minister to the 

 pleasure of his master, and worse — much 

 worse than all the rest — to transmit to his 

 descendants a heritage of weakness that 

 renders them unable to withstand the ail- 

 ments common to puppyhood — ailments 

 that healthy vigor would scarcely notice. 



This senseless dosing, instead of proper 

 care and nursing, is the keynote to the 

 complaint so often heard that ''the blue 

 bloods are not nearly so hardy as dogs of 

 low degree." That this cry is absurdly 

 false can be easily demonstrated by giving 

 the blue blood an equal chance for life and 

 health with his worthless, but always vigor- 

 ous and healthy, brother. 



Nearly all puppies will eat sour milk 



