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who has had for years an extensive prac- 

 tice, once told me that when he had a case 

 that he did not quite understand — which 

 occurred very often — his only treatment 

 was careful nursing, with no medicine what- 

 ever, except when the patient was outside, 

 to satisfy the owner, he gave a small bottle 

 of water, colored with some harmless sub- 

 stance, with directions to give two or three 

 drops three times daily, with no other 

 medicine whatever, at the same time in- 

 sisting upon proper nursing, diet, fresh 

 air, etc. This treatment, he claimed, had 

 broueht him more dollars and fame than 

 all the druofs he had ever used, and, added 

 he, apparently with heartfelt conviction : 

 "I honestly believe that, in a very large 

 majority of cases, careful and intelligent 

 nursing, without a particle of medicine, will 

 prolong the lives as well as preserve the 

 health of twice the number of animals that 

 will survive the common system of treat- 

 ment." 



