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undone, things of vital Importance, which, 

 if they had been properly attended to, 

 would probably have rendered the attack 

 comparatively harmless. I am well aware 

 that this view of the case cannot be proved 

 to be absolutely correct ; that It Is, however, 

 very nearly so I am w^ell convinced. 



As I have before remarked, proper sani- 

 tary and dietary conditions are of the 

 utmost importance at all times, but never 

 more necessary than when that scourge of 

 the kennel, distemper, is prevalent. 



There Is no favored season of the year 

 that is entirely exempt from this disease, 

 neither is there a surety that the best man- 

 aged kennel will escape Its ravages. It is 

 usually more prevalent and more virulent 

 during the spring months ; fall also has Its 

 share of victims, while midsummer and mid- 

 winter are comparatively free from it. 



Experiments have been made with vac- 

 cination for this disease, but as yet no 

 decidedly beneficial results have been ob- 



