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ance to Its influence are such that recov- 

 ery Is much more rapid than It would be 

 were the system enfeebled from lack of 

 proper food and care, or weakened by dis- 

 ease. This fact Is self-evident, and I need 

 not dwell upon It ; but at the risk of be- 

 ing thought guilty of needless repetition, I 

 must dwell upon the paramount Impor- 

 tance of always keeping your dog up to the 

 mark In health and vigor by careful atten- 

 tion to the many little things, trivial per- 

 haps, but of real Importance to the welfare 

 of your pet when he Is called upon, by ac- 

 cident or disease, to battle for life and 

 health. How often do we see valuable 

 animals droop and die from no apparent 

 cause that Is at all sufficient to produce the 

 result, or perhaps linger along In wretched 

 feebleness. In spite of all that can be done 

 for them, simply for the reason that they 

 lack the necessary vitality to enable them 

 to withstand the effects of some disease, 

 perhaps trivial In Itself, or which would 



