130 Niirsing vs. Dosing. 



thing, of whatsoever nature — whether it 

 be medicine, food, treatment or surround- 

 incrs — that tends to irritation of the nerves 

 of the patient is certainly harmful, and un- 

 der all circumstances should be carefully 

 avoided. 



Men or animals which are constitution- 

 ally strong and vigorous will occasionally 

 survive and fully recover, in spite of an ig- 

 norant quack, improper medicine or per- 

 nicious treatment ; and then, forsooth, they 

 are set up as living monuments, attesting 

 the skill of the one and the efficacy of the 

 others. 



In estimating the value of any remedy, 

 it is utterly impossible to arrive at any sat- 

 isfactory conclusion without exhaustive ex- 

 periment, and no physician of experience 

 will indorse or condemn a new remedy or 

 combination without a full test of its merits. 

 It is often the case in canine practice that 

 well-known and tried remedies, especially 

 if they are powerful or quick to act, will 



