ii INTRODUCTION. 



is considered old and out of date if it is only live or eight years 

 old. In writ i MI: this volunu'. we have taken special can- and 

 pains to write it in a very plain language, so that any one under- 

 standing the Knglish language can read it understanding! y. \Ye. 

 have made special efforts to make all new treatments as plain as 

 possible, and to give the very best formulas for the same. You 

 \\ill notice in the treatment of some of the diseases given in this 

 book that we recommend Dr. LeGear's Celebrated Veterinary 

 Remedies. These are a line of stock medicines, explained fully 

 in this book, that we are manufacturing for the benefit and con- 

 veniences of the .stock owner. .They are put up in a very con- 

 venient form, and are cheaper than you can get formulas filled 

 for the same diseases, and they can he had from your druggist, or 

 your country merchant. 



AVc are both graduate veterinary surgeons, having taken a full 

 course of instructions, and graduated with high honors, from the 

 Ontario Veterinary College, Toronto, Canada. In preparing this 

 book, besides our veterinary skill, we have referred to the follow- 

 ing noted modern veterinary writers: Robertson, Fleming, Chau- 

 veau, Strangeway, Liautard, Williams, Courtney, Armatage, 

 Finley Dun, Special Reports of the Bureau of Animal Industry, 

 arid The American Veterinary Review. We have endeavored, as 

 tar as possible, to illustrate this book by using original, appro- 

 priate cuts, which we hope will be a great aid to all those who 

 read it in understanding the various diseases and their treatment. 



In conclusion, we wish to express a hope that this work may 

 be favorably received by all into whose hands it may find its way. 

 and more particularly the stock man and stock owners of Texas 

 and the South. 



