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ful in arresting the diseases to which all classes of 

 Domestic Animals are liable. The contrast is even 

 greater. Probably from the fact that the treatment 

 of sick animals has been but little understood, and 

 intrusted to the hands mainly of ignorant persons, 

 who have pursued the most crude, cruel and destruc- 

 tive measures, often far more dangerous and life de- 

 stroying than the disease itself, a large proportion of 

 the sick have died or been tortured to death. But 

 when the same diseases are subjected to the mild 

 and benign influence of intelligent Homoeopathic 

 treatment, it is found that almost every disease among 

 them is within control, even the most fatal yielding 

 to its magic influences. 



Although at first sight it may seem strange, that 

 animals should be successfully treated by the mild 

 and apparently insignificant doses of Homoeopathy, 

 yet a moment's reflection will suffice to give many 

 reasons why this should be so. Even were it not sus- 

 ceptible of explanation, experience has abundantly 

 demonstrated the fact, that animals are, if possible, 

 even more susceptible to Homoeopathic treatment 

 than men, and its success in their case is even more 

 striking and brilliant. 



This may be, perhaps, attributed to their more 

 regular habits, confinement to the same food and 

 drink, absence of excitement, and freedom from the 

 many articles of food and drink in use among the hu- 

 man species, which are more or less medicinal. 



Owing to these circumstances, animals are very 



