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fection according to the climate and their food 

 supply, and the introduction of new blood is not 

 necessary. 



With domestic animals, full of the diseases of 

 domestication, inbreeding has a natural tendency 

 to multiply diseases and accentuate weaknesses. 

 They breed by artificial selection, they lead lives of 

 inactivity and their food may or may not be adapted 

 to their wants. The processes of nature are seri- 

 ously interfered with, and the domestic animal lives 

 only because it is strong enough to withstand man's 

 erratic and faulty treatment. I repeat, therefore, 

 that with healthy wild animals roaming free in 

 immense ranges, and seeking nature's food supply, 

 the evil effects of inbreeding, usually inseparable 

 from herds of domestic animals, do not appear ; and 

 if the blood of the original stock is good, no new 

 blood is necessary. 



In conclusion, it is quite clear that the business of 

 bringing back the almost- vanished wild life of our 

 country, and developing it into an asset of great 

 value, is a field offering very great possibilities. 

 Certainly it is worth the serious attention of serious 

 men. The great obstacles to be overcome are the 

 ignorance, greed and apathy of a large section of 

 the public. If they can be overcome, great things 

 are possible. 



