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are facts. And yonder happy person who owned the horse until its knees 

 were broken over the hurdles ; who sold it to a cab owner as soon as it 

 was blemished ; yonder happy person with an immortal soul, with peace 

 and wealth on earth, shall this happy person have no stripes? If other 

 things are, indeed, reserved for him, Heaven's kindness or justice might 

 be in question therefrom." 



The Christian religion is closely allied to the science of medicine, 

 whether human or veterinary; and its brightest, its most hallowed 

 feature is the humanity which it inculcates to man and beast. But the 

 Christian religion does not vouchsafe to us any guarantee for a future 

 state even to those animals next to man in intelligence. The words of 

 the Saviour in regard to the humble sparrow are too often lost sight of, 

 whilst the expression " of the beasts that perish " too often gives the 

 key-note to the dealings of man with the dumb creation. But whether 

 animals have a future or not, it is certain that they feel pain and suffering 

 as keenly as we do ourselves ; it is certain that they appreciate kindness 

 or cruelty ; above all, it is certain, because it is consistent with the 

 Christian religion, to believe that cruelty by man to animals will be 

 rewarded with many stripes in that future world to which man, whether 

 for his virtues or for his vices, whether for his weal or woe, is heir 

 immortal. 



CHAPTER 67. 



ORIGIN OF DISEASES. 



A LECTURE DELIVERED BEFORE THE NATIONAL VETERINARY MEDICAL 

 ASSOCIATION AT BIRMINGHAM, 1885. 



1045. Classification of Diseases. 1046. Of Specific Diseases. 1047. 

 Of Germs of Disease. 1048. Of Foreign and Home* Germs of Specific 

 Diseases. 1049. Of Home Germs of Specific Disease. 10 49 a. Conta- 

 gious Disease. 1050. Of Home Specific Diseases. 1051 . Of the growth 

 of Germs. 1052. Where do Germs of Disease come from ? 1053. Of 

 the Spreading of Specific Diseases. 1054. Conclusion Specific Diseases. 



1055. Origin of Non- Specific, otherwise termed Spontaneous Diseases. 



1056. Bacteriology. V 



1045. Classification of Diseases. 



Diseases may be broadly divided into two classes e . g. 



1st. Specific diseases. Each Specific disease is marked by certain fixed 

 and unchangealjle features, which clearly distinguish it from any other 

 disease, and which can only arise by propagation from the original source. 



