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came to me. He made a great bullock, and the 

 seller was disappointed, because he had not 

 expected Dominick to live three days after selling 

 him. The fact that I could not get 53. for him 

 showed what was thought of him. He had his 

 tonic at least once a day for a month, except when 

 I dropped it experimentally for a day at the end 

 of the first week and saw a distinct set-back as the 

 result. I suppose the value of the time I spent on 

 Dominick would buy six like him, but then, there 

 are many poor men in Ireland who would like to 

 know how the life of a sick calf can be saved. 



I never have a case of white scour, because no 

 calf is dropped for me without having its navel 

 cord bathed in an antiseptic solution and tied 

 up with a string steeped in the same stuff. 



Since the intention of this book is to raise 

 healthy calves on sound treatment rather than 

 sickly ones on physic, I shall proceed no farther in 

 pathology ; but in our Western conditions, one 

 must be to some extent a quack, since we cannot 

 profitably pay the veterinary surgeon for a single 

 visit more than the market price of the patient, in 

 health, which has happened to me more than once, 

 even with the vet. receiving a handsome salary 

 from the public funds, and holding his appoint- 

 ment on the condition that he must attend for a 

 few shillings. He makes quackery inevitable, 

 damaging the public interest from the start, and 

 ultimately his own profession. The very last bill 

 I paid a veterinary surgeon shows that, with us, 

 the medical treatment of your cow costs more 



