38 INTRODUCTION. 



and pour nostrums down the throats of their stock, and 

 learn to rely more upon the great curative that God has 

 implanted in the constitution of all His creatures, as a 

 power in protecting their lives when attacked by disease, 

 it will surely be infinitely more profitable and pleasant to 

 them. In curing disease, medicine and art should be 

 directed to assist the powers of nature to overcome disease 

 —nothing more. 



