THE TRAINING OF FARMERS 



tary remedies ; but it is really a marvelous 

 thing what faith we have in the label on 

 the bottle. It is a curious psychological 

 state. Without knowing what ails him or 

 what the bottle contains, if only the label 

 is reassuring, the man puts the contents 

 into his stomach. He asks no questions; 

 he takes no advice. I do not know of any 

 other habit that exhibits such supreme 

 faith; and the signs on the fences and 

 barns show that our faith still abides. 



We need to appreciate the nature of our 

 dependence on domestic animals. This re- 

 lationship has its sanitary bearings. A 

 number of the animal diseases are trans- 

 missible to man. A healthy herd goes far 

 toward insuring a healthy family; and the 

 habit that develops good health in animals 

 is likely also to develop good health in 

 human beings. 



Diet 



In many families the diet is monotonous, 



innutritions, and poorly prepared. It is 



not such as to develop strong and resistant 



bodies. There are some geographical 



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