156 FACT AGAINST FICTION. 



side of the ear is full of small veins, and a 

 puncture there may occasion a flow of blood 

 enough to wash the vaccine lymph away ; each 

 of these things should be considered. 



When a hound or dog is full grown, an opposi- 

 tion to the lancet frequently occurs in the hound 

 himself, and violent struggles may take place, 

 necessitating force to keep him quiet. This force, 

 these struggles, and this excitement, then will 

 increase the circulation of the blood everywhere, 

 and so to the smaller veins, and. thus militate 

 against the safe introduction l3eneath the skin of 

 the matter. 



Not so when the operation is directed to the 

 dear silky-coated, softer, and more delicate skins 

 of the docile whelps. They are pleased to Ije 

 taken up and held like a child in their feeder's or 

 huntsman's arms; they have known, as yet, no 

 ill-usage from man or boy ; and they lie against 

 his breast, smiling up in his face and trying to 

 kiss him, and remain quiet in whatsoever j^osition 

 they are placed. Here, then, the operating hand 

 has it all its own way, and a successful vaccination 

 is almost certain. Under all circumstances, how- 

 ever, the success or otherwise of the operation 



