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to attend to — a consideration of some im- 

 portance, I may add, to an officer who has 

 been known to sit up late calling "no 

 trumps " with frequency. We have, indeed, 

 during the whole of our eight trainings 

 together, been practically free from any more 

 serious cases for me to see than saddle sore- 

 ness and the results of accidents, generally 

 received more in play than at work. But, 

 while our men have been free from sickness 

 during the training, I cannot say the same 

 of the horses, and the growing number of 

 occupants of our sick lines has always been a 

 worry to me. The most important part of 

 my lecture to-night will be directed to show- 

 ing you how you may prevent all this sickness, 

 and as what I am about to tell you on that 

 subject represents the results of many years 

 of study and thought, I feel that perhaps 

 when you have heard me you will grant that 

 no apology is due from a Medical Officer who 

 for one night presumes to take on the duty 

 of Veterinary Officer to a regiment which 

 never had a Veterinary Officer of its own. 



