272 MEDICINES FOR COMMON DISEASES 



Without any hesitation I consider this book 

 has suppHed all necessary information which a 

 reasonable practitioner can require ; but for the 

 unqualified reader it has this very natural draw- 

 back — it does not diagnose the disease, of course. 

 Its value lies in prescribing for stated diseases. 

 If, therefore, you treat a patient for stoppage 

 instead of for influenza, you may kill that patient 

 unintentionally, but must not blame "Veterinary 

 Counter- Practice " for wrongly diagnosing the 

 case. It is purely a book for professionals, but 

 of equal interest to those amateurs who only use 

 it discreetly. 



Cough Balls 



Excipient q. s. ut ft. bol. 



This ball may be given night and morning, and a little lin. 

 saponis prescribed for the throat if a difficulty in swallowing is 

 evinced. 



A very good powder for coughs is the 

 following : — 



