CHAPTER XXI 



THE HUNTER'S DISPENSATORIUM 



Although not an advocate for the home doctoring 

 of animals, as such very often leads to disastrous 

 results, the author, nevertheless, deems it 

 expedient to give a few recipes, or what may be 

 termed first aid remedies, to meet the exigencies 

 of circumstances. Few hunting localities are 

 without the aid of professional assistance, and 

 whenever possible such aid should be sought, 

 being the most economical, as well as the most 

 satisfactory in the end. Every hunting estab- 

 lishment should keep a supply of the remedies 

 prescribed by the veterinary surgeon belonging 

 to the hunt, or whatever veterinary surgeon is in 

 attendance. To purchase quack remedies is a 

 stupid and useless procedure, as their adminis- 

 tration may be contra-indicated, though the 

 vendors of such nostrums generally manage to 



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