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quences would be — most probably complete annihilation of 

 the whole human and animal race. 



The vaccine therapeutist is following out Nature's own 

 mode of treatment, which she has been adopting for genera- 

 tions, and it is only when, for a complexity of reasons, she 

 fails or appears to fail that the science and art of vaccine 

 therapy need to be called in; and so by stimulating the 

 depressed antibodies and strengthening them to overcome 

 the bacterial invasion, she restores an infected and diseased 

 animal to a healthy and normal condition. 



Again, the sceptic may look and obtain food for thought 

 at the rapid progress made by those Continental institutions. 



Take, for example, the Serum Institution at Rotterdam, 

 and what do we find? It was established in the year 1904, 

 and could only claim all told 15 horses supplying serum. 

 To-day there are 150 horses, 50 cattle, and 100 pigs used 

 in the production of serum. 



During this period 23,000,624 animals have been treated 

 by serums and vaccines supplied from the institution. 

 Such figures as these speak for themselves and prove con- 

 clusively that the institution and the principle of treatment it 

 adopts has become a valuable asset and a national necessity. 



At the present time the following sera and vaccines are 

 in daily use : 



1. Serum and vaccine against abortion in mares and cows. 



2. „ „ anthrax. 



3. „ „ quarter- evil. 



4. „ „ swine erysipelas. 



5. Serum against contagious pneumonia in horses. 



6. „ strangles. 



7. „ tetanus. 



8. „ foot-and-mouth disease. 



9. „ white scour in calves. 



10. „ septic pleuro-pneumonia in calves. 



11. „ metritis. 



12. „ mammitis. 



13. „ SAvine fever. 



14. „ foAA r l cholera. 



The institute is diA'ided into twentA'-four sections, the 

 most important of which are — 



1. The preparation of serum. 



2. The preparation of A'accines. 



