THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



She was on the verge of a fit caused by the 

 weight of milk which had accumulated 

 during the hours of separation from her 

 puppies and the unaccustomed exercise in 

 the heat. 



Mr. Fred cut her loose, sent up to the 

 barn for the stoneboat and horse, and 

 brought her up to the root-cellar, which of 

 course was empty at that time of year. Two 

 hours of the cool darkness reduced her con- 

 dition to so near normal that her puppies 

 were given to her, and the next day, when the 

 owner drove over for her, she was apparently 

 as well as ever. I have cited these cases to show 

 how easily ordinary suffering of various kinds 

 may be mistaken for madness. 



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