that are not uncommonly attained with 

 iodine preparations, actually deserve to 

 be rated as much more agreeable, and, 

 therefore, worth a larger fee, than a 

 surgical operation. 



Whenever resort is had, by the 

 veterinarian, to applications of iodine, 

 in considerable amounts, he should not 

 hesitate to inform the client that the 

 agent used is costly, and that a special 

 charge will be made therefor. 



Many veterinary practitioners have 

 come into the habit of wTiting prescrip- 

 tions for all iodine preparations that 

 they find it necessary to use, while all 

 other medicines they dispense out of 

 their own pharmacy. I do not consider 

 this good practice, for several reasons. 

 The main fault that I find in this is the 

 one making it possible for the client to 

 have the prescription refilled without 

 consulting the veterinarian. It is noth- 

 ing unusual for a prescription to be 

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