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feeding the sick they could scarcely be dispensed with. 

 Like milk they contain all the elements needed to sustain 

 nutrition, yet some of them are greatly in excess of what 

 would be required for support, while other and no less 

 important essentials appear in such small amounts that in 

 order to obtain all his system demanded, were a dog of the 

 largest size to live on eggs he would be obliged to eat 

 very nearly two dozen each day. 



There is, of course, no truth in the popular saying that 

 "an Qgg is as good as a pound of meat," for in proportion 

 to its weight it is equally as nourishing as meat, and no 

 more. But it has qualities which in some directions make 

 it more valuable as a food than meat ; and herein it greatly 

 resembles cod-liver oil — for the yolk is very nearly one- 

 third fat. In fact for medicinal purposes, the relative pro- 

 portions of fatty matter duly considered, eggs are of no 

 less value than that medicine. 



When " spoon-feeding " is necessary, as in times of 

 sickness and once in a while in conditioning for dog 

 shows, no other food can approach the Qgg in impor- 

 tance, being as it is concentrated and so easy of digestion 

 that even if the organs concerned in the process are enfee- 

 bled they are yet able to dispose of it speedily and advan- 

 tageously. 



Again, eggs are most efficient accessories, for the rea. 

 son that quickly and easily digested and absorbed as they 

 are — except of course when in large quantities — they 

 scarcely lessen the appetite for other foods, hence can be 

 given in the morning, also at noon if required in special 

 cases, and the evening meal will generally be as accept- 

 able and taken with as much relish as if it were the 

 only one of the day. Beyond this, nearly all foods can 

 be fortified by them without their presence being 

 detected. 



