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THIRTY years ago it seemed possible that the main 

 range of animal usefulness, except as supplying food, 

 might be covered by mechanical contrivance, guided by 

 human intelligence. 



So much had been achieved by inventors that the 

 old-fashioned animal * helpers and servers ' were at a 

 discount, and there was a general disregard of animal 

 life, and a waste of it, both directly and indirectly. 



In the last few years a reaction of feeling has taken 

 place, both in this country and its colonies, and in 

 the United States. The animal factor is no longer 

 at a discount. Some of the most practical persons in 

 the world believe, apart from any promptings of senti- 

 ment, that it pays to make the best use of the ' machines ' 

 patented by Nature, and the service of animals is taking 

 a higher place in many of the intelligent combinations 

 of modern life. Not only are highly - specialized 

 animals, like the reindeer, the snow-camel, and others, 



