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that the manual will prove of help to the student, and 

 enable him to progress still farther on the road of inde- 

 pendent thought, upon the commencement of which his 

 present-day tutors so ably plant his feet. 



To the practitioner I humbly trust this first effort of 

 my pen will prove welcome. I ask him for his in- 

 dulgence, and beg of him to remember that these pages 

 were vvritten in the moments of leisure afforded by a busy 

 country practice. Should it be the means of bringing 

 together such facts as will give the veterinarian a more 

 accurate and dependable knowledge of the subjects under 

 consideration, the main object of the book will be 

 fulfilled. 



H. C. R. 



Spalding, 



October, igo2. 



