Progeny 63 



lieve, then every bitch in this world, accordin g to 

 Dr. iNIills, which had once formed an alhance with 

 a dog of differing breed, would show the influence 

 of this mesalliance in her future litters, and instead 

 of being an uncommon occurrence we should look 

 upon a bitch that did not conform to Dr. Mills' 

 view as abnormal. In other words, in his letter of 

 February 27 Dr. iMills shows that I am right in 

 saying that the occurrence is uncommon, and in the 

 same letter says that in according to how he under- 

 stands foetal connection and metabolism, it must 

 be very common. 



"In what light can we accept Dr. ^Mills' state- 

 ments when we take into consideration the fact that 

 Mr. Wade can only get one or two cases of influ- 

 ence in bitches which have formed mesalliances, and 

 a very large number which have not, a number 

 which I could personally add to. In brief. Dr. 

 Mills allows the fact that influence is due to an ab- 

 normal condition of the bitch. I allow that it is 

 due to the same cause, whilst we have further direct 

 proof from Mr. Wade that the phenomenon is the 

 rare occurrence, and not the rule, i.e., that it is 

 abnormal. Thus while we all agree that abnormal- 

 ity is at the root of the phenomenon, we disagree. 

 Dr. Mills and I, hopelessly as to the cause of a 

 bitch becoming abnormal, I putting it down to a 



