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understood by even the humblest reader. Scientific words are ex- 

 plained, and the directions have been carefully and simply worded. 

 The remedies are as far as possible those that can be easily procured, 

 prepared, and administered. In a work of this kind it has sometimes 

 been necessary to use unfamiliar words, and phrases, so in order 

 that all may be thoroughly understood, a glossary has been prepared 

 in which the words not familiar in every day life have been thoroughly 

 explained. 



In the veterinary department will be found the CAUSES producing the 

 diseases, go that knowing the cause the disease may be avoided. That, 

 ' 'An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, ' ' has been kept in mind 

 throughout the book. Great care has been taken to accurately explain 

 THE SYMPTOMS SO that the disease may be properly located, and there- 

 fore know WHAT TO DO. 



Acting upon the belief that no one man, nor any half-dozen men know 

 all there is worth knowing on a subject so extensive, we have freely 

 drawn from such able authors and practitioners as Drs. I^aw, Salmon, 

 Trumbour, I^iautard, Kneidecker, and Dickson, whose ability and 

 standing in their profession and their specialities cannot be doubted. 



Special charts or MANIKINS OF THE BODY OF THE HORSE 

 AND COW have been prepared, also one of the KNEE, FETLOCK, 

 ANKLE AND FOOT. By the study of these MANIKINS, which 

 have never before been given to the public, an accurate knowledge of 

 the construction of the bodies of the various animals, the location of the 

 various organs and their functions can be accurately learned. A thorough 

 study, and thereby an accurate knowledge of the construction, location, 

 and uses of the various parts of the body will aid very much the ability 

 to quickly judge the various diseases. 



In conclusion, let us hope that those who attentively study these pages 

 and accurately follow out the suggestions and directions hereby given, 

 may by their increased success, profit, and pleasure, feel warranted in 

 giving the work their fullest endorsement. If this proves to be the case 

 the labor has not been in vain. 



THE EDITOR. 



