66 CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF RABBITS 
right to return the stock is accorded if not sat- 
isfactory. A breeder who will not give you this 
right proclaims himself to be dishonest from 
the start or to have diseased stock, or both. 
As soon as the rabbits arrive take them to 
some one in the community who knows some- 
thing about good stock and have him pass on 
them, particularly some one who knows the 
breed you have bought. 
If your rabbits sneeze and there is a white 
discharge in the nose or they wheeze when 
breathing, put them in the crate and send them 
back. They are too dear at any price in this 
condition no matter how nice a coat they may 
be wearing or how “cute” they are; likewise 
if they have crooked tails, feet, or if the hair 
on the inside of the front feet is matted and 
rumpled up. These are “weather signs” which 
all experienced breeders recognize at first sight, 
but which sometimes get by the novice and 
beginner. 
But do not be unreasonable in your expecta- 
tions. Remember that a railroad journey is 
