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seem that it is the only way to successfully 
combat the disease. It is a germ disease, 
that much we know, and it would seem that 
proper inoculation would not only tend to cure 
the disorder by giving cultures which would 
aid the rabbit in throwing off the germs, but 
that rabbits not afflicted would also be ren- 
dered immune from future attacks. 
Such, at least, are the claims of those 
breeders who have used the serum treatment. 
It is now being manufactured by a number 
of companies which put up the serum and 
furnish the necessary apparatus and direc- 
tions so that the breeder can inoculate his 
own rabbits. While the cost is still a trifle 
high, it is believed that it will soon be cheap 
enough to warrant wide-spread inoculation 
of all rabbits in the immediate future. Surely 
a good specimen, one that is especially val- 
uable as a breeder or show animal, should be 
inoculated even though it will cost two or 
three dollars to do so. 
Where local treatment is desired, the afflicted 
