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the means of preventing any such widespread and heavy 

 losses as have heretofore been sustained from this disorder, 

 fully under their control. The preventive means con- 

 sist in substituting prudent care for rash haste, preclud- 

 ing loss or alarm by preventing miscarriages, so saving the 

 cows, and thus largely increasing the certainty and profit 

 of dairying ; also remembering that to be forewarned is to 

 be forearmed, that prevention is better than cure, and 

 that in order to prevent, it is necessary, to know the rea- 

 son why. Considering these facts, dairymen will probably 

 benefit themselves much more than the author by extend- 

 ing the circulation and encouraging the perusal of this 

 work, particularly the chapters relating to abortion ex- 

 traordinary, and kindred topics. 



