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are so situated <,hat they cannot avail tliemseives of the services of a 

 scientific veterinarian, and as such it is plainly written, concise and 

 comprehensive. — National lAve Stock Journal. 



The country is flooded with miserable, trashy books — literary 

 garbage, so to speak, of one sort or another. Now and then a re- 

 ally excellent production appears — the gift, perhaps, of a brain that 

 is nearly if not altogether inspired — and yet occasionally such, even 

 in our day, meets at first but a poor reception. * * * But we start- 

 ed out to call attention to a very admirable book — a book that fills a 

 vacancy and supphes a long-felt want. The " Veterinary Adviser " 

 is just simply a very straightforward and well written treatise, suit- 

 ed in every way to the wants of the farmers for whom it is espe- 

 cially intended ; and we do not hesitate to say that it should occupy 

 an honored place in the library of every agriculturist who has any 

 money invested in live stock. It tells all about the different diseases 

 of our domestic animals — it discusses the best methods of treating 

 these diseases, giving cause and cure, together with much sensible 

 comment in relation to disinfectants, preventives, etc. No agricult- 

 urist with the education necessary to the comprehension of plain 

 English could possibly be the owner of the " Farmer's Veterinary 

 Adviser " without deriving from it information to the value of many 

 times its cost; and in the case of those owning blooded stock it 

 should be regarded as a part of the outfit impossible to be dispensed 

 with. — Farmer^! Home Journal, 



It treats of a subject upon which we have a professional judgment, 

 and a subject of importance to the public, viz : the diseases of all 

 our domestic animals^not a few of which are communicable to 

 man. The profound ignorance which prevails almost universally on 

 this subject has led to more pecuniary loss, more absurd and oppress- 

 ive legislation, more caprice and injustice in the administration of the 

 law, than any one, not aware of the facts, would probably be wilUng 

 to beheve. Prof. Law has written with complete originahty and 

 marked ability. In the volume before us, though not a large book, 

 will be found more information, and in a form more available to the 

 non-professional man, than can be had from any other book on the 

 science in ours or in any language. While we desire to recommend 

 this work to every stock man and every farmer as something he 

 jannot afford to do without, we desire at the same time to urge the 

 great public importance of this subject. It has often been to us a 

 matter of surprise that (hose who have devoted special attention to 

 the subject of legal medicine, have so completely ignored the great 

 light that would be thrown upon their labors by the study of this 

 branch of science. * * In all sincerity we regard the "Farmer's 

 Veterinary Adviser " as the best and inost useful work extant on the 

 subject of veterinary science. If whosoever is the owner of one 

 valuable animal will be advised by us he wiU send and get it with- 

 out delay. — Southern Planter and Farmer. 



This work gives in a jondensed form the plainest account of the 

 the diseases of our domestic animals with treatment rational and of 

 easy application. Here we find an intelligible account of aU the 

 modern contagious diseases, some of which, happily, have not yet 

 -cached our shores. Dr. Law unites a thorough veterinary educa- 



