PREFACE. 



The endeavor has been made in this book to present in 

 a conveniently arranged form the modern treatment of the 

 more common diseases of the domestic animals. This at- 

 tempt is only an extension of what has already been done in 

 a brief summary in the writer's " Veterinary Materia Medica 

 and Therapeutics." The author's familiarity with recent 

 progress in human, as well as veterinary practice, has enabled 

 him to apply the latest additions to therapeutic knowledge in 

 human medicine to analogous conditions obtaining in vete- 

 rinary practice. Thus the introduction of bismuth paste 

 for the cure of sinus' by Beck in human surgery will 

 prove of success if applied to veterinary surgery — as it 

 is indeed already beginning to do. 



In the use of drugs the aim has been to make the 

 directions as specific as possible, so that the dose and pre- 

 paration are given in detail although, for the sake of brevity, 

 not commonly in the conventional form of prescriptions. 

 Etiology has been given especial attention, since it is the 

 basis of preventive medicine. 



Prevention or treatment being the practical aim and 

 end of medicine, a properly written book on the subject 

 should prove of great practical value to the veterinary prac- 

 titioner. Several such books have recently appeared in 

 human medicine and have met with marked success. 



It is the hope of both writer and publisher that the 

 same happy result will follow the present attempt in its 

 application to veterinary practice. 



Kenelm Winslow. 



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