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Jointine / This is a positive cure for joint ill, blood poison 
anil leakage of navel in colts and is guaranteed to cure or money 
refunded.” 
Visio:' A remedy for moon blindness (Ophthalmia), 
cataract and conjunctivitis. ‘ Visio ’ will convince any horse 
owner that it is a good remedy for defects of the eye irrespective 
of the length of time the animal has been afflicted. No matter 
how many doctors have tried and failed, use ‘ Visio ’ under our 
guarantee to refund money if it does not cure.” 
“ f Mack's $1,000 Spavin Remedy / Must cure or your money 
back. We guarantee to cure your horse of bone or bog spavin, 
ringbone, thoroughpin, curb, capped hock, shoe boil, spring knee, 
lacerated and ruptured tendons, sweeny and all other forms of 
lameness. 
“ Mack’s $1,000 Spavin Remedy goes right to the source of 
trouble and quickly restores natural, healthy conditions in the 
bones, muscles and tendons of your horse.” 
Here is the best one of all, our troubles in diagnosis of lame¬ 
ness are all vanished by the use of it. 
“ ‘ Tuttle's Elixir .’ Locates lameness. Simply bathe the 
limbs with Tuttle’s Elixir, then watch for the little water blisters. 
“ That’s where the horse is lame. Where there is no lameness, 
the Elixir will dry out like water.” 
This is enough to show the rank statements made by the dope 
makers and it is by these untruthful representations that they get 
the money from the public, who think they are getting much more 
for their money this way than if they consulted a veterinarian 
for his honest opinion or advice. 
But so it is, as it ever will be as Barnum said, “ The American 
people wants to be humbugged,” and this will continue as long 
as there is a sucker born every minute. 
These two evils as here presented have an effect on the pro¬ 
fession that can be modified if united efforts are made in that re¬ 
spect. 
T trust that these few lines may stimulate the opinion of a few 
at least, and whatever is done will be for the good of all. 
