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every respect. We would impress upon our clients that there are no as¬ 
sessments levied, as in the defunct horse insurance companies, but for 
the payment of a few cents a week, we agree to furnish a veterinary sur¬ 
geon whenever your horses or cattle are sick. 
Our corps of surgeons are experienced medical men of the highest 
standing. One of them at least, has his office in your neighborhood, 
or in the vicinity of your stable, and is under contract with us to attend 
all horses and cattle in time of sickness, between the hours of 6 a. m. 
and io p. m. 
If you become our client, our surgeon becomes your veterinary ad¬ 
viser, and it is your privilege to call upon him for advice, whether your 
animals are sick or not. Our medical department is under the personal 
supervision of Dr. Mark L. Frey, who has had a thorough collegiate 
training. It will be our endeavor to conduct this corporation in accord¬ 
ance with the most advanced scientific methods. 
Our responsibility will bear the fullest investigation, and we re¬ 
quest you to forward us your application after you have convinced 
yourself that we will carry out our contract with you in every detail. 
Your animal, whether it be horse, cow, sheep or dog is valuable to 
you. \ou use it either for business or pleasure. You must be humane 
and look after its health. Animals are subject to nearly all ailments 
known to man, and are very sensitive to pain. Therefore it is essential 
that a competent veterinarian should attend it. 
It is as ridiculous for horse or cattle owners to allow inexperienced 
stablemen to attempt to doctor their animals, as it is for a person to at¬ 
tempt to diagnose his own illness and ignore medical aid. 
We will here illustrate one of the many advantages : Tet us sup¬ 
pose a client stables his animal in the lower part of the city. He or his 
driver happens to have the horses five miles from the stable and the 
animal is taken suddenly sick. We furnish a card containing a com¬ 
plete list of the names and addresses, with telephone calls, of our vet¬ 
erinary surgeons. All you have to do is to send a hurry call for the 
nearest surgeon, and your horse will receive prompt medical attend¬ 
ance, without any extra fee. Were you not under contract with this 
Corporation you would be compelled to pay a veterinary surgeon at 
least $2 for the call. 
It costs you but a fraction over two cents a day for our service, 
whether you call upon us ten or one thousand times a year. If you 
used the minimum number you would be saving money. If we give 
}T)u the service you contract for, it will be the best possible recommen¬ 
dation we can furnish, and will materially assist in increasing our 
clientship. 
Fees .—Fifty cents for each animal upon signing application. Fif¬ 
teen cents per week for each animal payable in advance. Agents are 
authorized to collect the application fee, but all other payments must 
be made to our authorized collectors, or at the office of the Corporation. 
Surgical operations are subject to agreement as to charges between the 
client and our veterinary surgeon. This Corporation receives nothing 
but the application fee and the weekly charges. 
The following is the form of letter sent forth to various vet- 
