The American Cattle Doctor: A Complete Work on All the Diseases of Cattle, Sheep and Swine (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from The American Cattle Doctor: A Complete Work on All the Diseases of Cattle, Sheep and Swine

During the past few years, American husbandmen have been, without regard to cost, extensively engaged in importing some of the finest specimens Of neat stock that man ever beheld; and in consequence of these laudable enterprises, a very marked improvement in this description Of live stock is continually occurring. Having great interests at stake in the. Ownership of more costly and valuable animals than have hitherto been found in this country, and great losses continu ally Occurring in consequence of premature deaths, brought on by unnecessary diseases; the common in quiry among farmers and dairymen is, How shall we protect our property against the ravages of disease? But a more important question, in my opinion, might be asked; viz., How shall diseases be prevented? If this country could only boast of a class of men highly edu cated in all that pertains to the veterinary art, and, pro vided such persons practised a rational system of medi cation, and had the necessary faith in the powers of nature to cure disease; then, these questions might easily be solved.

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Excerpt from The American Cattle Doctor: A Complete Work on All the Diseases of Cattle, Sheep and Swine

Americans rank high in the estimation of the scientific world for their genius and industry in the great work of intellectual, moral, and scientific improvements. See what has occurred in the arts of printing, electrotyping, etc. The eloquence of the great literary magicians of the New World, the honored graduates of free institutions and free schools, no sooner falls from their lips than the phonographist transfers it to paper, the nimble fingers of the compositor puts it into "form;" next the "battery" deposits on the face of the type a more durable coating of copper, and "Hoe's press" sends off "impressions" with almost magical rapidity. No less surprising are the wonderful feats performed by American mechanics, in the construction of fast yachts and steamers, which often pluck a laurel from the so-called "Mistress of the Sea;" and old "Uncle John" gives us due credit for perfecting a race of fast trotters that can beat the world of horseflesh.

Improvements in every department of Science and Art are constantly treading on the heels of improvement; yet, as regards the science of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, America seems almost the last among civilized nations to put her shoulder to the wheel. What can be the reason? Her youth may be offered as a plea for excuses. The daughter of the Old World has not yet, in this department, arrived at years of discretion; she is yet in her teens.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.