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opium, equal parts. Tf relief does not immediately ensue, repeat 

 the dose in half an IiolIT. 



After permanent relief, give Purgative Mixture, once a day for 

 three days. (See Inflammation of the Bowels.) 



Coughs. 



Cough is a symptom of disease rather than a disease in itself, 

 and arises from different causes, differing in character as do the 

 diseases which it precedes, viz. : in the common cold the cough 

 is slight and humid ; in bronchitis, hard, dry, and frequent ; m 

 inflammation of the lungs and pleurisy, short and suppressed, ac- 

 companied with great pain ; in asthma, hard and wheezy, followed 

 by vomiting ; in distemper, husky and hollow. 



For the common cold or cough use either Cough Remedy 

 No. I or No. 2. The first is especially good for affections of the 

 respiratory organs. 



Cough Remedy No. i. 



Make into 24 pills. Dose for 25-pound dog, one pill night and morning. 



Cough Remedy No. 2. 



Elixir paregoric . . . . . . ^^ oz. 



Syrup of squills . . . . . . ih " 



Give I teaspoonful for dog of 25 pounds every six hours. 



Cuts, Wounds, Etc. 



As soon as the cut stops bleeding, which is accomplished either 

 by holding the parts together with the fingers or by use of a lint 

 bandage, wash the wound thoroughly with warm water so as to 

 remove all foreign substances. Then apply with a soft brush a 

 dressing of friars' balsam, which will form a sort of crust over the 

 wound, keeping out dust, dirt, etc., and allowing the wound to heal 

 quickly. 



The sewing up of a wound is a very easy affair. Pass the needle 

 through the skin on one side of the wound from the outside inward, 

 and through the corresponding part on the opposite side from the 



