yS Nursing vs. Dosing, 



allowed to sleep undisturbed as much as 

 he pleased. His apartment was at all 

 times kept perfectly sweet, clean and well 

 ventilated, especial care being taken that 

 he was at no time exposed to a draught. 

 All his wants were attended to ; his eyes 

 and nose w^ere kept free from accumula- 

 tions with a soft sponge slightly moistened 

 with tepid water, and nothing was left un- 

 done in the way of careful nursing until he 

 was entirely out of danger. As my dogs 

 were generally in the best of health, with 

 plenty of strength to withstand the ravages 

 of the disease, they soon recovered, and it 

 was seldom that any serious complications 

 retarded their speedy return to health. 



In the w^eakened and feverish state ac- 

 companying this disease the system is very 

 susceptible to attack by other disorder?. 

 This is especially the case if the patient is 

 allowed by exposure to take cold. When 

 this occurs the lungs are very apt to be- 

 come affected, the digestive organs de- 



