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temper, as it Is also of other diseases which 

 severely tax vitality and impoverish the 

 blood. One of the worst features of this 

 disease is that it often exists and makes 

 considerable headway before it is discov- 

 ered, and it is often the case that attention 

 is first called to it by the persistent scratch- 

 ing by the victim. 



In order to prevent the disease from ob- 

 taining a foothold unknown to you, your 

 dog should be subjected to a thorough ex- 

 amination at least once a week, and in case 

 of illness it is a very good plan to examine 

 him daily by passing the hand over every 

 portion of his body, in order that you may 

 detect at once the presence of the trouble 

 by the roughened or pimply feeling of 

 the skin. 



When the trouble is caused by debility, 

 nutritious food must be freely given, and 

 every effort be made to build up and 

 strengthen the system — giving frequent 

 meals of meat, strong meat broths, raw 



