SS Nursing vs. Dosing. 



eggs well beaten in milk, and withholding 

 all vegetable substances until the patient is 

 convalescent. If any signs of constipation 

 be present, the bowels should be kept mod- 

 erately open by small doses of sweet oil and 

 syrup of buckthorn in equal parts, given in 

 teaspoonful doses two or three times a day, 

 if necessary ; but great care must be taken 

 not to overdo the matter, thereby weaken- 

 ing the patient. 



Epsom salts, when properly adminis- 

 tered, are excellent in all cases of cutane- 

 ous affections, as they purify the system 

 and cool the blood, and thus assist nature 

 to throw off the disease. Very small doses 

 will do wonders, when a large dose, such 

 as is usually given, will act as an irritant 

 and frequently do more harm than good. 

 A dog of about fifty pounds weight should 

 have one-half of a teaspoonful just be- 

 fore eating, once a day, for three or four 

 days ; or, in extreme cases, the treatment 

 may be continued for a week, and, if 



