lOO Nursing vs. Dosing. 



mistaken idea, as neither substance is dele- 

 terious when properly used. I do not rec- 

 ommend sugar as a regular article of food, 

 nor that it be at all freely used, but an oc- 

 casional bit of sweet will no more harm a 

 healthy animal than it will yourself. 



Salt I believe to be necessary to all ani- 

 mals, especially the dog. I once thought 

 otherwise, but exhaustive experiment con- 

 vinced me that it is as necessary to the dog 

 as to man, and I would as soon think of 

 eating my vegetables without this condi- 

 ment as I would of giving them in this con- 

 dition to my dog. House pets, that are 

 fed upon the scraps from the table, usually 

 obtain salt sufificient for their needs, but it 

 is well to see that they have a proper quan- 

 tity by seasoning their food with it as you 

 would for yourself. 



Sour Stomach. 



Nearly all dogs that are deprived of 

 their liberty, either wholly or in part, are 



