lo^ NiLvsing vs. Dosing, 



remedy ' was- obtained more than forty 

 years' a^o in the' wilds of Iowa, while on a 

 shooting trip. One of my dogs was at- 

 tacked with a spell of retching that con- 

 tinued for some time, and a lady where I 

 was staying suggested the remedy, and it 

 was at once administered, with most benefi- 

 cial results. Although I have since that 

 time sorted the contents of my medicine 

 chest many times, and discarded a very 

 large proportion of them, cooking sock 

 still remains one of the most valued arti- 

 cles it contains. 



Vermin. 



One of the most disagreeable of the an- 

 noyances incident to dog life is the pres- 

 ence of vermin. Fleas, ticks and lice arc 

 seemingly ever present, and the poor dogs 

 must suffer untold tortures from the irri- 

 tating ravages of these torments. Scien- 

 tists divide fleas into two families or 

 species, but for our purpose a ilea is a flea, 



