io6 Nursing vs. Dosing. 



Is great danger from poisoning, either by 

 the dog swallowing it when licking himself, 

 or from absorption. I also advise that 

 mercurial preparations be never given in- 

 ternally, as their action upon the salivary 

 glands Is such that serious results are 

 nearly sure to follow. Man can swal- 

 low almost anything w^Ith impunity, but 

 the dog is differently constituted In this 

 respect. Some drugs, that are In com- 

 mon use by the medical fraternity for the 

 Ills of mankind, appear to be inactive or 

 pernicious In effect when administered to 

 the dog. Mercury, for instance, has for 

 many years been highly esteemed and free- 

 ly administered to man, presumably with 

 beneficial results, or It would have long ago 

 been discontinued ; but, as before stated. Its 

 action Is not productive of good when ad- 

 ministered to dogs. Opium also has been 

 in use for acres to alleviate or dull the 

 sense of pain In the human subject, and 

 there are very few throughout the world 



