1 1 8 JVursino" vs. Dosino; 



preparations, as well as other dangerous 

 substances, efficacious, it is true, in destroy- 

 ing the parasite, but highly dangerous to 

 the health of the dog ; as, from the nature 

 of the trouble, the remedies must be ap- 

 plied to the surface of the skin that is 

 abraded by the action of the mite, and the 

 efforts of the dos: to relieve the irritation 

 by scratching further injures the skin, and 

 poisoning from the absorption of a portion 

 of the substance used is sure to result — not 

 always, however, in quantity sufficient to 

 cause very serious injury. Still the irritat- 

 ing or corrosive action is sure to cause 

 trouble proportionate to the amount ab- 

 sorbed. 



The presence of mange is due to a very 

 small parasite that burrows in the skin, 

 and when properly attended to in its early 

 stage it is easily eradicated ; but, when the 

 trouble is of long standing, and the skin 

 has become thickened, it is often a very 

 serious matter to get rid of the parasite. 



