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since. It was at once plain to me that the ashes had acted 

 as a remedy for the disease, and I thereupon built an ash- 

 box. With it I have cured every case of mange that has 

 occurred in my kennels since, and friends whom I have 

 advised to use it on their dogs report the same results. In 

 severe cases, you may take a sponge saturated with ben- 

 zine and apply it to the sores before placing the dog on his 

 ash-bed. 



Worms. Ask your druggist for the common brown 

 worm -powder which is given to children (Semen Cynce, pul- 

 ver.)', mix half a tea-spoonful of this powder in your pup- 

 py' s food, and you will be surprised what an amount of 

 worms he will pass the next day. Repeat this once a day 

 for three succeeding days, and give a tea-spoonful of cas- 

 tor-oil about four hours after each dose was taken. I 

 know of no better remedy. 



For distemper, I give one of the distemper-pills adver- 

 tised in the sporting papers to such dogs as are over seven 

 or eight months old. I find it to be of good service, and 

 have cured many dogs troubled with the disease. But 

 when a litter of puppies, say from two to three months 

 old, are attacked with distemper, I have so far failed to 

 find a successful remedy. A good dry bed and a warm 

 place to sleep is all I can offer them, and I have to take 

 my chances for their recovery. 



Fleas. Take a piece of linen, saturate it with kerosene, 

 rub this backward against the dog's hair, and you will see 

 the fleas crawl to the tip of the hair at once and die. Now 

 wash your dog with soap and water, and when dry you 

 will not find a single flea left to bother him. Sprinkle the 

 floor of your kennels about once a week with kerosene. 



Lice. Common Persian insect-powder, rubbed into the 

 hair, and the use of comb, brush, soap, and water is what I 

 have used to get rid of these pests. 



The Dachshund, if well bred, will not need any train- 

 ing, and will follow his natural instinct in hunting. Teach 

 him obedience when young, and give him enough oppor- 



