644 THE AMERICAN BOOK OF THE DOG. 



Tonic. For loss of appetite or to tone up the system, 

 after distemper or other disease, take quinine, twelve 

 grains; extract gentian, twelve grains; extract nux vomica, 

 one grain. Mix and make in twelve pills. Give one pill 

 morning and evening. 



Mange. Take sulphur, two ounces; saltpeter, one-half 

 ounce; cosmoline, four ounces. Mix and apply to parts 

 affected by rubbing well. Wash it off in twenty-four 

 hours, then cover the dog completely with coal-oil, and 

 allow it to remain on for twelve hours; then wash him with 

 castile soap. Repeat in five days if not thoroughly cured. 



THE STANDARD. 



Vaftie. Value. 



Symmetry 10 Mask 5 



Size 5 Wrinkles 5 



Condition 5 Tail 5 



Body 10 Trace 5 



Legs . , , , 5 Coat 5 



Feet 5 Color 5 



Head 5 General carriage 5 



Muzzle 5 



Ears 5 Total 100 



Eyes 10 



ACKNOWLEDGED POINTS. 



Symmetry. Symmetry and general appearance, decid- 

 edly square and cobby. A lean, leggy Pug and a dog 

 with short legs and a long body are equally objectionable. 



Size and condition. The Pug should be multum inparvo, 

 but this condensation (if the word may be used) should be 

 shown by compactness of form, well-knit proportions, and 

 hardness of developed muscle. Weight to be from thirteen 

 to seventeen pounds (dog or bitch). 



Body. Short and cobby, wide in chest, and well ribbed 

 up. 



Legs. Very strong, straight, of moderate length, and 

 well under. 



Feet. Neither so long as the foot of the hare, nor so 

 round as that of a cat; well-split-up toes, and the nails 

 black. 



Muzzle. Short, blunt, square, but not up-faced. 



