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INFLAMMATIONS. 



To remove fleas and lice : — 



Jfix soft soap with as much carbonate of soda as will make ft into a 

 thick pasLu; r-ib this well into the roots of tiic huir all over the dog's 

 body, aildini:; a liUic liot wator, so as to cn.iblo tlu; opcrai or to compleiely 

 saturate the skia with it. Let it remaiu on for half an hour, tlicn put 

 the dog iwro a warm bath for ten minutes, letting hisn quietly soak, and 

 oow aad then ducking his head under. Lastly wash tiic soap completely 

 out, and dry before the fire, or at exercise, if the weather is nut too cold. 

 This, after two or three repetitions, will completely cleanse the foulest 

 skin. 



Dry remedies for lice and ticks :— 



Break up the lumps of some white precipitate, then with a hard brush 

 <ub it well into the roots of the bair over the whole body. Get rid of the 

 superfluous powder from the external surface of the coat b}' means of 

 light brushing or rubbing with a cloth. Place a muzzle on, and leave the 

 dog with the powder in the coat for five or six hours. Then brush all 

 well out, reversing the hair for this purpose, and the ticks and lice will 

 all be found dead, A repetition at the expiration of a week will be ne- 

 cessary, or even perhaj^s a third time. 



Or, use the Persian Insect-destroying Powder, which seems to 

 answer well. 



Or, the following wash may be tried: Acetic acid 3| ounces ; 

 borax, i drachm ; distilled water, 4^ ounces. Mix, and wash into 

 the roots of the hair. 



