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remedies advertised by Spratt's Patent, which should be 

 kept handy for cases of emergency. I may say that during 

 some ten years or so, when I bred and kept fox and other 

 terriers of " blue blood/' I never lost a single animal from 

 distemper, and the only one severely attacked was the well- 

 known dog Nimrod after he had won second prize as a 

 puppy at one of the London shows. I need scarcely say 

 that the instructions I am now giving my readers were 

 rigorously carried out. 



Chorea, or " St. Vitus's dance," repeatedly follows dis- 

 temper, and, excepting in peculiarly mild cases, is incurable. 

 The usual medicines recommended are arsenic, sulphate of 

 zinc, and nux vomica. I prefer Easton's Syrup, which is 

 composed of strychnine, quinine, and iron. Give half a tea- 

 spoonful in the food twice daily, gradually increasing the 

 quantity till it is quadrupled. Let the patient lie in a warm, 

 dry place, free from draughts, and his food must be light and 

 nourishing. Massage, sea baths, and galvanism have all 

 been recommended. My experience is that any attempt 

 to cure a dog of chorea is a waste of time and money. 



Remedies for a cough are numerous, this, perhaps, as 

 good as any opium and ipecacuanha each 8 grains, gum 

 ammoniacum, squill pill and licorice each 30 grains, 

 powdered rhubarb 16 grains, make into thirty-six pills and 

 give one night and morning. Linseed tea, made strong, 

 into which the juice of a lemon has been squeezed, is an 

 exceedingly good remedy, giving a tablespoonful three or 

 four times a day. 



Mange of one kind or another is likely to occur through 

 negligence ; and, as prevention is far better than cure, 

 cleanliness, with regular exercise and dietary, minimise 

 the chances of such an outbreak. A useful remedy for 



