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of the medicine. For more virulent mange, or what may 

 simply be called true mange, the following will be found 

 curative : Whale oil and sulphur, each 8 ounces, and oil of 

 tar and mercurial ointment, each half an ounce. This 

 must be applied at intervals of three days, and two or 

 three applications ought to effect a cure. Clean bedding 

 must not be forgotten in cases of skin disease. 



Canker in the ear is a common ailment, often brought 

 on by damp and neglect, always troublesome to cure if 

 allowed to run too long without being attended to. The 

 early symptoms are easily discernable by the animal 

 shaking his head and rubbing his ears with his paws. Of 

 course he may do this from the presence of some foreign 

 substance having accidentally got into the ear, which, 

 however, seldom happens. If canker is appearing, a slight 

 redness or inflammation will be seen on examining the 

 inside of the ear, whilst the outside will likewise be found 

 unduly warm, even feverish. Wash the ear out carefully 

 with lukewarm water, allowing it to freely enter the 

 passages, which is easily done by holding the head on 

 one side. In an hour after doing this, having let the ear 

 dry without allowing the patient to shake his head, apply 

 the following lotion (in the same manner as the water had 

 been used) three times daily : Alum, 5 grains ; vinegar, i 

 drachm ; water, i ounce. Follow these directions carefully 

 and a cure will result. The latter will possibly be hastened 

 by morning doses of Epsom salts, and light food, bread and 

 scraps from the house being the best regimen. Another 

 useful recipe is the following : Olive oil, 8 ounces ; 

 glycerine, half an ounce ; carbolic acid, quarter of an 

 ounce ; Goulard's extract, 2 ounces. Care must be taken 

 that the various ingredients are thoroughly mixed and the 



