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remedy, from which, he said, his hounds had found 

 great benefit, viz. an ounce of Peruvian bark in a glass 

 of Port wine, taken twice a day. It is not infallible, 

 but, in some stages of this disorder, is certainly of use. 

 The hound most infected that ever I knew to recover, 

 was a large staghound : he lay five days, without being 

 able to get off the bench, receiving little nourishment 

 during the whole time of the disorder, except this 

 medicine, with which he drank three bottles of Port 

 wine. You may think, perhaps, that the feeder 

 drank his share ; and, probably, he might, had it not 

 been sent ready mixed up with the bark. I once 

 tried the poudre unique, thinking it a proper medicine 

 for a disorder which is said to be putrid ; but I cannot 

 say anything in its favour, with regard to dogs at least. 

 Norris's drops I have also given, and with success. 

 I gave a large tablespoonful of them in an equal 

 quantity of Port wine, three times a day : as the dog 

 grew better, I lessened the quantity. When dogs run 

 much at the nose, nothing will contribute more to the 

 cure of them than keeping that part clean : when that 

 cannot conveniently be done, emetics will be necessary: 

 the best that I know is, a large spoonful of common 

 salt, dissolved in three spoonfuls of warm water. 1 

 The first symptom of this disorder, generally, is a 

 cough. As soon as it is perceived among my young 

 hounds, great attention is paid to them. They have 



should be shovelled up and either burnt or covered with quicklime. 

 They are the frequent cause of infection from one season to the other, 

 the germs probably lying dormant and breeding in the ground.] 



1 The quantity of salt must be proportioned to the size of the dog, and 

 to the difficulty there may be to make him vomit. 



