96 THOUGHTS ON HUNTING 



If the disorder should be bad enough to resist that, 

 three mild purging balls (one every other day) should 

 be given, and the dog laid up for a little while 

 afterwards. For the red mange, you may use the 

 following : l 



Four ounces of quicksilver, 



Two ounces of Venice turpentine, 



One pound of hog's-lard. 



The quicksilver and turpentine are to be rubbed 

 together till the globules all disappear. When you 

 apply it, you must rub an ounce (once a day) upon 

 the part affected, for three days successively. This 

 is to be used when the hair comes off, or any redness 

 appears. 



How wonderful is the fatigue which a fox-hound 

 undergoes ! Could you count the miles that he runs, 

 the number would appear almost incredible. This he 

 undergoes cheerfully, and perhaps three times a week 

 through a long season : his health, therefore, well 

 deserves your care ; nor should you suffer the least 

 taint to injure it. Huntsmen are frequently too 

 negligent in this point. I know one in particular, 

 a famous one too, whose kennel was never free from 

 the mange ; and the smell of brimstone was oftentimes 

 stronger, I believe, in the noses of his hounds than 

 the scent of the fox. If you choose to try a curious 

 prescription for the cure of the mange, in the Phil. 

 Trans. No. 25, p. 451, you will find the following: 



\} We are told that there are three distinct types of mange, but there 

 are probably several variations of each. This mixture, when well rubbed 

 into the skin, will be found a cure for nearly every variety : i lb. black 

 sulphur, 1 pint train oil, J pint turpentine, \ lb. Stockholm tar, 2 ozs. 

 glycerine.] 



