98 THOUGHTS ON HUNTING 



The bottle should be well corked, and put into a bark- 

 bed, or dunghill, for about ten days or a fortnight. 

 The tongue of the dog, in most cases, is his best sur- 

 geon ; where he can apply that, he will seldom need 

 any other remedy. A green, or seton, in the neck, is 

 of great relief in most disorders of the eyes ; and I 

 have frequently known dogs, almost blind, recovered 

 by it : it is also of service when dogs are shaken in 

 the shoulders, and has made many sound. 1 In the 

 latter case, there should be two, one applied on each 

 side, and as near to the shoulder as it is possible. The 

 following ointment may be used to disperse swellings : 



Of fresh mutton-suet, tried, two pounds ; 



Of gum-elemi, one pound; 



Of common turpentine, ten ounces. 



The gum is to be melted with the suet, and, when 

 taken from the fire, the turpentine is to be mixed 

 with it, straining the mixture while it is hot. Dogs 

 frequently are stubbed in the foot. The tincture 

 before mentioned, and this, or any digestive ointment, 

 will soon recover them. 2 For strains, I use two- 

 thirds of spirits of wine, and one of turpentine, 

 mixed up together : the British oil is also good. 

 Hounds, from blows, or other accidents, are often 



1 Turning a hound out of the kennel will sometimes cure a lameness 

 in the shoulders. An attentive huntsman will perceive, from the manner 

 of a hound's galloping, when this lameness takes place ; and the hound 

 should be turned out immediately. Care should be taken, that a hound 

 turned out do not become fat. 



[Hounds supposed to be shaken in the shoulders are generally 

 suffering from kennel lameness. The only remedy is to turn out of 

 kennel and let them run loose.] 



2 An obstinate lameness is sometimes increased by humours : physic, 

 in that case, may be necessary to remove it. 



