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in Water, and then adding sufficienl water to bring if up to a quart again. 

 With this the dog should be thoroughly dressed from head to tail, taking 

 care not to leave one hair untouched. It is certain death to both parasite 

 and eggs. After 24 hours it may be washed off, and, if necessary, applied 

 again. The suckling pups must be combed before being given back to their 

 mother. This must be repeated daily, until they are perfectly free from 

 vermin. They may also be dressed with the same solution, but it should 

 be diluted, five ounces of camphor being added to five ounces of camphor 

 water. Of course washing is here inadmissable. Another remedy, which 

 is equally effectual, is a weak solution of lime and sulphur lotion, whilst 

 for animals of a more mature age, it may be used of the ordinary strength." 



The following will also destroy lice: 



Flour of sulphur 1 pound 



Unslacked lime y 2 pound 



Water 1 gallon 



Slake the lime in the water, stir in the sulphur, adding water gradually 

 until it is of a creamy consistence, then add the remainder of the gallon 

 and boil down to half a gallon; let it stand till cool, pour off the clear 

 liquid, and make the quantity to two and a half quarts with cold water. 

 If the coat and skin is thoroughly saturated with this, and left on for ten 

 minutes, the vermin will all be dead, when the dog should then be well 

 washed, using warm water, and thoroughly combed and dried. This may 

 be too strong a solution for delicate toy dogs with tender skins, and can 

 be reduced in strength by adding equal parts of water to one of the lotion. 

 If any doubt exists as to this, first try the weaker solution. 



Another and a harmless and non-poisonous remedy for lice is Eber- 

 hart's Skin Cure, which will do the work if w r ell rubbed in, never missing 

 a spot on the dog, allowed to remain in for half an hour, and applied again 

 twenty-four hours later. 



These dressings should be repeated in eight days, in order to destroy 

 the young lice from the "nits" or eggs, laid before the previous dressing. 



Here, I give also, a very good article on Lice, which I found some- 

 where, and it is worth including: 



"Lice cause great irritation and will eventually, if means are not taken 

 to rid the dog of the living burden, take the blood out of the dog and even- 

 tually cause death. Of course that is extreme, but a bunch of such para- 

 sites if not heroically handled will soon get ahead of the operator and 

 then there is nothing to do but shave the animal and give it a strong 

 soaking in some mixture that will kill the 'nits.' Mercurial ointment is 

 a sure knocker, but it is not advisable for the novice to use unless in- 

 structed in its application and the precaution to be taken that the dog 

 does not lick the ointment afterwards and thus become more or less 

 poisoned. This is obviated by muzzling until the ointment wears off, or 

 is washed off. 



The best thing we have found is an emulsion made of one-third very 

 hot milk mixed with two-thirds kerosene oil. We generally mix it in a 

 kandy bottle with a shake stopper and opening the coat drop in the emul- 



