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used all the others, and they do the work, if used as per directions, but 

 — I like my own the best. The price is Fifty Cents for full eight ounce 

 bottle, and can only go by express. 



Salivation is caused by administration of overdoses of medicines in 

 which mercury figures. Mercurial salts are in many skin remedies — a great 

 mistake — as the mercury will absorb through the skin. Symptoms of mer- 

 curial poisoning are increased salivation, gums swollen and spongy, that 

 bleed at the slightest touch, surrounded with a bluish rim, external fetid 

 breath, loose teeth, furred tongue, intense thirst, ulceration, loss of oppe- 

 tite, and sloughing off of the gums. If the dog has had a large dose, or 

 frequent doses have accumulated in the system, the stomach and intestines 

 have become involved, causing obstinate vomiting and dysentery; the 

 dog loses flesh rapidly, eruptions occur, the hair drops off, teeth fall out, 

 and aparlysis and death the result. Symptoms must be treated as they 

 occur, kidneys and bowels operated upon, while the patient's strength must 

 be kept up by stimulants and food, in serious cases you must force food 

 into them — beef tea is a good thing and most eisily given — a little at a 

 tiine, but quite often. 



Surfiet. — See Blotch and Eczema. 



Scrofula. — Dogs have this disease, but fortunately not very often. It 

 happens oftener in young dogs, being inherited, or due to in-breeding. 

 Symptoms are a general unhealthy and unthrifty condition, the coat having a 

 rough, dull look and an offensive odor. The lymphatic glands swell, eyes 

 have a chronic, whitish discharge, appetite irregular, and the dog's health 

 is hardly two days alike. The symptoms become chronic as the dog grow* 

 older, and the abdomen pendulous. No dog having scrofula should ever bo 

 used for breeding. 



Although scrofula can not be cured, to keep it in check, strict clean- 

 liness should be observed, both as regards the dog itself and its habitation. 

 The animal should be groomed daily, as this tends to produce a healthier 

 action of the skin, have plenty of exercise and fresh air, and be frequently 

 washed with Eberhart's Dog Soap, and Clayton's Blood Pills be used for 

 a course of treatment, they working on and purifying the blood 



Scrotal Irritation, — This is met with in dogs used constantly for stud 

 purposes. The scrotum becomes red, spots appear, discharging serum and 

 irritation is severe. The part finally becomes swollen, very sore, the dis- 

 charge drying forms scabs, wh.ch come off, leaving sore patches, and gran- 

 ulation is very likely to appear. On the first appearance of any irritation 

 bathe parts with warm water and administer a mild aperient. After you 

 have well dried the parts, dress morning and night with boracic ointment, 

 and put muzzle on dog to prevent his licking it off. If granulations exist 

 touch with nitrate of silver. If the trouble recurs, as it often does, repeat 

 the treatment. 



St. Vitus Dance. — See Chorea. 



