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DISEASES 



of the wart — cut through — the raw surface being then cauterized. "The 

 hot iron or actual cautery, although for the time the most painful, is after 

 all (says Dalziel) the best and safest." Neither potasse fusse, nitric acid, or 

 nitrate of silver can be safely used, because the dog's tongue would surely 

 sweep the injured lip, the consequence being the caustic in part would be 

 transferred to the tongue, which would peel as the result. If 'used, the jaws 

 must be so tightly bound that the teeth are held together, so the tongue 

 cannot protrude. 



The warts often grow in clusters, and the difficulty of dealing with 

 them then is greatly increased. An application of bicarbonate of soda has 

 proved effectual in some cases. 



NORMACOT WHITE KING, the "American Major Mite," 



Premiership Winner of England. 



Owner, MELITA KENNELS, SEATTLE, WASH. 



Worming; the Tongue. — A silly idea that may still exist in some isolated 

 nook or muddled brain, that a dog has a worm under its tongue, the re- 

 moval of which is called "worming,!' and which is supposed by idiots to do 

 great good, such as to prevent the dog from biting, should he ever become 

 mad? Operation consisted in cutting the bridle of the tongue and pulling 

 out a small ligament, which contracts and curls up like a worm. Anyone 

 so ignorant should have the same operation performed on their own tongue, 

 to see how cruel, ridiculous and uncalled for is such an idea. Equally as 

 silly is a similar operation as to removing a worm from the tail of a dog. 



Water in Chest. — See Propsy. 



