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lief the treatment should consist in giving to a twenty-p«und dog half a 

 teaspoonful of carbonate of magnesia in a little milk; large dogs a teaspoon- 

 ful; or give a dose of castor oil, and follow with 5 to 15 grammes of car- 

 bonate of bismuth three times a day dry upon the tongue. For permanent 

 cure, correct the indigestion. 



Ticks. — Ordinarily feed upon vegetable food, but they have no hesita- 

 tion in attaching themselves to dogs and gorging themselves almost to 

 bursting upon blood. They are, so far as family connections are concerned, 

 related to spiders, and in form they somewhat resemble the latter. In size 

 they vary from a pin head to a small flea. When small they are a light 

 gray in color, but become darker as they gorge themselves with blood. 

 They fasten themselves on the skin with such tenacity as to be torn in two 

 before letting go. When once they get into a kennel no time should be 

 lost in beginning treatment, as they lodge and breed in the bedding and 

 woodwork as well as on the dog. 



The lime and sulphur lotion given under Lice, can be used for ticks, 

 or Eberhart's Skin Remedy will do the work, if well rubbed in and allowed 

 to remain on, and repeated. 



Teaching a Puppy to Lead. — Quite a job in some cases, and in others, 

 not so hard. Best time to do this, is when they are six months old. Put a 

 collar on pup, he won't mind uiis much, let him wear it a week, then some 

 day, quarter of an hour before his supper tie him up to some convenient 

 spot. He will promptly proceed to try to strangle himself, and this not 

 found pleasant, will quit this, and then probably crouch to the ground, 

 giving it up as a bad job, but looking very miserable; but brighten up when 

 you bring him his supper. Save a few pieces of meat in your hand, untie 

 him, take hold of the lead, hold out a piece of the meat and coax him to 

 come to you. Repeat the lesson if neccessary, but as soon as he under- 

 stands the lesson the finishing of the training will not take but a day or two. 

 Wounds. — Dalziel's article on Wounds is given complete: "For the pur- 

 pose of description these can be divided into Incised, Lacerated, Punctured 

 and Contused. 



"Incised Wounds are those caused by a clean cut, such as a sharp-edged 

 instrument. Lacerated wounds are those in which the tissues are torn and 

 the edges of the wound irregular; punctured wounds those caused by stabs 

 or probes; while contused wounds are those due to crushing and bruising. 



"The process of healing is accomplished in different ways, according to 

 the nature of the wound and the condition of the surrounding parts. 

 "1. First intention — that is, by immediate reunion of the parts. 

 "2. Adhesive inflammation, in which there is an exudation of lymph in 

 both cut surfaces. 



"3. Granulation, where the wound gradually heals by the formation of 

 proud flesh. 



"4. The union of granulations. 



"5. The commoner and more usual method of healing, under a scab. 

 "In incised wounds the parts should be cleansed, and the bleeding ar- 

 rested, any hair should be removed, and the lips or edges of the wound 

 brought into immediate contact by sutures. Where practicable, the whole 

 should be covered with dry carbolized tow and a bandage. A muzzle must 

 be worn, or the stitches will be torn out, causing an unsightly wound that 

 must then heal by granulation, while instead of a very alight scar, a large 

 one will be the result. In adhesive inflammation the mode of treatment is 

 the same; it has, however, been proved beyond doubt that dry dressings 

 are much preferable to any other. The old method of dressing with oils, 

 etc., is no longer continued. The commonest method of healing is by 

 granulation under a scab as already noted. 



"In wounds I have found the carbolized tow and carbolized gauze the 

 most successful. The object of these is to prevent suppuration, if possible, 

 by keeping the hair aseptic. Especially is this the case when one ig trying 

 to heal a wound by first intention, or by adhesive inflammation. In other 

 wounds it keeps them healthy. The wound must be constantly washed and 

 kept thoroughly clean. If it is a serious ope, or there is much discharge, 



