258 TO GIVE DOGS A FINE COAT. 



else during the three successive days of his taking 

 the medicine. Let the Turpeth's mineral be given 

 in a piece of butter, and care taken that the dog does 

 not throw it up again. 



Mr. Beckford, in his " Thoughts on Hunting," 

 says, " The whole pack, belonging to a gentleman in 

 my neighbourhood, was bitten; and he assures me, 

 he never knew an instance of a dog, who went mad, 

 that had taken this medicine. " 



TO PHYSIC MODERATELY, AND GIVE A 

 FINE COAT TO, DOGS. 



TAKE a small handful of the leaves of the wood- 

 laurel ; boil it in a quart of water, till reduced to a 

 pint, and mix it with sufficient liquid food to serve 

 five or six dogs. This given, about once a month, 

 in hot weather, I have found to answer better than 

 any thing; but, as the wood-laurel in any great 

 quantity is poison, it must be used with the utmost 

 caution. 



If a sportsman had his pointers rubbed down and 

 brushed every day, immediately after they came 

 home, and particularly if wet or cold, they would 

 not only have fine coats, but be serviceable to him 

 at least half as long again. This I have proved be- 

 yond all doubt. 



I here conclude all that I shall say relating to 

 " dogs," as the subject has already been done ample 

 justice to by Mr. Daniel ; Mr. Thomas ; Mr. Scott, 



