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watch narrowly at this season ; and if dogs refuse to feed 

 and drink, become melancholy, give up barking, murmur, and 

 are peevish, and have their ears and tail dropping more than 

 usual, and retire into some remote corner, there are strong 

 reasons to suspect the approach of madness. Those seen in 

 this state should immediately be removed from the kennel^ 

 and tied up in some secure place. The next appearance 

 which dogs exhibit in this complaint is drowsiness, with 

 watery and heavy eyes, lolling out of the tongue, and froth- 

 ing at the mouth. These symptoms are followed by the 

 animals becoming restless ; and if not confined, they will take 

 to running and panting, appear dejected, and will attempt to 

 bite any living creature they meet. In this melancholy 

 state a dog will roam about for two or three days, when, 

 from exhaustion, occasioned by the want of food, he falls a 

 victim to this disease. 



Precaution. — When a person is bitten by a mad dog, the 

 wound should be immediately burnt with lunar caustic ; 

 but the most effectual way to prevent the poison from get- 

 ting into the system, is to cut out the piece of muscle which 

 has been bitten. 



BITES OF VIPERS. 



If the part is rubbed immediately with sweet-oil, the 

 effect of the poison is destroyed ; and the following composi- 

 tion may be afterwards used : — 



Green elder ointment . 1 ounce, 



Savoin tree ... 1 ounce. 



It not unfrequently happens that considerable swelling of 

 the head takes place after the bite of a viper ; when this 

 occurs, recourse should be had to bleeding, and purgative 

 medicines. The following must be given, once a day, un- 

 til the swelling subsides : — 



