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this manner. Daily grooming helps to k'eep trie 

 skin in good condition, and prevents the increase of 

 noxious parasites. Unfortunately, however careful 

 we may be, eczema may make its appearance, and 

 should be promptly checked. A little powdered 

 sulphur and magnesia in equal weights may be given 

 occasionally in the food with advantage, and one 

 of the best dressings for skin trouble that can be 

 recommended is made up of cocoanut oil, half a 

 pint 1 ; oil of tar, 2 oz. ; powdered sulphur, 4 oz. ; 

 and linseed oil, i pint. This, of course, is very 

 messy, but it is as likely as anything to effect a 

 cure. It should be dabbed on freely with a sponge 

 wherever there are any raw places or the hair is 

 falling off. 



In cases of diarrhoea the simplest remedy consists 

 of from two to six grains of carbonate of bismuth, 

 varying according to the size of the puppy, shaken 

 dry on the tongue three times a day. If the food 

 has been of a liquid nature, a little lean raw meat, 

 chopped very small, will often work wonders, but if 

 the complaint is very persistent, there will be no help 

 for it but to fall back on one of the patent pre- 

 digested foods, such as Benger's. Arrowroot, too, 

 is soothing. When we have sickness and extreme 

 looseness combined the matter is serious. Take the 

 whites of four eggs and incorporate with a pint of 

 cold water. Add a teaspoonful of brandy and give 

 frequently in small quantities. I do not think this 

 can be bettered. 



Of course, these remarks as to feeding are mainly 

 applicable where a number of puppies are kept ; in 

 the case of one only, household scraps should be 

 almost sufficient, and cannot well be improved upon, 



