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various symptoms, the first and most decisive of 

 which are a short, dry cough and a slight dis- 

 charge from the nose and eyes, conjoined with 

 the decline of appetite, loss of spirits, and indis- 

 position to move about. For an elaborate ac- 

 count of the treatment of this terrible scourge 

 to the canine race, we refer the reader to Youatt 

 and Blaine, or advise him, if convenient, to call 

 on Dr. Evans of Buckley street, Philadelphia. 



Cases of common mange are to be treated 

 with preparations of sulphur, and change of 

 diet. The following formulae, copied from 

 Blaine, are said to be very effectual in the com- 

 mon varieties of mange. 



" No. I. Powdered sulphur, yellow or black, 

 four ounces. Muriate of ammonia (sal ammo- 

 niac, crude), powdered, half an ounce. Aloes 

 powdered, one drachm. Venice turpentine, 

 half an ounce. Lard, or other fatty matter, 

 six ounces. Mix. 



" No. II. Sulphate of zinc (white vitriol), one 

 drachm. Tobacco in powder, half an ounce. 

 Sulphur in powder, four ounces. Aloes in pow- 

 der, two drachms. Soft soap, six ounces. 



" No. III. Lime water, four ounces. Decoc- 

 tion of stavesacre, two ounces. Decoction of 

 white hellebore, two ounces. Oxymuriate of 



