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as prescribed in the pustular form. The prophylactic measures must 

 be the same as in sarcoptic mange. No transmission of this disease has 

 ever been observed in man. The following are some of the remedies 

 with their formulas: Cerate of cantharides and lard, 1 to G; tincture of 

 iodine and chloroform; oil of turpentine and chloroform; styrax, oleum 

 petrse and alcohol; endermol, 1 per cent, solution; zymoidin in the form 

 of ointment; naphthol 10.0, sulphur 50.0, green soap and lard; ung. 

 sulphur comp. with creolin baths or decoction of tobacco; silver nitrate, 

 5 per cent, solution; ichthargen, 10 per cent, solution alternated with 

 iodine 10 per cent., and tar 25 per cent., each well rubbed in; styrax 

 salve and bathing with liver of sulphur; formaline in 2 per cent, solution; 

 dermaform, oleoformaldehyde; creolin and alcohol, equal parts; licjuor 

 creositi saponis; creosote diluted with alcohol or sweet oil; creolin, balsam 

 of Peru and alcohol, equal parts; ichthyol, soft soap and alcohol, equal 

 parts; oil of juniper; scraping the affected parts wath a blunt knife and 

 applying balsam of Peru; xeroform; endermal injections of iodine, or 

 2 per cent, solutions of carbolic acid; superficial cauterization of the skin 

 with the thermo-cautery; carbonate of sulphur as a bath and then 

 frequent applications with the powder and follow^ed by an ointment, 

 formaline 3.0, vaseline 50.0, oxide of zinc and almond powder, each 24.0. 

 Where the skin is greatly thickened carbonate of sulphur should be used 

 in conjunction with sulphur or neutral soaps. 



And to sum up the treatment, when you find an animal that is 

 slightly affected with the disease, clean the skin thoroughly with a 

 strong soap and then apply the balsam of Peru liberally as directed and 

 keep up the treatment for some time, and if you find an animal that is 

 very badly affected then you had better destroy him, as he is not only 

 a menace to every other clog he comes in contact with, but the chances 

 of a permanent cure are extremely slight. 



Skin Diseases Caused By Worms. 



Rivolta has described having seen in the neck of a dog a herpetical 

 eruption which he found to be due to the presence of certain embryos 

 which he thought were the embryos of the Filaria inedinenHis. Seid- 

 amgrotzky also found in a large hound dog, a pustulous eruption on the 

 external surface of the shank of the leg which was accompanied by 

 A'iolent itching and in every pustule he found from 1 to 3 small embi-yos 

 0.04 to 0.07 mm, long and having a peculiar awl-shaped caudal appendix. 

 The embryos newly born and solitary, the females were found in the 

 bedding of the animal. Schneider found a similar condition in a pointer, 

 but there was little or no itching. The case observed by >Scidamgrotzky 



