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about the part, inducing a good deal of irrita- 

 tion, and causing the dog to drag the hind parts 

 along the ground. 



Or the following ointment may be tried : — 



Goulard's Extract of Lead, - 1 drachm. 



Finely-powdered Boracic Acid, - 1 scruple. 



Cream, - - - - 1 ounce. 



Mix. 



Apply night and morning. 



Some cooling medicine, as the following, does 

 good : — 



Cream of Tartar, - - 1 ounce. 



Bicarbonate of Potash, 1 „ 



Milk of Sulphur, - 1 „ 



Powdered Sulphate of Magnesia, - 1 „ 



From sufficient to cover a threepenny-piece to a 

 teaspoonful x twice a day with food. 



Poisons : 



Strychnine : 



Symptoms: It all depends how the agent has 

 been administered how quickly it acts. If in a 

 liquid form, the symptoms may commence in ten 

 1 According to the size of the dog. See p. 86. 



