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Even a single sting is ])iiinfu] enough, and when very 

 numerous an aninial's Hfe is endangered. The same ap- 

 plies, but still more forcil)ly, to snake - bites. In the 

 case of stings the best application is warm water and 

 ammonia, sufficient of the latter to be very decidedly 

 tasted. To prevent collapse and relieve pain, opiates and 

 aromatic spirits of ammonia, or, in grave cases, carbonate 

 of ammonium, say five grains every half hour till the worst 

 is over, may be tried- In snake-bite, alcoholic stimulants 

 should be combined, and the wound should, if possible, be 

 quickly bathed with warm water or carbolic acid or cau- 

 terized with the solid nitrate of silver, which we have be- 

 fore recommended to be carried in the vest-pocket in a 

 suitable holder, which may be readily purchased in any 

 first-class druggist's shop. 



In the case of snake-bite, it is well to put a ligature in 

 the form of a pocket handkerchief around the limb, if that 

 is the part injured, ahove the wound, to prevent the return 

 of the blood to the heart till attempts have been made 

 to remove the poison (sucking the wound is the best 

 method) or to prevent its absorption by cauterization of 

 the part. 



SANITARY AND MEDICAL ASPECTS OF DOG SHOWS. 



The whole environment of a dog show is an unnatural 

 one from almost every point of view. The removal from 

 the accustomed surroundings of home; the journey in a 

 crate, with its enforced confinement ; the unusual excite- 

 ment with its strain on the nervous system, from the time 

 the dog leaves home till he returns ; the noise, loss of 

 sleep, often vitiated atmosphere ; the possibly ' foul bed, 



