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climates and may cause blisters. For this reason, Curasson recom- 

 mends an ointment, or rather paste with a white soap as a basis, 

 for treating dromedaries suffering from scabies. Soap shavings 

 (600 grams) are dissolved in one litre of warm water, after twenty- 



FIG. 14. 



Cnemidocoptes mutans (p. 51). The mite of scaly-leg in fowls. Ventral 

 view of male, x 305. (Original.) 



four hours 300 grams of flowers of sulphur are added, finally 

 200 grams of cresyl and 150 grams of petrol are slowly poured in, 

 the mixture being gently stirred meanwhile. The resulting paste is 

 applied with a brush or by hand and is well worked in with the finger 

 tips. Next day some of the paste will be found at the end of the 



