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as nothing is more discouraging to a sportsman than to find himself 

 in possession of a " gun-shy " dog. This is to be done by taking 

 him to the field, perhaps with an old dog, and by using at first small 

 charges of powder, fired only when he is at a little distance, and 

 perhaps killing some small birds, — the great point being to associate 

 the noise in his mind with some pleasure. Or it is not a bad idea to 

 fire a lightly charged gun near the kennel just before feeding ; but 

 these extra precautions need only be taken where timidity is antici- 

 pated. Gun-shyness is supposed to be hereditary, but I am inclined 

 to think that where puppies are handled judiciously at first, and not 

 startled by an unexpected report, perhaps directly over them, but 

 little trouble is to be apprehended. Too little attention is paid to 

 the care and diet of dogs. They are left chained to their kennels 

 for days at a time without exercise and without change of bedding, 

 until they become afflicted with mange or covered with vermin. 

 A simple and efficacious remedy for mange is prepared as follows : 

 Take two ounces basilicon ointment, half ounce flour of sulphur, 

 and sufficient spirits of turpentine to make of the proper consistency. 

 Wash the dog thoroughly with carbolic soap, and rub the ointment 

 into the skin. A few drops of Fowler's solution of arsenic is of 



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