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and aggravating trouble : Will saj I have cured 

 cases of it of long standing by working boracic 

 acid well into their ears, usually a few appli- 

 cations does the work. 



There is a disease that kills more dogs in 

 Florida than all the other causes put together. 

 It is called sore mouth, black tongue, new di- 

 sease and other names. I lost some fine hounds 

 of this disease, usually dying from six to eight 

 days from the time of showing disease. Symp- 

 toms of it are generally languor, dullness about 

 the eyes, little or no appetite, sometimes feverish 

 and a dryness about the mouth and at other 

 times slobbers hang down from the mouth. 



They seem anxious to drink water but are 

 unable to swallow it. Their tongues seem to be 

 somewhat paralyzed, they can hardly pick up 

 anything. They usually want to roam around 

 where they will not be molested. I will give a 

 remedy that I have which has cured several cases 

 of this disease with the only ones I ever kneAv to 

 survive it. I will give it for it may be the means 

 of saving the lives of some good dogs. 



"A gelatin coated pill or capsule of quinine 

 containing five grains twice a day for two days, 

 then one each day for a week." Also swab out 

 their mouth with the following: "Chlorate 

 potassium half ounce, murvate tincture iron half 

 ounce. Put into one pint of water and shake 



