THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



strong gloves, put a rope round his neck, and 

 after a struggle succeeded in pouring a goodly 

 dose of salt and water down his throat, and a 

 few hours later a dose of castor oil. He had 

 been simply worried into a state of nervous ill- 

 ness and bad temper by worms, and had he 

 gone to nervous people, would in all probability 

 have been shot for a mad dog. Another easily 

 mistaken case was a lovely old mother dog. A 

 man came up to the house on a hot June day 

 and asked if we would lend him a gun or a 

 revolver to shoot a mad dog with. 



He was carting a load of furniture to a 

 gentlemen's country home a few miles beyond 

 us, and had tied the dog under the wagon to 

 make the journey on foot, whilst her puppies 

 were carried in a basket. Our Mr. Fred 

 got a gun, and volunteered to do the 

 shooting if he found it necessary after look- 

 ing at the animal. He found her lying on the 

 ground, still tied to the cart, the saliva running 

 out of her mouth, and generally displaying the 

 signs which are supposed to indicate madness. 



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