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Thornton, in his "Philosophy of Medicine:" — "If after bile is 

 secreted its free admission into the duodenum be impeded, so that an 

 accumulation of it takes place in the excretory ducts of the liver, it 

 either regurgitates into the habit of the hepatic veins, or is absorbed 

 by the lymphatic system ; in either case it produces the disease called 

 jaundice." This is frequently generated by too high feeding, without a 

 sufficient quantity of exercise ; lying in damp places will also produce it. 

 It is exceedingly dangerous when it attacks puppies, which are also suf- 

 fering from distemper, and it almost invariably proves fatal ; at least I 

 never knew an instance of recovery. Blaine says that " dogs become 

 affected with hepatic absorption in distemper and acute inflammation of 

 the abdominal viscera ; but that icteric obstruction to the flow of bile, 

 producing human jaundice, I have not met with in them." The 

 method which I have always pursued has generally proved successful, 

 which is, first, to bleed freely, and then give the following pills : — 



10 grains of calomel 



2 drachms yEthiops mineral 



3 drachms rhubarb 

 -\ ounce Castile soap 

 ^ ounce aloes. 



Make this into six balls with some honey, and give one every three mornings. If 

 it does not succeed, omit a day, and repeat it again ; and rub some strong blister 

 along the dog's spine. 



The dog must be kept warm, and fed with broth and other light food, 

 as with the distemper. Edward Rose, huntsman to his Grace the Duke 

 of Grafton, and son of old Tom Rose, who filled that situation with great 

 credit for so many years, gave me the following recipe, and assured me 

 that he had known frequent instances of its effecting a cure in the yellows, 

 when calomel and other remedies had failed ; but as I never tried it my- 

 self, I am unable to give an opinion upon it. The following is the re- 

 cipe : — 



Mix some nitre and honey together, ■well melted, and give it to the 

 dog with a spoon ; it will cause him to vomit in a few minutes ; and 

 rub in along the back for a few mornings some mercurial ointment. 



Section Third, 



ON WORMS. 



Strange it may appear, but I scarcely ever knew a dog of any de- 

 scription which was not occasionally in the habit of voiding these most 

 troublesome insects. Many remedies have been prescribed, but few have 

 any effect in completely eradicating the disease. When yoimg hounds first 

 come up from their quarters, nine out of ton are generally more or less 

 afflicted with them. In this case a few doses of sulphur and high feed- 

 ing wUl very frequently remove them ; but in some instances they ap- 

 pear so firmly rooted in the stomach as to defy every medicine which 

 may be administered for their expulsion. Calomel, in doses of from eight 

 to ten grains, given every third morning, is a good medicine ; but the 



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