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keep the body moderately warm. After the third day apply 

 mustard to the sides for one hour. Then remove the mus- 

 tard, wash the surface, where it has been applied, with warm 

 water, and rub on a little sweet oil, to soothe the burning 

 sensation, and immediately blanket. Change the bedding 

 frequently and keep the surroundings neat and clean. This 

 treatment if carefully followed will prove successful in cur- 

 ing lung fever. 



Price of remedy No. 174, $1.00. 



MADNESS— RABIES.— HYDROPHOBIA. 



This disease is incurable. And the sooner the animal 

 is destroyed and put out of its misery the better. 



MANGE— SCAB-ITCH. 



Mange is a contagious disease. And is produced 6y a 

 parasite. (For a discription of the mange parasite see scab 

 in sheep.) These parasites are transferred from one dog 

 to another, or from the dog coming in contact with objects 

 where a mangy dog has been kept, or by the dog sleeping in 

 quarters that are occupied by a mangy horse, or by coming 

 in contact with any animal that is affected with mange. 



SYMPTOMS : — Owing to the irritated and itchy con- 

 dition of the skin, the dog frequently and persistently 

 scratches itself. Red pimples and eruptions make their ap- 

 pearance on the inside of the hind legs, along the belly, 

 about the eyes, around the elbows, and eventually spreading 

 over the entire body. The hair falls off or is rubbed or 

 scratched off in spots, and scales or scabs are formed. The 

 skin has a dry harsh, and scaly appearance. The itching 



