1 84 KENNEL SECRETS. 



The minute quantity of the mixture which adheres to 

 the cork after the bottle has been inverted will be amply- 

 sufficient for an application to an inflamed spot no larger 

 than a half-dollar piece, and as soon as it is made the red- 

 ness will largely disappear, and the surface exhibit a thin 

 white coating. 



All that remains is to dust over it a little powder, lay the 

 hair down, and pass a brush over it with gentle pressure 

 once or twice. The chances are many that if the applica- 

 tion has reached all of the affected part the dog will not 

 touch it again, the itching being entirely overcome by the 

 carbolic acid, which paralyzed the cutaneous nerves. 



As to the kind of powder to use. Manifestly it would 

 not be necessary to call attention to the fact that the dog 

 had an eczematous spot by using white powder on him if 

 he had a black coat, when powdered charcoal would answer 

 every purpose. Therefore, let this be used if the coat is 

 very dark. Fuller's earth will do for brownish coats, 

 powdered sulphur for yellowish or grayish coats, and the 

 subnitrate of bismuth for white coats. 



The hair at its lowest parts will be glued down by the 

 mixture, but it must not be disturbed for a week ; at the 

 end of which period a cure will generally have been ef- 

 fected, and the hair can be restored by brushing after the 

 mat has been well softened with water. 



Of course if one application does not suffice a second 

 should be made. 



With this remedy at hand a dog can often be kept up 

 through a season, whereas without it the loss of hair might 

 soon make his removal from the bench imperative. 



