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dipt in the solution, let every part palpably affected be well 

 washed, every third day, till thrice performed ; then leave three 

 clear days, and repeat the former ceremony of thrice as before ; 

 letting three mercurial purging balls be given at the equal dis- 

 tances of three or four days, and not the least doubt of cure 

 need be entertained, if the mode prescribed is properly and judici- 

 ously attended to. 



Of the red mange General Hanger thus speaks : " My dog 

 had the mange ; not very bad, but something much worse with 

 it ; he had eight or ten large blotches on his body, as big as 

 large hazle nuts. I sent for an old man who made a livelihood 

 by curing dogs : he took a bottle out of his pocket, and first 

 dabbed the blotches with a bit of tow, each two or three times. 

 He then stopped about five minutes, for that to dry in and pene- 

 trate ; after which he took a pot of ointment, and rubbed the 

 dog in well, for at least ten minutes, under the fore legs, and en 

 the belly, but particularly on the back bone. He then desired 

 me not to wash the dog, or let him go into the water ; telling 

 me, that he would call in about five days. When he called, the 

 dog was apparently well : so much so, that he said he did not 

 think it necessary to rub the dog again : however, I made him 

 dab the blotches again, and rub once more in. When he called 

 to be paid, I told him that, upon my honour, if he would dis- 

 cover how the liquid and ointment were made, I would give 

 him two guineas, and never discover it till after his death. He 

 consented. The liquid is thus made: Half an ounce of quick- 

 silver is put into a bottle, with half an ounce of oil of turpentine, 

 for about eight hours before using it : shake the bottle fre- 

 quently, and shake it always when you use it, for there will be 

 a sediment at the bottom. The ointment is thus made : 

 Take half an ounce of quicksilver ; put it into a bottle, with 

 half an ounce of oil of turpentine ; let it stand for eight hours, 

 shaking the bottle frequently : then take four ounces of hog's 



