66 SHOOTING : 



If any baneful wretch, not fit to live, 

 A poison'd bait, a fav'rite dog should give, 

 And half an hour elapses, it defies 

 Your utmost efforts, and best remedies ; 

 But, on the first suspicion, 'tis as well 

 To give him strong emetics to expel 

 Th' injurious drug, whatever it may be, 

 And soon as possible the stomach free : 

 Of Ipecacuanha, fifteen grains, 

 Dissolv'd in water, will reward your pains : 

 If in short time it acts not, I propose, 

 (Say fifteen minutes,) you repeat the dose ; 

 And when the stomach's free, you then are sure 

 An ounce of castor oil confirms the cure. 



'Gainst whatsoever ill, by drugs you've striv'n, 

 When cur'd, let nourishment be amply giv'n ; 

 Fail not in this, for often such omission 

 Is apt to fix a dog in lean condition. 



