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sional purge, should it be necessary, of an ounce or 

 upwards of salts, or two or three spoonfuls of salts, or 

 two or three spoonfuls of syrup of buckthorn, rubbing 

 them with a mercurial unction. Care must be taken 

 not to salivate the animal, and he must not be permitted 

 to lick himself, or to catch cold ; either of which may be 

 fatal. 



In a slight case, brimstone and hog's lard may effect 

 -a cure ; or you may apply the following : roll brimstone 

 powdered, four ounces; powdered foxglove, two ounces; 

 sal-ammoniac powdered, half an ounce ; Barbadoes aloes, 

 one drachm ; turpentine, half an ounce ; lard, six or 

 eight ounces ; mix them. Ointments are too apt to be 

 smeared over the hair, without being applied to the 

 skin. Jt requires at least two hours to dress a dog 

 thoroughly : the hair should be parted almost hair by 

 hair, and a small quantity of ointment should be rubbed 

 actually on the skin, between the parted hairs, by means 

 of the end of the finger. After every part is done, the 

 hair may be smoothed down ; and if the operation has 

 been neatly performed, the dog will scarcely show any 

 marks of it. After three or four such dressings with 

 the last-named ointment, the dog may be washed with 

 soft-soap and water, and the ointment again applied 

 when dry ; which is to be repeated till the cure is com- 

 plete. The dog must be kept muzzled, and be warmly 

 lodged and carefully kept from taking cold during this 

 operation. The same ointment may also be applied to 

 eruptions, or canker in the ear. 



