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or five days, with intermissions : this will reduce the 

 fever, and bring the bowels to their natural state. 

 James's powder is generally a certain remedy ; or anti- 

 monial powder and calomel, three parts of the former 

 and one of the latter, may be given, from eight to fifteen 

 grains, with the same effect. It should be made into 

 balls about the size of a hazel nut, with treacle or honey, 

 and flour ; and rubbed slightly over with fresh butter or 

 lard. A tablespoonful or two of castor oil may be given 

 occasionally ; sometimes a teaspoonful of powdered 

 rhubarb, with two or three grains of calomel, have been 

 highly useful. Mercury or antimony should be first 

 given in very small quantities, increasing the doses 

 according to the nature of the case, and the constitution 

 of the patient. Mr. Blane's Distemper Remedy, with 

 which directions are sold, will be found highly beneficial. 

 To recover the dog from the debility left by distem- 

 per, and the remedies necessarily given to cure it, light 

 flesh meat, and rich broths of beef or neat's feet, arid 

 milk broth with rice, should be given : balls of slack- 

 boiled beef bruised to a pulp, in a mortar, are very 

 nourishing. Beer cordial, with ginger, moderately 

 sweetened, is very useful. Strengthening medicines 

 generally given, are from twelve to forty drops of 

 laudanum in a glass of port or good beer ; or in a large 

 teaspoonful of friar's balsam; and four teaspoonfuls 

 of water, given once or twice a day for a week. Bark 

 and port wine have been found highly useful ; from one 

 to two drachms of the bark given at a time. These 



