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been accustomed to sleep. The bed must be entirely 

 removed, and the kennel sluiced not merely washed 

 with boiling water, after which it ought to be painted 

 over with spirits of turpentine. The dog itself ought to 

 be washed with eggs and water, as before directed ; but 

 with the yelk of every egg a teaspoonful of spirits of tur- 

 pentine should be blended. After this, the animal should 

 have pine shavings to sleep upon, and if these are fre- 

 quently renewed, the annoyance will seldom be again 

 complained of. As, however, exceptional cases will al- 

 ways start up, should the tribe not be entirely dispersed, 

 the washing must be repeated ; or if from want of time 

 or other cause it be inconvenient to renew that operation, 

 a little powdered camphor rubbed into the coat will mostly 

 abate and often eradicate the nuisance. 



Lice often cover the body of the dog, and especially 

 crowd upon its head around the eyes and lips. There 

 need be no dread of their presence, since these vermin 

 will not live upon the human being, though similar to the 

 kind which will. When they are perceived, the dog 

 should be carried into some place in which grease stains 

 are not of much consequence. It ought then to be 

 covered with castor oil till the hair is completely satu- 

 rated. In this state it should be allowed to remain at 

 least twelve hours, at the expiration of which time the 

 oil may be removed with yelk of eggs and water : only 

 an additional number of eggs will be required. As to 

 the quantity of castor oil which may be necessary, a 

 moderate-sized dog with a long coat will require about a 



