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and sporting goods houses. I prefer to use it in its crude form, properly diluted 

 with water. For particulars see their advertisement in 'this book. STANDARD 

 OIL OF TAK is a good thing, safe, reliable and a perfect disinfectant. I have used 

 It. exclusively for some years. It is made by the Standard Disinfectant Co. (see 

 their page advertisement elsewhere), and you will be satisfied and pleased from 

 the results of using it. It is very reasonable in price*, this quite an important 

 item as well. Tn having my kennels scrubbed, I use it pretty strong in the hot 

 water. 



TABLE FOR MIXING STANDARD OIL OF TAR. 



y 2 Teaspoouful Standard Oil of Tar in Tumbler of Water is 1 part to 100. 



1 Teaspoonful in Pint of Water is 1 to 100. 

 1/2 Pint to 6 Gallons of Water is 1 to 100. 



1 Pint to 12 Gallons of Water is 1 to 100. 



It will be easy to get other proportions by using this as a base. 



Another good one, in powdered form, has lately come out "P. D. Q.," it is 

 handy to use, does the work thoroughly, and being non-poisonous, is absolutely 

 safe, even if the dog should lick it but he won't. If you have had distemper 

 in your kennel first give the stalls and floors a thorough scrubbing with hot water, 

 and soap, to which add liberally the Standard Oil of Tar or Sanitas, and then 

 take a common frying pan, or some iron vessel, put in this some feathers liberally 

 covered with flower of sulphur and set fire to it, previously having tightly 

 closed all windows or openings; 'touch a match to this and immediately get 

 outside, the pan should of course have been placed on some bricks or a large 

 stone; the fumes of this will thoroughly penetrate to every crack or crevice. Do 

 not return your dogs until after the kennel has been thoroughly freed from the 

 gas by ventilation, as the fume are very dangerous and care should be exercised. 



Disinfectants have an important position with medicine to-day. Their office 

 is the destruction of germs, that are now recognized as being the causie of 

 many fatal diseases, and the tendency of modern medical investigation is to 

 find a germ for every disease. These germs or microbes possess extraordinary 

 vitality and will exist under extreme conditions of heat and cold that will 

 prove fatal to most forms of animal life. Fire and boiling water are the two 

 most destructive elements of germs, and in cleansing a kennel that has been 

 occupied by a distempered dog all bedding, dirt and rubbish should be burned 

 and buckets of boiling water should be dashed over the floors and woodwork. 



The most powerful disinfecting agents are the bichloride of mercury and 

 chloride of lime. Both are cheap and capable of destroying germs. Solutions 

 of carbolic acid, sulphate of copper and chloride of zinc are valuable purifiers, 

 but are not as powerful as those first mentioned. There are also a number of 

 commercial disinfectants and deodorizers that will destroy bad smells, keep the 

 kennel sweet and clean and free from vermin, Even the man with one dog can- 

 not afford to be wibout them, 



