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medicines to be given, with low diet and warm 

 lodging ; from three to four grains of the former 

 in obstructions of the liver, and a tablespoonful of 

 castor- oil in the morning. James's powders act 

 both as an alterative and a sudorific, and we have 

 cured many hounds by means of this medicine, in 

 obstinate cough giving small doses repeatedly ; but 

 it is a dangerous remedy in the hands of a careless 

 person. Distemper also shows itself in fits, from 

 which recovery is very doubtful ; and the yellows, 

 so called by huntsmen, or properly jaundice, gene- 

 rally proves fatal, unless active remedies are applied 

 on its first appearance. 



