THE DOG. 1)7 



not to feed, but to bold bis moutb always wide open, 

 frequently rubbing bis feet against the sides of it, as 

 if be bad a bone in bis throat. Jn order to cure, take 

 the juice of black hellebore, the juice of spatula pu- 

 trida, and of rue, of each four ounces ; strain them 

 well, and add thereto two drachms of unprepared 

 scammony, which, being mixed well together, give 

 the dog with the instrument before mentioned, hold- 

 ing his head up for some time, lest he throw it out 

 again; after which bleed him, by cutting two or 

 three veins in his gums. 



4. Lank Madness 



Is so called by reason of the dog's leanness and 

 pining away. It is generally regarded as incurable. 



In discoursing with an ingenious medical friend on 

 this subject, he observed, " Lank Madness is a very 

 improper term for this disorder. I differ (said he) in 

 opinion with most writers on this disease. They re- 

 gard it as incurable, without at all considering the 

 nature of the complaint. I have had two dogs, the 

 one a large water spaniel, the other a springer, af- 

 flicted with what is called lank madness. The water 

 spaniel died ; I opened him, and found a large quan- 

 tity of short thick worms both in the stomach and in- 

 testines. This disease attacked the springer a few 

 weeks afterwards, when I gave him a purging dose, 

 composed of fifteen grains of jalap, and three grains 

 of calomel. It purged him, without, however, bring- 



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