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Fit*, to which all young dogs are obnoxious, are mis- 

 taken sometimes for the hydrophobia: the dog will 

 turn round and lose his recollection j but on the fit 

 subsiding, the latter returns. 



It is curious to observe the pains which Mr. Thorn- 

 hill has taken to describe the merits of Dr. Elaine's 

 fnedicine for the cure of the distemper. It might 

 be suspected that these two gentlemen were intimate 

 friends, and that the former had endeavoured to do 

 the latter a kindness, in thus exerting his literary 

 talents to sell the doctor's medicine. The inefficacy 

 of Elaine's medicine I have many times witnessed ; 

 however, should the sportsman be inclined to make 

 trial of it, I believe it may be purchased in almost 

 every market town, at the medicine venders. 



The nature of this disorder, like that of the hy- 

 drophobia, is not perfectly understood. The fol- 

 lowing medicines, however, have been used with 

 success : 



A table spoonful of Norris's drops, in the same 

 quantity of port wine, given occasionally. 



One grain and a half of calomel, and five grains 

 of rhubarb, given every other day. 



Half an ounce of Jesuit's bark, the same quantity 

 of dragon's blood, and also of gamboge, made into 

 pills nearly the size of a hazel nut ; one to be given 

 every other day. 



Great benefit also has been found from an ounce 

 of Peruvian bark, in a glass of port wine, and given 

 once a dav. 



