THE DOG. 10.3 



in the course of the day, in a little milk. If the dis- 

 temper still increases, a rowel in the neck, as near 

 the head as possible, will be found of great service. 

 It should be kept running till the dog recovers, which 

 will be in the course of a few weeks, if he be kept 

 warm and quiet. 



The Mange. 



This is perhaps the most disgraceful to the sports- 

 man of any disease to which dogs are subject, as it 

 frequently arises from their being half-starved at 

 home, by which they are compelled to seek sus- 

 tenance abroad, and thus feed on human excrements 

 and the vilest rubbish. In fact, this disorder origi- 

 nates from neglect; it is frequently caused by dirty 

 kennels, foul water, and filthiness in general : arid 

 when once the mange is contracted, the infection 

 will spread through all the dogs of the house, unless 

 great care is taken to keep them separate. This 

 disease is of two kinds, one called the red, the other 

 the common, mange ; the former of which is. most 

 difficult to cure, but not so infectious. The red 

 mange may be known from the common by a reddish 

 appearance, as if the dog had been scalded : he will 

 also lose his hair in a much shorter time : frequently 

 too, when you suppose the red mange to be cured, it 

 will re-appear. 



The mange deprives a dog, in a great degree, of 

 his sense of smelling; but is easily cured on its first 



