40 DOGS. 



the safest way is to call in a skillful surgeon, one 

 that will act with promptness and decision. 



Elaine, in treating of this disease, notices with 

 much commendation the fallowing remedial pre- 

 paration, commonly called Webb's drink, or, the 

 famous Herefordshire cure: "Take the fresh leaves 

 of the tree box, two ounces; of the fresh leaves of 

 rue, two ounces; of sage, half an ounce; chop these 

 finely, and after boiling them in a pint of water to 

 half a pint, strain and press out the liquor; beat 

 them in a mortar, or otherwise bruise them tho- 

 roughly, and boil them again in a pint of new milk, 

 until the quantity decreases to half a pint, which 

 press out as before. After this, mix both the boiled 

 liquors, which will make three doses for a human 

 subject. Double this quantity will form three doses 

 for a horse or cow; two thirds of it is sufficient for a 

 large dog, calf, sheep, or hog; half the quantity 

 is required for a middle sized dog; and one-third for 

 a smaller one. These three doses are said to be 

 sufficient; and one of them is directed to be given 

 every morning fasting." 



Mr Murray, lecturer on chemistry, mentions, in a 

 letter to a newspaper, the following remedy: "Let 

 a mixture of two parts of nitric and one part of 

 muriaric acid, both by measure (evolving chlorine in 

 a concentrated form), be applied to the wound as 

 soon as possible, and more than once." 



PITS. 



These visitations, to which young dogs are par- 

 ticularly subject, are sometimes mistaken for hydro- 

 phobia, to which however, they are essentially 

 different, as being usually sudden in their attack, 



