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INFLAMMATIONS. 



To remove fleas and lice : 



Mix soft soap with as much carbonate of soda as will make it into a 

 thick paste ; rub this well into the roots of the hair all over the dog's 

 body, adding a little hot water, so as to enable the operator to completely 

 saturate the skin with it. Let it remain on for half an hour, then put 

 the dog into a warm bath for ten minutes, letting him quietly soak, and 

 now and then ducking his head under. Lastly wash the soap completely 

 out, and dry before the fire, or at exercise, if the weather is not too cold. 

 This, after two or three repetitions, will completely cleanse the foulest 

 skin. 



Dry remedies for lice and ticks : 



Break up the lumps of some white precipitate, then with a hard brush 

 mb it well into the roots of the hair over the whole body. Get rid of the 

 superfluous powder from the external surface of the coat by means of 

 light brushing or rubbing with a cloth. Place a muzzle on, and leave the 

 dog with the powder in the coat for five or six hours. Then brush all 

 well out, reversing the hair for this purpose, and the ticks and lice will 

 all be found dead. A repetition at the expiration of a week will be ne- 

 cessary, or even perhaps a third time. 



Or, use the Persian Insect-destroying Powder, which seems to 

 answer well. 



Or, the following wash may be tried : Acetic acid 3 ounces ; 

 borax, -J drachm ; distilled water, 4 ounces. Mix, and wash into 

 the roots of the hair. 



