THE MANGE. Ill 



usually attacks the weakest. Women are more 



apt to catch the sore throat than men ; children 



than women ; and young hounds more readily 



catch this disorder than old. When it seizes 



whelps at their walks, or young hounds, when 



first taken from them, it is then most dangerous. 



I also think that madness, their inflammatory 



fever, is less frequent than it was before this 



disorder was known. 



There are few disorders which dogs are so 



subject to as the mange. Air and exercise, 



wholesome food, and cleanliness, are the best 



preservatives against it. Your feeder should be 



particularly attentive to it, and when he perceives 



any spot upon them, let him rub it with the 



following mixture : 



A pint of train oil, 



Half a pint of oil of turpentine, 



A quarter of a pound of ginger, in powder, 



Half an ounce of gunpowder, finely powdered, 



Mixed up cold. 



If the disorder should be bad enough to I'esist 

 that, three mild purging balls, one every other 

 day, should be given, and the dog laid up for a 

 little while afterwards. For the red mange, you 

 may use the following : 



Four ounces of quicksilver, 



Two ounces of Venice turpentine. 



One pound of hog's lard. 



