112 THE MANGE. 



The quicksilver and turpentine are to be rubbed 

 together till the globules all disappear. When 

 you apply it, you must rub an ounce, once a-day, 

 upon the part affected, for three days succes- 

 sively. This is to be used when the hair comes 

 off, or any redness appears. 



How wonderful is the fatigue which a fox- 

 hound undergoes ! Could you count the miles 

 he runs, the number would appear almost in- 

 credible. This he undergoes cheerfully, and, 

 perhaps, three times a-week, through a long sea- 

 son. His health, therefore, well deserves your 

 care ; nor should you suffer the least taint to 

 injure it. Huntsmen are frequently too negli- 

 gent in this point. I know one in particular, 

 a famous one too, w hose kennel was never free 

 from the mange, and the smell of brimstone 

 was oftentimes stronger, I believe, in the noses of 

 his hounds than the scent of the fox. If you 

 choose to try a curious prescription for the cure 

 of the mange, in the Phil. Trans. No. 25, p. 

 451, you will find the following: 



" Mr. Coxe procured an old mongrel cur, all 

 over mangy, of a middle size, and having some 

 hours before fed him plentifully with cheese- 

 parings and milk, he prepared his jugular vein; 

 then he made a strong ligature on his neck. 



