114 SWELLINGS. LAMENESS. 



Of Barbadoes aloes, two ounces, 

 Of myrrh, pounded, three ounces. 

 Mixed up with a quart of brandy. 



The bottle should be well corked, and put into 

 a bark bed, or dunghill, for about ten days or 

 a fortnight. The tongue of the dog, in most 

 cases, is his best surgeon ; where he can apply 

 that, he seldom needs any other remedy. A 

 green, or seton, in the neck, is of great relief 

 in most disorders of the eyes ; and I have fre- 

 quently known dogs, almost blind, recovered 

 by it. It is also of service when dogs are 

 shaken in the shoulders, and has made many 

 sound* In the latter case there should be two, 

 one applied on each side, and as near the 

 shoulder as possible. The following ointment 

 may be used to disperse swellings : 



Of fresh mutton suet, triedy two pounds. 



Of gum elemi, one pound. 



Of common turpentine, ten ounces. 



The -gum is to be melted with the suet, and, 

 when taken from the fire, the turpentine is to 



• Turning a hound out of the kennel will sometimes cure 

 a lameness in the shoulders. An attentive huntsman will 

 perceive, from the manner of a hound's galloping, wiien 

 this lameness takes place ; and the hound should be turned 

 out immediately. Care should be taken, that a hound 

 turned out do not become fat. 



