THOUGHTS UPON HUNTING. 



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'^ in the found one^ but the mangy dog was^ in 

 " about ten days, or a fortnight's time, perfe6lly 

 *' cured ; and poffibly this is the quickefl and 

 " fureft remedy for that difeafe^ either in man 

 «' or beaft." 



Hounds fometimes are bitten by vipers: fweet 

 oil has been long deemed a certain antidote; 

 fome fhouid be apphed to the part, and fome 

 taken inwardly. Though a friend of mine in- 

 forms me, that the common cheefe rennet, ex- 

 ternally applied, is a more efficacious remedy 

 than oil, for the bite of a viper. They are liable 

 to Wounds and cuts: Friar's balfam is very good, 

 if applied immediately; yet, as it is apt to fhut 

 up a bad wound too loon, the following tin(51:ure 

 in fuch cafes may, perhaps, be preferable; at 

 leaft, after the firfl dreffing or two — 



Of Barbadoes aloes, two ounces, 

 Of myrrh, pounded, three ounces^ 

 Mixed up with a quart of brandy. 



The bottle fhouid be well corked, and put into" 

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

 fortnight. The tongue of the dog, in moft 

 cafes, is his bed furgeon; where he can apply 

 that, he will feldom need any other remedy. A 

 green, or feton, in the neck, is of greal, rehef in 

 moft diforders of the eyes ; and I have frequently 

 known dogs ahnoft blind, recovered by it. It is 



