114 THOUGHTS UPON HUTJTING. 



alfo of fervice when dogs arc fhaken in the 

 Hioulders, and has made many fonnd.* -In the 

 latter cafe, there fhould be two, one applied on 

 each fide, and as near to the flioulder as it is 

 poffible. The following ointment may be uicd 

 to difperfe fwellings : 



Of frefh mutton fdet, trlsd^ two pounds, 



Of gum elemi, one pound, 



Of common turpentine, ten ounces. 



The gum is to be melted with the fuet, and, 

 when taken from the fire, the turpentine is to be 

 mixed with it, ftraining the mixture vvhilft it \^ 

 hot. Dogs frequently are flubbed in the foot r 

 the tincture before-mentioned, and this, or any 

 digcflive ointment, will loon recover them.-j^ For 

 flralns, I ufe two- thirds of fpirits of wine, and 

 one of turpentine, mixed up together; the Bri- 

 tifh oil is alfo good : hounds, from blows, or 

 other accidents, are often lame in the flifle : ei- 

 ther of thefe, frequently applied, and long reil-, 

 are the likeliefl means that I know of to recover 



* Turning a hound out of the kennel will fometimcs cure a 

 lamenefs in the fliouldero. An attentive huntfman will per- 

 ceive, from the manner of a hound's galloping, when this 

 lamenefs takes place; and the hound fl:ould be tunied out im- 

 mediately. Care fliould be taken that a hound, turned out, 

 do not become fat. 



f An obfHnate Icrrenefs fometimes is increafed by humours, 

 Ph) fic, in Uiat cale, may be ntctflary to remove it. 



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