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This is to be given for three mornings fuceer- 

 lively ; beginning the firft day with eight grains, 

 and increafing it according to the above direc^ 

 tion. The dog fhould be empty when he takes 

 it, and Ihould have been bled the day before. 

 The dofe Ihould be given early in the morning, 

 and the dog may have fome thin broth, or pot' 

 liquor, about two or three o'clock^ but nothing 

 elfe during the time h ; takes the medicine ; he 

 fhould alfo be kept from water. The befh way 

 to give it is in butter, and mad° up into balls with 

 a little flour. Care muft be taken that he does 

 not throw it up again. After the laft day of the 

 medicine, he may be fed as ufual. Various are 

 the drenches and medicines which are given for 

 this diforder, and all faid to be infallible: this 

 Jafl, howqver, I prefer. The whole pack belong- 

 ing to a gentleman in my neighbourhood were 

 bitten ; and he aflures me, he never knew an in^. 

 ilance of a dog who went mad, that had taken 

 this medicine. — The caution, which I have re- 

 commended to you, I flatter myfelf will pre- 

 serve you from this dreadful malady ; a malady, 

 for which I krlow not how to recommend a re- 

 medy. Several years ago I had a game-keeper 

 mud}, bitten in the flefhy part of his thigh ; a 

 horfe, that was Ipitten at the fame time, died 

 raving mad ; the man was cured by Sir George 

 Cob's medicine.— I have heard that the Ormfkirk 

 icnedicine is alfo very good. I have given it to 



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