THOUGHTS UPON HUNTING. 12J 



than women ; and young hounds more readily catch this 

 disorder than old. When it seizes whelps at their walks, 

 or young hounds when first taken from them, it is then 

 most dangerous. I also think that madness, their inflam- 

 matory fever, is less frequent than it was before this dis- 

 order was known. 



There are few disorders to which dogs are so subjecfl 

 as the mange. Air and exercise, wholesome food, and 

 cleanliness, are the best preservatives against it. Your 

 feeder should be particularly attentive to it j and, when 

 he perceives any spot upon them, let him rub it with the 

 following; mixture : 



A pint of train oil, 



Three quarters of a pint of turpentine. 



Three quarters of a pound of sulphur, 



Two ounces of sulphur vivus. 



Mixed well together, and kept in a bottle. 



If the disorder should be bad enough to resist tbaf^ three 

 mild purging balls (one every other day) should be given, 

 and the dog laid up for a little while afterwards. — For th^ 

 red mange, you may use the following : 



