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oatmeal, beef-tea or mutton broth, eggs and port 

 wine with milk and a little extract of malt. 

 The patient will need to have a little at a time, 

 and that little often. If dysentery supervene, 

 arrowroot or corn-flour must be given, with 

 milk, and a little port wine or brandy may be 

 added to that. In many cases there occurs the 

 most extreme weakness, and the greatest care is 

 necessary; in fact, in some instances only the 

 most attentive nursing will pull the sufferer 

 through. Should an aperient medicine be 

 needed during a critical period, it may be here 

 mentioned that a little olive oil is best, particu- 

 larly for small delicate dogs." [And the author 

 adds for large ones too, given early in the 

 morning.] 



Mr. Pearce Barnes, of the University Club, New 

 York, and one of the oldest and best quail shots in 

 the United States, told me that a native had saved 

 his English setter from the last stages of distemper 

 in the fall of 1920. While the remedy is a severe 

 one, it was only allowed trial after the dog had been 

 given up by the local veterinarian. 



The dog contracted distemper while en route 

 from Atlanta, Georgia, to Huntington, West 

 Virginia, a trip that took four and one-half days. 



