Kennel Hints and Remedies 291 



A local dog celebrity told the "Vet" that he could 

 cure the dog after he had pronounced him incurable 

 and in the last stages of the disease. "Go heat a 

 pitchfork red hot and get it here as quick as you 

 can," was all that was said. This the veterinarian 

 did. The "near vet" then lifted the skin on the 

 head back of the eyes, and shoved one of the red 

 hot tynes of the pitchfork right through the skin 

 so that it came out on the other side. The dog was 

 so far gone he never made a murmur. 



In 36 hours the dog's nose had partially cleared, 

 the eyes were also partially cleared, and in two 

 weeks tim.e the dog was up, running around and 

 eating three meals a day. 



The dog in question was two and a half years 

 old, large for the breed and when last seen by the 

 owner v>^as in the best of health. The country- 

 man in question claim.s to have cured over thirty 

 dogs in advanced stages of distemper by this 

 method. 



The pulse of the dog, easily felt on the internal 

 aspect of the thigh close up to the groin, should be 

 about 90 to 100 in a full-grown, healthy animal. 



The respiratory movements in health are about 

 15 or 20. 



The normal temperature of the dog is from 101 

 degrees F., to 102 degrees F. This temperature, 



