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the eyes. Twenty couples can thus be dipped 

 in a comparatively short time without any 

 struggling, splashing or confusion. A few dip- 

 pings will cure the most stubborn case of 

 mange. Dip them every fortnight and your 

 pack will always be clear of mange, skin dis- 

 eases, and vermin. 



Mange can also be quickly cured with one 

 pound of sulphur, one quart of fish-oil, two 

 ounces each of oil of tar and turpentine, and 

 should be tried before using harsher remedies. 



This may seem a rather simple treatment 

 for a disease which canine pathologists and 

 veterinarians exhaust volumes upon, but it is 

 based entirely upon practice and not theory, 

 and fully covers the subject, as a trial will 

 demonstrate. 



Fleas 



Vermin often are very troublesome to 

 hounds and whole packs are made miserable 

 by the presence of these pests, through the 

 ignorance of the attendant in not knowing how 

 to dispose of them. There is absolutely no 

 excuse for this; the dipping of hounds, recom- 

 mended above, will kill all upon their bodies, 

 and if the floors and walls of the kennels are 



