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very strong mercurial ointment ; and, for 

 certain, I would give him tivelve grains of 

 Turbith viineraL Osmer asserts positively 

 that he has given it to many dogs, badly 

 bitten, and never knew it fail ; and several 

 others assert the same. I would rub strong 

 mercurial ointment into the wound every 

 day, for at least one month ; and give him, 

 every week, for a month, two doses of the 

 Turbith mineral. Provided a dog went 

 mad in my kennel, I would discharge the 

 person w ho looks after them ; for no dog 

 goes mad without first rejecting his food. 

 The moment a dog refuses his food, or 

 feeds very sparingly, he should be taken, 

 from the others, and chained up in some 

 safe place. 



hl^tlixllt''' I s^^^^l "O'*^ proceed, and speak concern- 

 ing dogs* feet, — the most essential point 

 about the animal ; for, without a good, 

 firm foot, he can never hunt long. I 

 never look at a dog which has a thin, flat, 

 wide, and spread foot ; they are not worth 

 two-pence. 



It has been a constant custom with me 

 to wash my pointers' feet with strong salt 



thorn. 



