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may l)e proper." I approved much of the 

 reasons he gave ; it shewed the sense of his 

 practice, and the folly of mine : since that 

 period I have taken his advice. 



Friar's Balsam WhEN DOGS' FEET ARE CUT BY FLINT 



for wounds m 



Dogs' Feet. ^^^ ^^ OTHER ACCIDENTS, FrIAR'S BAL- 

 SAM, I HAVE USED FOR YEARS, AND FIND 



EXCELLENT. You may generally hunt 

 the dog the next day, with a piece of 

 strong wash-leather, four double, tied round 

 the foot ; and when their feet are chafed or 

 galled, or the skin is absolutely worn off. 

 Friar's balsam is the only thing I ever 

 have used for many and many years. 

 S^thelifside^of Dogs are sometimes afflicted with a dis- 

 Dogs ars. q^.^j^^^ callcd thc caukcr, in the inside of the 

 ear, and some distance in it also. In this 

 disorder I have never had much practice, 

 for I do not recollect that I ever had above 

 jfour or five dogs so disordered. I have 

 found the following method beneficial. 

 Lay the dog down on his side, with that 

 ear, in which the disorder lies, uppermost : 

 put a lump of soft soap, as big as a walnut, 

 into the ear ; pour one table -spoonful of 

 brandy on it ; hold the ear close, and rub it 



