/ 7*2 COLONEL HANGER TO * 



I tooth-brush, having some of this ointment 



laid on it. Be sure never to brush against 

 the hair, but always the wa}^ the hair lies. 

 About four dressings, once every day, is 

 generally sufficient. 



Provided you do not choose to rub your 

 dog in with the quick-silver ointment, and 

 dab him with the quicksilver dissolved in oil 

 of turpentine, when he has got the mange ; (in 

 the former pages of this book, I have told you 

 how to make them ;) the following is the 

 Another re- bcst thiu^' I kuow, after the mercurial oint- 



ceipt to cure <-' 



ge^Mange in j^^j^^ . ^^^^ bcfore 1 was acquaiutcd with 

 that, I always used it, and found it answer 

 well ; but then it must be used at least 

 three times, which causes much trouble. 

 It is made after the following method. 

 Take half a pint of train-oil, half 



V^4^^ "^M*^^^ I'lNT OF OIL OF TURPENTINE, HALF A 



^> *^^ POUND OF SULPHUR VIVUM, (the black 

 ''^^'^'^^'^'^'^coloured sulphur, and not the flower of 

 ii,//^/^a^*^^brimstone,) and one ounce of roach 



*" ' alum, very finely powdered; mix them 



all VfELL together. It Certainly is not 

 prudent to use a strong mercurial oint- 



