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successful, which is, first to bleed freely, and then give 

 the following pills. 



10 grains of Calomel 



2 drachms QEthiops mineral 



3 drachms Rhubarb 

 I ounce Castile soap 

 ^ ounce Aloes 



Make this into six balls with some honey, and give one every 

 three mornings ; if it does not succeed, omit a day, and repeat it 

 again. 



The dog must be kept warm, and fed with broth 

 and other light food as with the distemper. Edward 

 Rose, huntsman to his Grace the Duke of Grafton, 

 and son of old Tom Rose, who filled that situation with 

 great credit for so many years, gave me the following 

 receipt, and assured me that he had known frequent 

 instances of its effecting a cure in the yellows, when 

 calomel and other remedies had failed. But as I never 

 tried it myself, I am unable to give an opinion upon it. 



THE FOLLOWING IS THE RECEIPT.^ 



Mix some nitre and honey together well melted, and 

 give it to the dog, with a spoon, it will cause him to 

 vomit in a few minutes; and rub-in along the back for 

 a few mornings some mercurial ointment. 



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Strange it may appear, but I scarcely ever knew a 

 dog of any description, which was not occasionally in 

 the habit of voiding these most troublesome insects. 

 Many remedies have been prescribed, but few have 

 any effect in completely eradicating the disease. 



