104 HUNTING DIRECTORY. 



Dumb Madness. 



The inflammation, of which the httle pimples are the 

 result, has a peculiar appearance. The time in which 

 these pimples appear, is generally between the third and 

 ninth day after the bite. If they are not opened before 

 twenty-four hours after their appearance, the venom is 

 absorbed and the patient is lost. 



I shall be extremely anxious to hear of the success of 

 this mode of treatment nearer home ; for I must confess 

 I cannot place implicit confidence in the narrative. 



Upon the disease, erroneously denominated Dumb 

 Madness, I will relate what fell under my own observa- 

 tion, and from which a tolerable idea of the disorder may 

 be formed : — In the month of May, 1823, a pointer 

 whelp was presented to me by a friend, which I knew 

 to be as well bred as any in the kingdom, and on that 

 account, I, of course, prized him more highly. The dog 

 was whelped on the 16th of April, of the same year ; 

 and as soon as I received him, a kennel was appropriated 

 for his use in the open air, well littered with wheat straw, 

 and kept clean. He had full liberty, and a clear stream 

 of water close at hand, to quench his thirst whenever he 

 thought proper. The dog, as might be expected, was 

 remarkably healthy ; and, at seven months old, had be- 

 come an amazingly fine animal : at this period, he expe- 

 rienced a slight attack of the distemper, which immedi- 

 ately gave way to bleeding and a dose of tartar emetic ; 

 and in three or four days he was restored to perfect 

 health. His colour was a perfect jet black ; he was: 

 larger than common, and altogether, the finest young 

 pointer I ever saw. On the 8th of January, (of the 

 following year,) I observed the dog keep his mouth 



