THE RED MANGE. 61 



the i30or thing is rolling on his back or scratching 

 and tearing himself for hours together, in vain 

 attempts to allay the burning torment. It is said 

 to be curable in the following manner, but I very 

 much doubt it : — 



Train oil, one ounce; 

 Black sulphui'j one ounce ; 

 Liquid blister, half an ounce. 

 To be rubbed on the dog every other day. 



Other remedies are mentioned ; amongst them 

 the following : — 



Let half an ounce of corrosive sublimate be re- 

 duced in a glass mortar to an impalpable powder ; 

 to this, by a yery small quantity at a time, add 

 two ounces of spirits of wine; and, lastly, one 

 pint of rain water ; and (with a sponge dipped in 

 the solution) let every part affected be well washed 

 every third day, till thrice performed : then leave 

 three clear days, and repeat the former course of 

 thrice, as before ; letting three mercurial purging 

 balls be given at the equal distances of three or 

 four days. 



General Hanger^s celebrated receipt is a prepa- 

 ration of quicksilver. 



I have not yet known a case where mercurial 

 applications alone have been successful; nor, in- 

 deed, in combination with drugs of any kind. T 

 believe the red manoe to be incurable. 



