60 THE SPOIiTSMAs's VADE MECUM. 



really don't know to whom the credit is due for each 

 individual one, I trust to be forgiven. This much, however, 

 I can say, there are not more than one or two of my own. 

 I have tried most, if not all, and found them good. Some 

 are not quite as in the original, having been amended by a 

 sporting medical man, a friend of mine, to suit the new 

 fashion of preparing medicines. 



RECEIPTS. 



We will commence these by directions to give a dog 

 physic. If he is not over large, you can manage by your 

 self. Invert a bucket, and sit on it. Set the dog down on 

 his haunches between your legs, holding hira up with your 

 knees. Tie a cloth round his neck ; this falling over his 

 fore-paws is pressed against his ribs by your knees. His 

 fore-legs by this dodge are hors du combat. With the finger 

 and thumb of one hand force open his jaws, elevating his 

 head at the same time with the same hand. If a bolus, 

 with the other hand pass it over the root of the tongue, and 

 give it a sharp poke downwards. Close the mouth, still 

 holding up the head, till you see it swallowed. If a draught, 

 give a mouthful, close the mouth, hold up the head, and 

 stop the nostrils. Kepeat this, if the draught is too large to 

 be taken at once. If the dog is very large, you must have 

 an assistant, else in his struggles he will upset physic and 

 yourself into the bargain. 



GENERAL KBMARKS ABOUT DOGS IN PHYSIC. 



Keep them dry and warm, especially when you use 

 calomel or any mercurial preparation. Always remove ihem 



