1064 THE LOG. 



REMEDIES FOR EXTERNAL PARASITES. 



LICE may be destroyed by washing the skin with tobacco juice, 

 after effusing it with whale oil, or by sifting 

 wood ashes into the hair. 

 ' For Mange the rational treatment is first 

 to wash the animal thoroughly and remove 

 all scabs; then an ointment like the follow- 

 ing may be applied : — 



Sulphur 2 <w. 



Lard 8«z. 



l}QJMp r 



If it be a protracted case, use — 

 Fig. 1480.— Skin-louse (Der- 



manyssus Avium). Oil of tar 1 oz. 



Whale oil 20 oz. 



Scald all the rugs and blankets that have been used, and wash 

 the kennel With boiling water, sponging it when dry with this lotion : — 



Corrosive sublimate 1 oz. 



Water : 1 gal. 



For Red Mange, which is simply a red irritation of the skin, 

 giving a red tinge to the hair, apply the following : — 



Oil of juniper .1 oz. 



Glycerine 1 7 oz. 



