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DAUtAMAN, OK PLUM-PUDDINQ DOS. 



ways of managing, but tbe beat of any are those reoommended 

 by a gentleman to vhom I have referred till I am almost 

 ashamed to do so once more. I sdlude to Mr. E. Mayhew, 

 and unless all his kind-heartedness is devoted to the canine 

 race (and really it must be ezhaustless if this be not the case), 

 I think I may nope for forgiveness, 



" A small dog should be taken into the lap, the person who 

 is to give the physic being seated. If the animal has learnt 

 to fight with its claws, an assistant must kneel by the side of 

 the chair and tightly hold them when the dog has been cast 

 upon his back. The left ha^nd is then made to grasp the skuU, 

 the thumb and fore finger being pressed against the cheeks so 

 as to force them between the posterior molar teeth. A firm 

 hold of the head will thus be obtained, and the jaws are pre- 

 vented from being closed by the pain which every efibrt to shut 

 the mouth produces. 'No time should be lost, but the pill 

 ought to be dropped as far as possible into the mouth and, 

 with the finger of the right hand, it ought to be pushed the 

 entire length down the throat. This will not inconvenience 

 the dog, The epiglotis is of such a, size that the finger does 

 not excite a desire to vomit ; and the pharynx and oesophagus 

 are so lax that the passage presents no obstruction. 



" When the finger is withdrawn the jaws ought to be clapped 

 together viA the attention of the creature diverted. The tongue 

 being protruded to lick the nose and lips will certify that the 

 substance has been swallowed, and after a caress or two the 

 dog may be released. Large brutes, however, are not thus 



