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dogs otherwise handled would feel in the beginning of a 
campaign. When dogs are by any accident much infested 
by fleas, or other vermin, the best way to deal with them 
is to rub them or smear them over thoroughly in every 
part, from the tip of the nose to the shoulder of the tail, 
with soft soap, to let it harden on them, and prevent them 
from licking it off, by the use of the muzzle. Let it remain 
caked and crusted all over them for the space of twenty-four 
hours, and then, washing it off, the vermin will be washed 
off with it. 
For this purpose, tobacco water has been recommended 
by high authorities, but it is to be used, if at all, with the 
greatest caution, as it is a deadly poison, even by external 
application, if an overdose be used. 
The feet may be hardened, when not in use, by bath- 
ing them constantly in strong brine; but when they are 
sore, and blistered after work, all applications of this sort 
should be avoided like poison; emollient applications of 
lard, or any unctuous substance devoid of salt, are the 
proper remedies in this condition. 
Dogs are extremely subject to cold and rheumatism, 
both acute and chronic, and they suffer greatly, and are 
much disabled for work and endurance by the latter form. 
Where it is possible, after a hard day’s winter shooting, 
especially in wet ground or in snow, a warm bath is of 
vast utility and comfort, and on the next morning the 
dogs will come out “like giants refreshed by slumber,” 
ready for double service. After the bath, or without the 
bath, in these circumstances, a good, deep bed of clean 
wheaten straw is a sine qua non. They will roll them- 
