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The following medicine, in the form of a thin electuary, shonld 

 then be admuustered to the patient every three hours : 



Electuary for Bronchitis and Sore Throat.— Taike chlorate of 

 potash, 3dr. ; wine of ipecacuanha, 3dr. ; tincture of opium, 2dr. ; 

 powdered liquorice root, Joz. ; powdered gum acacia, |oz. ; honey, 

 loz. ; and vinegar of squills, Joz. Mix, and give to a dog 201b. 

 weight a teaspoonful every three or four hours. See that the 

 ingredients are weU mixed, as they wUl have a tendency to separate, 

 and in giving the medicine place it well back on the tongue. 



It is sometimes advisable to blister the throat and front of the 

 chest, and in most cases a good rubbing with a strong stimulative 

 liniment will be of service. Vinegar and mustard may be used, or 

 the following ; Spirits of turpentine, IJoz. ; oil of origanum, loz. ; 

 tincture of cantharides, Joz. ; spirit of hartshorn, loz. ; rape oU, 

 2oz. ; mixed. 



Bronchitis often assumes a chronic form, especially in old dogs, 

 when there is a constant husky cough, bringing on retching and 

 discharge of phlegm. In such cases the breathing is short and 

 thick and the animal uicapable of much exertion. Nothing can 

 be done towards a cure, but alleviation may be obtained by ad- 

 ministering when the cough is unusually bad a little oxymel of 

 squills and thick mucilage of acacia in equal parts. A dessert- 

 spoonful to a tablespoonful may be given several times a day. 



BBONCHOCELE.— An enlargement of the thyroid glands, 

 that is, the principal cartilage of the larynx. See Goitee. 



BRUISES. — When there is much swelling, bathe for an hour 

 with warm water, and having weU dried the parts, rub in the 

 following : 



Liniment for Sprains, Bruises, etc. — Take equal parts of spirit of 

 turpentine, liquid ammonia (not the strongest, but the spirit of 

 hartshorn of the shops), laudanum, and rape oil; mix to form 

 a liniment. 



If the skin be broken, touch the wounds with tincture of benzoin 

 (Friar's balsam), and rub the liniment aU round, but not into the 

 broken skin. 



BUXMTS AITD SCALDS. — Dogs allowed to run at large 

 without their owner's supervision encounter many dangers, and are 

 apt to get into mischief — I might say lato hot water — and although 

 owners may reasonably expect dogs to be punished when on trespass, 

 that is no justification for the cruel and malicious to scald or bum 

 the poor beast, who is not to blame when, following his instinct, he 



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