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that is always straining on his collar, and keeping up a never ending 

 noise in trying to get at somebody or another without discrimination ; 

 but people do like what they call a "savage" yard-dog, which 

 generally means a dog without iateUigence and training. These 

 brutes, whilst they frighten timid people, do mora harm than good ; 

 they cry "wolf, wolf," until the master gets so used to the false 

 alarm that when the thief really does come the barking of the watch- 

 dog is unheeded. 



Caution. — The peculiar hoarse and husky bark which is one of 

 the symptoms of rabies might be mistaken for the loss of voice 

 caused by inflammation of the windpipe, if other and concomitant 

 symptoms were not taken into consideration, and the conseq^ucnces 

 would be dangerous ; but the two diseases are easily distinguished, 

 and to that end I refer the reader to the article on Rabies. 



In treating laryngitis the difficulty in swallowing occasioned by 

 the inflammation renders the danger of choking great if it should be 

 attempted to drench the dog ; but I find the following electuary in 

 this and all cases of sore throat very beneficial : 



Electuary for Sore Throat. — Take of chlorate of potash finely 

 powdered, 2dr. ; powdered gum guaiacum, Idr. ; powdered gum 

 acacia, Idr. ; oxymel of squills, 5dr. ; and honey, loi. Mix and 

 place a teaspoonful well back on the tongue three times a day. 



Large hot linseed-meal poultices, or the spongio-pilin often 

 renewed, should be applied to the throat, and kept in position by a 

 bandage ; or else it should be bathed with hot water and afterwards 

 well rubbed with this liniment : spirit of turpentine and spirit of 

 liartshorn, of each loz. ; tincture of cantharides, Joz. ; rape oil, IJoz. 



l.AB.Y3S:^. INPLAMMATIOIir OT.—See Laeymgitis. 



ImSGS, CKOOKED. — There are some breeds, such as the 

 Basset- Hound and the Dachshund, in which crooked legs are con- 

 sidered desirable and characteristic ; but I think there can be no 

 doubt that this now inherited peculiarity originated m rickets. In 

 many of the straight-legged breeds, however, we meet with crooked 

 legged specimens. Pups of such large, heavy breeds as mastiffs and 

 St. Bernards are specially liable to go wrong in their legs, and the 

 present craze for forcing young puppies, encouraged by the prizes 

 offered at shows, is answerable for the ruin — in this respect — of many 

 a promising dog. See Rickets. 



ItlCS.—See Pajrasitbs, Extsshai.. 



LIPS, WABTS OIT TSS.-See Warts. 



IiZy£B,, IITFI^AKMATIOI? OW.-See Jaundice. 



