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FOEEST AND STREAM. 



[August 5, 1880. 



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 Publishing Company, ISieio York." 



TREATMENT IN CASES OF POISONINa. 



OUR attention has recently been called toalai-ge num- 

 brr of cases of dog-poisoning ; but we are pleased 

 to state that the maiorily of them have been caused by 

 accident and not the result of design, Believing, there- 

 fore, that a briff reference to some of the more common 

 and popularly tnown poisons which our dogs are most 

 lilcelj' to suffer, and Iheh' antidotes, may be of use to our 

 readers, we quote as follows from Mr. Dalziers excellent 

 little book on -'The Diseases of Dogs :" — 



Perhaps none of our domestic animals are so liable to 

 stitfer from the effects of poisouous Bubstancea as the 

 dog: his re&lli'ss and inquisitive nature'., iind that invet- 

 erate bal)it of routing into every accessiMe liole and cor- 

 ner, lays him open to" it, while tlie sporting dog, on duty 

 in places where unsportsmanlike practices prevail, is ex- 

 posed to special danger. Dog-poisoning is either the re- 

 sult of design — where some envious or malicious and 

 cowardly person is the perpetrator — or it is the result of 

 the ignorance of persons administering to the animal 

 drugs of tiie nature and action of which they are igno- 

 rant ; or from accident, which, properly interpreted, in 

 most cases means culpable negUgence on the part of those 

 having to use poisonous substances for the destruction of 

 Terrain or other pxirposes. 



Against the malicious poisoner it is diflicult to provide ; 

 being rarely forewai-ned we cannot he forearmed, and 

 against accidental poisoning much can be done by using 

 reasonable care when it is necessary to use poison. The 

 following will cover the great majority of cases : Arsenic, 

 coriosive sublimate, phosphorous, strjchnine, cantha- 

 ridea, carbolic acid, and what of late has oauscil serious 

 trouble, Paris green. As a general rule, for distiugiush- 

 ing between the evidence of poisoning and the symptoms 

 of disease, the suddenness of the attack must weigli 

 largely ; and by tiacing where the dog has been, and 

 -n liar he lias or is likely to have picked up, a pretty accu- 

 rate conclusion may be arrived at. 



The first step to be taken in most oases is to freely 

 empty the stomach by means of emetics, as tartar emetic, 

 sulphate of ziuc, ipecacuanha wine, or, if none of these 

 are at hand, by drenching with lukewarm water, and 

 afterwards giving the antidotes indicated, if procurable, 

 but, under any circumstances, give demulcents, such as 

 boiled flour and mdk, starch, gruel, milk and eggs beatan 

 up, olive oil, etc., in considerable quantities. A dose of 

 castor oil may also be given, and, if the dog suffer much 

 pain, a dose of opium or laudanum every three hours. 

 Where great depression and weakness follow, stimulants 

 (as ether, wine, whiskey, brandy) should be given in small 

 quantities at frequent intervals. 



AKSENic— (SjTOjJioni,? : Great heat and pain in the 

 stomach and bowels, sometimes accompanied with swell- 

 ing, the belly bemg very tender to the touch ; great 

 thirec ; frequent vomiting and retching ; more or less 

 discharges of frothy saliva : frequent evacuations of 

 fluid, dark colored matter often marked with blood. The 

 animal soon loses muscular power, to a great extent, 

 showing an indisposition to move ; the tongue, lips, etc., 

 become red and swollen, and the breathing more and 

 more labored and prdntul. Antidotes: Ferrugo, or hy- 

 drated sesqueoxyde of iron, twelve parts of which com- 

 bine with one ot arsenic, forming an insoluble compound ; 

 also light magnesia, which will remove one-twenty-tif th 

 its weight of arsenic from its solution in water. 



STEiCHN-iN-E.— 52/»yj^oms: Severe, acute pain, making 

 the dog utter sharp rnes : frequent twitchings and jerk- 

 ingsof llie head and limbs; ilie fore and hind legs arc 

 drawn toward each other, and the back is archea ; the 

 fits of cramp and twitching are intermittent, but are 

 really brought on by a touch or even sudden noise ; 

 foaming at the mouth is also a frequent symptom. -4)i- 

 tidoteK: An emetic, which should iiumodiately be given, 

 and aforwards butter, lard or other fat in considerable 



sold for the destruction of vermin, and it is when bo used, 

 being placed on bread and Imtter, bits of meat, etc., that 

 they are most likely to be picked up by the dog. 



luents and demulcents given in quantity. 



Canthaeides.— Frequently given by ignorant men for 

 purposes, which are defeated, which produces dangerous 

 results causing inflammation of the urinary organs. 

 SyviiAoms : Violent thirst ; copious discharge of bloody 

 mucus from the stomach, mixed with which may be seen 

 the shiny gi-een piirticles of the flies. There is great pain 

 in the loins, swelling and inflammation of the genital 

 organs, pain in the bowels, and bloody stools and urme. 

 Antidotes: An emetic shoiild at once be given, and the 

 dog should afterwards be drenched wnlh demulcents 

 (such as oil), and a dose of opium given every three or 

 lour hours. 



O uiiiosn^E SUBLIMATE is used for a varietj^ of purposes 

 about fiinus. It is also used for destroying vermin, 

 Simploiiiit: A'loleut vomiting and purging of stringy 

 and olfensixc matter ; the lieUy distended and painful to 

 the touch ; the urine suppressed ; cramp and twitches in 

 the limbs, and frequently paralysis ensues. Antidotes : 

 Tartar emetic, as an emetic ; white of egg, followed im- 

 mediately by infusion of galls ; miik or gluten of 

 wheat. Of the chemical antidotes, the albumen of eggs 

 is by far the best ; the white of one egg is sufficient to 

 neutrahze or render insolube four grains of solid bi- 

 chloride of mercury. , , „ , 



CAUBOidO Acid.— Tills produces baneful effects even 

 by absorption through the pores of the skin, when too 

 freely used It causes great prostration with tremb- 

 ling of the w),oU- Ir.iinf. Sijmjjtoms: Extraordinaty 

 depression of the vital powfrs ; there is gener.il shiver- 

 ing ?nd ahuubt constant trembling of the limbs, and a 

 palsied motion of the head ; blcetling at the nose is a 

 frequent symptom, and the discharges from the bowels 

 are also often stained with blood. The countenance of the 

 sufferer is exi.r i - > t a uiost helpless and painful state, 



Paw^ Om- I' , [-mite of copper : esteu.sively 



used for dLoii ,J.,. -ii '-potato bug," Symptoius and 

 antidote : Same u= i.y .irsenic poisoning. 



Corrosive sublimate, phosphorous and strychnine each 

 enter into the composition of paste and powder largely 



Deaths bt Paris Green. — Went Boyhton, Mans., July 

 20th.— 'Mr. Charles P. Smith's fWallham, Mass.) orange 

 and white setter Ned died on July 4th, and also Mr. 

 Jerome Jlarble's (Worcester, Mass.) black and tan setter 

 Nelson. Grouse-St. KUda. died on July 10th, from the ef- 

 fects of Paris green. Both dogs were ])r>isoned at same 

 time by running th'-oiiglv a potato field where Paris 

 green had been sprinkled on the vines to destroy the 

 Coloiado beetle. Mr. Slarble's Nelson was a beauty, not 

 a white hair on him, and the very picture of Grouse. 

 Jlr. Smith's Ned was a year old and a very promising 

 field dog. J. P. B. 



Horsehair for "Distemper." — In our issue of June 

 14th we published a communication recommending 

 horsehair u.s a sure cure for ••distemper," our editorial 

 conunrnt at the time being that horsehair cut fine would 

 no doubt create local iritation and rid dogs, to some ex- 

 lent, of worms, but how it would cure "distemper" we 

 utterly failed to see. This, has caught the eye of our 

 friend' Mr, Dalziel, who, in his usual happy way, alludes 

 to it in an Kuglish contemporary as follows : — 



"An American sage has discovered that horsehair is a 

 cure for distemper in dogs. The hair must be taken 

 from the tad of tlie liorse, cut very fine, and a heaped-up 

 teaspoouful given to the dog three times a day in hjs food 

 imtil tie is cured — the italics are mine. 



■'Distemper i.s a term used for want of a better, and is in 

 itself an uthnission of our ignorance of the disease or dis- 

 eases it is applied to. I say diseases ; for with extended 

 experience of distemper cases my conviction grows that 

 imder that name maladies distinct in character and in 

 their symptoms are included. I am much disposed to 

 think that faith in vaccination as a preventive of dis- 

 temper is to be accepted as justified by results, if, as ap- 

 pears to me probable, dog-pox (which is similar to small- 

 pox in maniisoneof the diseases vei-y often classed under 

 the general term distemper, I by no means wish to dog- 

 matize. I admit this to be presumptive only, and I offer 

 the hypothesis to thoughtful and observant breeders with 

 the suggestion that they might greatly benefit themselves 

 and others by carefully noting the symptoms in cases oc- 

 currhig in tlifir own kennels, giving them in sequence of 

 time, with the tieatment adopted, and submitting them 

 for comparison. The kennel columns of all papers ile- 

 voted to such subjects would be better filled witU clear 

 observation of symptoms, etc, of many cases, or an oc- 

 casional digest o'f these, with inferences to be drawn 

 from them, than such bald statements of cures with this, 

 that, or the other, which like the case referred to at the 

 opening of this letter, are generally as absurd to the in- 

 tefiigent as they are misleading to the uninformed. 



"Horsehair has long held a place, if not in the canine 

 materia mediea of the colleges, at least in that of kennel 

 men. The hair from mane or tail is from its thickness 

 most suitable ; for if very tine it would have no effect, 

 and if ver\' strong, like pigs' bristles, or the label-wire- 

 hair of Badger's Hcotch terriers, it would penetrate the 

 gut ; indeed, there is always n:ore or less danger of it at 

 least causing more intestinal irritation than is sought or 

 needed for the expulsion of worms, for that is the purpose 

 for which it is given. On that accouat I do not recom- 

 mend it; but for those who wish to try it, the following wiU 

 prove a suitable dose for a dog of fifty pounds or so: Cut 

 the hair in lengths of about the 32d ot an inch, and give 

 half a drachm made into one or two balls, with a little 

 linseed meal and lean meat well pounded together. 



"Cut horsehair belongs to the list of mechanical vermi- 

 fuges, others being cowhage, iron filings, granulated tin, 

 and finely po wdereil glass. Youatt strongly recommends 

 the latter ; and against the popular belief in the danger 

 attending its admmiatration, he says : 'Not a particle of 

 it penetrates through the mucous that lines the bowels, 

 while it destroys every intestinal worm.' 



"The dose fur a pointer, greyhound, or dog of similar 

 !!ize, is a smaU teaspuonful, with about ten grains of gin- 

 ger, mixed Willi suet or hard butter. 



"Before leaving the subject of worm medicines, let me 

 point out hon- often disappointment foUows from the use 

 of inferior drugs, or such as from age or other cause have 

 lost their efficacy. Areca nut is one of the most useful 

 vermifuges we have ; but unless the nut is sound, it can- 

 not be relied on. Last summer I had to pass along one of 

 the principal thoroughfares in the city of Lc>ndon several 

 times a week, and, month after month, I saw exposed in 

 a window a large heap of areca nuts, many — if not most 

 of them — worm eaten. These were utterly useless as a 

 vermifuge ; yet it is generaUy these that are ground up 

 and sold as areca nut powder. Let the dog owner be- 

 ware ; and if he wishes to use arneca nut for worms, let 

 him buy the whole nuts, select those that he sees are not 

 worm eatfcn, and that weigh the heaviest. It wfil be a 

 sufficiently fine powder to rub these down on a nutmeg 

 grater, although a further rub down in a mortar is to be 

 preferred, especiaUy if intended for puppies." 



tion if a St. Bernard without dew claws or a white- 

 colored dog ever wins tinder yours f raternaliy, 



Vebo Shaw. 



♦ 



" Caebolized Paper foe Kennels.— Sia?j?ej/, Morris 

 Count!/, N. J., July Idth.— Editor Forest and Stream:— 

 Permit me to call the attention of youi- many readers, 

 who own dogs, to the best and simplest appliance fnr re- 

 lieving both dogs and their kenni'is from fleas. Cajit. 

 John F, Rodgers, U. S. A,, discovered tliat carbolic acid 

 (which is naturally a volatile body and very caustic when 

 coming in contact with the sliiu) would unite readily 

 with bitumen ; also that cloth or paper saturated in this 

 compound was not caustic, and the virtues of the car- 

 bolic aci<l would be perpetuated for several years. 

 " Water Proofed Carbohzed Paper '' is now being manu- 

 factured, and is known to most of the dealers in sports- 

 men's goods in Mew York. U costs but ten cents per 

 yard and is clean and healthful. Kennels lined with 

 this paper will always be free from fleas. This paper 

 also affords absolute protection from moths. 



Geo, Shepard Page. 

 The use of this paper would not he injurious, unless 

 the odor from it is too strong, and the kennel small. 



Withdrawal of Faust,— Sf. Louis Kennel Club, St. 

 Louis. Jidy •Zlth.— Editor Forest and Stream .■— Please 

 state in your paper that the St. Louis Kennel Club has 

 withdrawn " Fauat " from the public stud. 



Chas. H. Tl-rner, Secretary. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



XAMES Cl.wmed— iJrilui— Mr. C. M. OgdoD, of TTashington,©. 

 C„ claims tlie name of Rona for Gordon setter hitch out of Mr. 

 C, U. ItiiymuiiOs imporlea JuQO,t)yDr. H. F. Aten's field-trial 

 winnerClen. G'en-Mr. M. P. MeKoon, of Franklin, N. T., 

 claims the name of Gloaforiitrownand white hai'e Ijeagle hound 

 bitch puppy, bred by Mr. N. Elmore, of Omiiby, Conn., out of his 

 Victor and Lucy. Mr. McKuon obtained the bitch ia eiohaoge 

 tor a Bne cocker bitch piipp.v. Sue— Mr. N. T.hnore, of Granby, 

 Conn., olaiins the name of Sue tor Ws lilue-moltled foxhound 

 hitch, presented to him by Mr. SIcCoon, of Franklin, N. Y. Sam 

 trcHcr— Mr. ■William Stanley, of Eaglewoad, N. J., claims the 

 name of Sam Wellerforhis black and tan puppy, out of ubiim- 

 pion BeUe, by Toledo Kenuel Club's champion Grouse. 



SALES.— r*c(nr-I'c»i«t, i(?ir,/p— Mr. N. Elmore, of firaaby. Conn., 

 hu;- sold t j Mr. Tbos. niyth, of Meliityre, Pa., a line English hare 

 beaeic pujM'>. I'v \i'--ior out of Venus. Mr. JSliiiore writes that 

 the sale was maiie tUroush his advertisement in our last issue. 



■WheliPS.— iVclJie— Mr. Chas. F. Mann's (Worcester, Mass.) black 

 and tan setter bitch Nellie, formerly Mr. F. A. Taft's, of Sedbam, 

 Mass., wlielped July 39th twelve puppies, seven dogs and ti\'a 

 bitches, by Mr, F. A. Tatt'a Jerry. 



Presestatiok.— Blmtra, IV. r., Jiiliy 30(;i.— 1 have heea pre- 

 sented by Jlr. N. Elmore, Granby, Conn., with a fine lieacle puppy 

 by Victor out of Lucy. Please acknowledge through your ken- 

 nel notes and obliire. F. H. Walkeb. 



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COL. BODINE AT HOME. 



THE Inman steamer City of Chester arrived In port on Sunday 

 eveainif last, and after a night spent at Quarantine anehor- 

 asre. Col. Bodine and Messrs. Clark, Kathbone and Fialicr, of the 

 late Americiin team in Ireland, reached the city. There was no 

 demonstration on tlieir arrival, and thp four gentlemen were soon 

 hurrying olf to their families. They were ail in excellent health, 

 and spoke of their trip as a most en,1oyable one from start to 

 finish. 



Col. Bodine, in conversation with our representative, speaking 

 of the work in Ireland said: " Tbo day alter wo reuuhcd Dublin 

 the men bOiuran to get ready tor rho aiati-h, I &ii(jiH,'.se our scores 

 looked rather low, but we were not shootmg' as u team or for record. 

 Many ot the men hud new liflos and the ammuaiiion had all to 

 be tested and tried to get its best elteot. There were no flags on 

 the i-!inge to show the dUrection oi: the wind, for the Irish Itilio 

 Association had but Just taken possession of the spot. On the 

 Friday before the Tuesday on wliieh the match was shot, t se- 

 lected my six men out of the nine, and on that Saturday we had 

 a regular Rhoot with the men squadded as for a match. The Irish- 

 men Una beca very conti<ient of winniiiK, and the feeling over 

 I here was t lint we were lo be whipped. They judged merely by 

 the scores which we were malsing. Whiu we rolled up that Sat- 

 urday score the opinion changed. I never hud any doubts of the 

 result. On lUeday of the match ray men worlved raagnitioeutly. 

 Mr. Donaldson, the Secretary of the National Kifle Association 

 here, kmdly went down to the butts to see that the marking was 

 all right. On one target were Clark, Scott and Fisher shooting 

 In order, with Laird as spotter at the target, while on the other 

 target flathbone, IfaiTow aud Brown were the ahootcrj, •.vbUc I 

 sat at the glass and watched the shots. 



" We did not shout our match as it is usually done, each m in 

 foUowing his leader at his own ieisui-e. In place of that wo shot in 

 sections. The plan was to send in our shots as quickly as possi- 

 ble ; that is, each three men would load and then as fast as one 

 shot, the next would drop down and deliver his fl re, taking, of 

 course, ample time to aim. We fired each particular shot as 

 though it was the deciding shot of the match, and I never saw 

 ilner diseipiine. We had no uaacconntablo misses, and none ot 

 the men kicked over the traces. Clark aud Bathbone were good 

 leaders, aud tliere are no two better rifleman for .tudgment In the 

 world. The light WBSgood.buttUe win,] waafliietuating from 5 to 7 

 o'ciocli on the dial, what we would t^ill :it Crecdiuuor a' bad roar 

 fish-tail." Thewindgaugeswerechtuii!' li beiw. ou every shot, an d 

 often would be moved from a poiut or two for a left wind to a 

 point or more for a right wind. It was a wind that needed uo 

 end of watchmg, aud we were all keenly keeping track of il. 



" In my ofBolal report I think I will give lithographed copies of 

 Clark's record book, made on the range, so that it will enable 

 riflemen to understand precisely the difficult conditions under 

 which the match was shot. 



We received the beat of treatment during the match, but to- 



Dew Claws in St. Bernards.— io Belle Sauvage 

 Yard, Zmlyate Mill. E, C, London, Eng., Jidy Wth.— 

 Editor Forest andStrtam .•— 1 have just read Mr. Dalziel'a 

 letter to the jLit;e Stock Journal in your columns, and 

 as my name appeare in it I sliould like to beg space in 

 which to state how much I disagiee with him on the 

 subject of dew claws in St. Bernards. It is aU very well 

 for our good friend to talk airily about accidental mon- 

 strosities, and to (juote letters from the author of the 

 Descent of Man, but I only consider it a ruse to draw us 

 away fx'om the main point at issue. I have no hesitation 

 in saying that 99 out of 100 St, Bernard breeders here and 

 elsewhere like dew claws when they can get th(;m, and 

 it is when they get a good dogs without them that they 

 profe.ss to be indifferent on the matter. People might 

 just as well say that the trace on the back of a pug, the 

 lines up a black and tan terrier's fe*t, the .^liortness ui 

 face of a bulldog, or the beautiful features of a setter 

 were matters of uo consequence, and I daresay Mr. Dar- 

 win, or sombody eJse, woidd back them up. I fail to see 

 why, because Tell was blemished, other dogs similarly af- 

 leuied should be given prizes : and TeU, good dog as he 

 was in his day, even it he had dew claws, coidd hardly 



win now against our modern champions. One thing I _ _ 



know is, that it will be very much against my incliua- 1 -ward the end oX the match ;there was a rush of smoke across the 



