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eeierate its action downwards. When the effects of the salt 
&c., have ceased, give the dog fifteen drops of laudanum. 
BLINDNESS. 
During the time that dogs are afflicted with the distem¬ 
per, they are sometimes subject to diseases of the eyes ; the 
most frequent of which is an abscess in the transparent 
cornea, which, on its first appearance, is of a blue tinge ; in 
some instances there is a darkness of the part affected, in 
the middle of which a speck is visible, which gradually as¬ 
sumes the form of an abscess. This suppurates, leaving an 
ulcer, which not unfrequently extends over the entire pupil, 
often entirely preventing the animal from distinguishing ob¬ 
jects, and having such an appearance, that no hope of re¬ 
covery can be entertained. But, however intense the affec¬ 
tion may be, whenever the distemper ceases, the ulcer dries 
up, and the animal gradually acquires its wonted vision. 
Let the eye be washed with the following, twice or thrice a 
day:— 
White vitriol . . 8 grains, 
Burnt alum, powdered . 10 grains, 
Litharge ... 1 drachm, 
Distilled water . . 3 ounces. 
The same wash may be used for other complaints of the eye 
