THE RED-MANGE. 
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The following ointment has also been successfully used 
tor mange :— 
White hellebore-root, pow- 
dered 
6 ounces, 
Sulphur vivum 
8 ounces, 
Black pepper, powdered . 
Sal ammoniac, finely pow¬ 
2 ounces 
dered 
1 ounce, 
Hogs’ lard 
1 pound, 
Olive-oil 
i pint. 
Rub the parts affected, with this, night and morning, for 
or seven days, and the following purgative ball should 
given, and repeated twice after it has operated, allowing 
interval of two days :— 
Powdered jalap 
30 grains, 
Calomel 
6 grains, 
Ginger, powdered 
3 grains, 
Conserve of roses 
30 grains, 
Syrup of buckthorn 
1 drachm ; 
to be made into a ball, and concealed in a small bit of 
butter. The above doses are for a fox-hound, greyhound, 
setter, and pointer. For larger dogs the quantity to be in¬ 
creased, and for smaller ones diminished. 
THE RED-MANGE. 
As already stated ,this is a more obstinate disease than the 
common. It is known by a red inflammatory state of the 
skin over the whole body, and is accompanied by great itch¬ 
ing, and the skin feels hot to the touch. It often affects the 
roots of the hair, so that it falls off, frequently - in large 
patches, in some instances leaving the body almost naked. 
The hair frequently becomes discoloured. In obstinate cases, 
ulceration often takes place ; and when this is observed, after 
washing with soft-soap, or a very strong solution of soda, as 
