F O R E ST AND S T R E A M 
June, 1918 
.884 
! THE KENNEL MART 
PRACTISE ECONOMY 
Has it ever occurred to you 
in these days of high prices that 
by providing your dog with 
SPRATT’S 
DOG CAKES 
OR 
PUPPY BISCUITS 
you are not only maintaining his health, but you are also giving him 
the most economical and least wasteful food obtainable, and you are 
helping to conserve the food supply and to win the war. 
Insist on Spratt’s for Your Dog’s Sake 
Write for samples and send 2c stamp for “Dog Culture” 
SPRATT’S PATENT, LIMITED Newark, N. J. 
DE NT'S CONDITION PILLS 
4®T 
■fe If your dog is sick, 
all run-down, thin and unthrifty, if his 
coat is harsh and staring, his eyes mat¬ 
terated, bowels disturbed, urine high 
colored and frequently passed—if you 
feel badly every time you look at him 
—eating grass won’t help him. 
DENT’S CONDITION PILLS 
will. They are a time-tried formula, 
that will pretty nearly make a dead 
dog eat. As a tonic for dogs that are 
all out of sorts and those that are 
recovering from distemper or are 
affected with mange, eczema, or some 
debilitating disease, there is nothing 
to equal them. PRICE, PER BOX, 
50 CENTS. 
If your dog is sick and you do not 
know how to treat him, write to us 
and you will be given an expert’s 
opinion without charge. Pedigree 
blanks are free for postage—4 cents a 
dozen. Dent’s Doggy Hints, a 32- 
page booklet, will be mailed for a two- 
cent stamp. The Amateur Dog Book, 
a practical treatise on the treatment, 
care and training of dogs, 160 pages 
fully illustrated, will be mailed for 10 
cents. 
THE DENT MEDICINE CO. 
NEWBURGH, N. Y.; TORONTO, CAN. 
PURE GOLD 42934 
AT STUD A Great Son of Champion 
Comanche Frank, by Ex. Arkan¬ 
sas Queen . . . Young Stock For Sale. 
RIVERDALE KENNELS, WILTON, CONN. 
ENGLISH SETTERS 
and POINTERS 
A nice lot of good strong, 
healthy, farm raised puppies 
of the best of breeding 
GEO. W. LOVELL 
Middleboro, Mass. 
Tel. 29-M 
GIVE YOUR DOG A SULPHUR BATH 
BALLARD’S LIQUI- 
SULPHUR. . . . 
The finest and safest 
remedy for MANGE 
and all DISEASES 
of the SKIN. 
A small quantity 
placed in warm water 
ensures a PERFECT 
SULPHUR RATH, 
which, in addition to 
its curative qualities, 
produces glossy hair 
and promotes 
HEALTH and Vigor. 
Price $1.00 per l2oz. bottle. 
THE INTERNATIONAL LIQUI - SULPHUR CO. 
Bible House, 9th St. and 4th Ave., New York City 
The Blue Grass Farm Kennels 
OF BERRY,KENTUCKY 
offer for sale Setters and Pointers, Fox and Cat 
Hounds, Wolf and Deer Hounds, Coon and Opos¬ 
sum Hounds, Varmint and Rabbit Hounds, Bear 
and Lion Hounds also Airedale Terriers. All 
dogs shipped on trial, purchaser alone to judge 
the quality. Satisfaction guaranteed or money 
refunded. 60-page, highly illustrated, interesting 
and instructive catalogue for 10c. in stamps or 
coin. 
should be prevented from licking the 
wound, as the dog’s tongue does not pos¬ 
sess the healing properties that have been 
attributed to it popularly. If an abscess 
forms, make an opening at the softest part 
and drain the contents, then pack the 
wound with sterilized gauze or oakum, 
which should he changed daily. This treat¬ 
ment keeps the wound open until it has 
healed from the bottom. 
Boils which afflict dogs are similar to the 
boils in human beings and are due to the 
same causes, that is, they indicate either 
a poverty of the system and a gen¬ 
eral weakness, or they may be the result of 
plethora and too much blood. They also 
follow diseases like distemper and are not 
uncommonly induced by worms. Boils are 
very painful and make the dog cross. They 
appear usually where the skin is thinnest. 
Their first appearance is in the form of 
small red swellings, which enlarge, become 
hot and painful and eventually break and 
discharge their contents. They usually ap¬ 
pear on the inside of the thighs and bellies 
of young puppies when suffering from dis¬ 
temper or worms. If accompanying dis¬ 
temper they should not be treated, but at 
other times the proper thing to do is to 
reform the diet, give more green food, 
bathe oftener, exercise more and when the 
boils are soft and ripe open them with a 
sharp knife and dress with an antiseptic 
solution. 
B URNS may be due to contact with fire, 
hut more frequently it is boiling water 
that has caused the injury. In some 
cases the skin is scorched and the hair 
frizzled, but the hair roots are not ‘de¬ 
stroyed and a new growth soon reappears. 
In other cases the tissues of the skin are 
destroyed, and the hair roots killed and a | 
large blister forms, which usually goes 
through a stage of suppuration and then 
heals, leaving a smooth, white, glistening 
scar on which the hair never grows. If the 
skin is only scorched apply three or four 
times a day the common lime water and 
linseed oil lotion composed of one part of 
lime water to two parts linseed oil. This 
relieves the pain, protects the parts from 
the air and in a few days the patient is all 
right. In those cases where the skin has 
been burned deeply the parts should be 
coated with boracic ointment. After tne 
blister breaks there is nothing better than 
boracic ointment to apply to the raw sur¬ 
faces. It should be laid on thickly and 
protected by lint or absorbent cotton, kept 
in place by a bandage. The dressing should ; 
be repeated three times a day and should 
be conscientiously attended to. 
Bald spots are common, and if the hair 
follicle is not destroyed it can be stimu¬ 
lated into activity, but if dead, as in the 
case of a burn, treatment is useless. If 
the baldness is caused by eczema rub the 
spots sparingly with a little green iodide 1 
of mercury, wash the next day and apply; 
lanolin ointment. The following lotion isj 
also useful in stimulating the activity of, 
the roots of the hair: tincture of can- 
tharides, two drams; water of rosemary,j 
two drams; glycerine, four drams; waterj 
to make eight ounces. Apply twice a day; 
and use care to avoid getting into the eyes 
and ears as the dog will object vigorously 
to treatment if he is once hurt during it.j 
(to be continued next month) 
