There is scarcely a keeper, or a whipper-in, who has not an infallible specific for the mange; and one or two applications are to perform a complete cure. I know nothing of these wonderful ointments, or lotions; and if I did I would not use them, because I should be sure that so sudden a revulsion from the skin would be very likely to produce other and worse diseases.

If the mange, whether red mange, or that of the common scabby kind, is derived from either of the parents, no power on earth will cure it; nor can the periodical mange, which has returned in the spring and he autumn for a few years, be ever eradicated from the blood. Mange caught on ship-board, and where the dog has had much salted meat, is very obstinate. The red mange, also, is difficult to cure; but patience and perseverance may conquer that.

Itching, although it may exist to a considerable degree, and even with some redness of the skin, will sometimes yield to medicine, and bleeding, and a little starvation. A physic-ball (Recipe No. 1, p. 138) should be given every fourth day, and an alterative ball (Recipe No. 3, p. 147) on each of the intermediate days, and blood should be abstracted, according to the size of the dog.

If, however, a week should pass, and the itchiness and redness continue, the mange ointment (Recipe No. 2, p. 146) must be resorted to. The hair must be care-fully parted, and a little of it gently but well rubbed into the skin, wherever the disease appears. This should be continued daily for a week, the physic and alterative balls being given as before. At the expiration of a week the dog may be washed, in order to ascertain the progress of the cure, and to open the pores of the skin, for the better effect of the ointment. The proof of cure will be the cleansing away of all the scabs, the wholesome and natural appearance of the skin, and the cessation of the itching. The medicine should be continued at least a week after the mange has seemed to disappear.

In red mange there is seldom any scabbiness, but intense redness, and heat, and itchiness of the skin on various parts, and particularly on the belly, the flanks, and the inside of the thighs. Here also the physic and the application of the ointment should he preceded by bleeding. The same medicine must be given, and one-eighth part of mercurial ointment added to the common mange ointment. Care must be taken that the dog does not lick it off, for if he does he will soon become salivated; and in order to prevent this, if he will not otherwise let it alone, a little powdered aloes should be mixed with the ointment.

Should little or no progress be made after a month's trial has been given to this treatment, the following lotion may be used.

Recipe (No. 37). Wash For Red Mange

TAKE-Corrosive sublimate, a scruple; dissolve it in Spirits of wine, two drachms; add Milk of sulphur, an ounce; and gradually pour upon this, well stirring the whole together. Lime-water, half a pint

This may be applied to, or rubbed on, the affected part by means of a bit of sponge or clean rag, the liquid being kept well stirred. There is little or no danger of salivation from the use of this liniment, unless it is used in great quantities or continued very lung.

If the disease should still be obstinate, local applications may be altogether omitted, and the following alterative powder given daily.

Recipe (No. 38). Alterative Medicine For Red Mange

Take - Ethiop's mineral, from two to five grama, according to the size of the dog; Cream of Tartar, from four to ten grains; and Tartrate of iron, from one to three grains! Rub them well together.

I have known some sportsmen continue to give this for five or six weeks, and at length succeed; but even this will sometimes fail. Should purging, or a slight soreness of the mouth, occur at any period, the medicine should be discontinued for a week, and then given again as before.

I have said nothing of tobacco water, hellebore, or the tan-pit; they are "kill or cure" things, and better let alone.

A very peculiar species of mange will sometimes appear. A dog is perfectly well to-day, and his skin every where whole and sound; to-morrow a bare raw patch is found upon him, usually about his haunches, varying from the size of a shilling to that of the palm of the hand. It is exceedingly sore; it seems from the dog's manner to itch dreadfully; a thin, ichorous fluid exudes from it, and it spreads rapidly. Practitioners call it, from its sudden appearance and inflammatory character, " the acute mange."

It has a frightful appearance, but it readily yields to treatment. The dog should be bled, a dose of physic given, and the healing ointment (Recipe No. 5, p. 149) gently smeared over the sore; and very frequently, in three or four days, the whole will disappear.

Mange will frequently attack the feet of dogs. It usually appears, at least in its early stage, in the form of inflammation of the web between the toes, which becomes intensely red; an ichorous fluid exudes from it; and the dog is very lame. The wash for red mange will be the best application, but the foot should be bound up. The arm of a lady's worn-out glove will be most conveniently used for this purpose.

Sore feet, partly arising from this affection, but more from working over rough or stubble ground, is best cured by a strong solution of common salt, to which a little tincture of myrrh has been added.

When either sore feet or mange in the feet is neglected, the disease spreads to the toes, and particularly to the roots of the nails, and the nail is sometimes lost, and the dog for a while rendered useless. All broken nails should be cut, and all that are loosened should be pulled out; poultices of linseed-meal should then be applied to abate inflammation; and after that the feet should be frequently bathed with the astringent lotion for wounds (Recipe No. 18, p, I80), diluted with an equal quantity of water, and a little tincture of aloes being mixed with it There are few disorders says Beckford to which dogs are so subject as mange. Air and exercise, wholesome food and cleanliness, are the best preservatives against it Your feeder should be particularly attentive to it, and when any spot of it is perceived, let him rub it with the following mixture.

Recipe (No. 39)

Take - A pint of train oil;

Half pint oil of turpentine; A quarter of pound of ginger in powder; Half, an ounce of gunpowder, finely powdered. Mixed up cold.

If the disorder should not yield to the remedy just prescribed, three mild purging balls, one every other day, should be given, and the dog laid up for a little while afterwards. For the red mange, you may use the following:

Recipe (No. 40)

Take - Four ounces of quicksilver; .

Two ounces of Venice turpentine; One pound of hog's lard.

The quicksilver and turpentine Are to be rubbed together till the globules disappear. When you apply it, you must rub one ounce once a day on the part affected, for three days successively. This to be used when the hair comes off, or any redness appears.

To cure sore feet. - Wash them with brine, or salt and vinegar, a handful of salt to a pint of vinegar.