A very painful condition, usually the result of neglect, the teeth having been allowed to accumulate tartar. The ulcers may be quite rough on decayed teeth, or to a disordered stomach, this frequently the cause. In this case give an aperient, give a plain diet, and in moderate quantities, and when the condition of the stomach improves, the ulcers disappear. Remove the tartar by scaling, and rub the teeth afterwards with a tooth brush dipped into a weak solution of Condy's Fuid. Extract the decayed teeth if any. Touch the ulcers lightly with nitrate of silver.

Ticks resemble in appearance a spider, to which, in fact, they are related, varying in size from a pin's head to a small pea. The tick fastens in the skin by means of its legs,holding on with as much tenacity as frequently to part in two in the attempt to remove it. They are less common and less known than either the flea or louse. The color of the smaller ones is a light grey, but become dark when gorged with blood from the dog. My Skin Cure will also destroy these pests, but you must rub it in well to kill them, and all over the body. In using it, after leaving on the dog for fifteen minutes, you can then rinse off and dry the dog, thus getting rid of the greasy condition of the coat. Ticks occasionally occur even in the best regulated kennels, as it is, of course, impossible to prevent a dog sometimes coming in contact with other dogs so infected. Once ticks make their appearance lose no time in ridding the dog of them.

Warts are rather common on the dog, occurring on the lips, ears, inside of the mouth, and appear singly or in clusters. They can be removed by a ligature tied tightly around the root as close to the skin as possible. Another method is by a scalpel, the blade held fiat on the skin at the root of the wart - cut through - the raw surface being then cauterized. "The hot iron or actual cautery, although for the time the most painful, is after all (says Dalziel) the best and safest." Neither potasse fusse, nitric acid, or nitrate of silver can be safely used, because the dog's tongue would surely sweep the injured lip, the consequence being the caustic in part would be transferred to the tongue, which would peel as the result. If'used, the jaws must be so tightly bound that the teeth are held together, so the tongue cannot protrude.

The warts often grow in clusters, and the difficulty of dealing with them then is greatly increased. An application of bicarbonate of soda has proved effectual in some cases.

Normacot White King. Premiership Winner of England

Normacot White King, the "American Major Mite," Premiership Winner of England.

Owner, MELITA KENNELS, SEATTLE, WASH.