The following medicine is one which I value very highly and consider the chief cause of my wonderful success in keeping my dogs strong and healthy:

Prescription :

One quart of raw linseed oil,

One half pint oil of tar,

One pound of sulphur.

Mix well in a jug and use as directed.

For Distemper

Rub the medicine well into the dogs' flanks and between his legs and he will lick it off. Do this once a week. If he is a growing dog, give a large spoonful every other day; small dogs and cats in proportion.

For A Bad Case Of Mange

Rub the oil all over him twice a week.

For A Bad Cough

Give a teaspoonful after coughing.

For Canker Of The Ear

Drop ten drops in each ear twice a day.

If the ear is very bad, drop a teaspoonful down it, which can be easily done by laying the dog down on the side opposite the sore ear, raising the flap of the ear and pouring the medicine in. The medicine will then run in easily and reach the sore places. Bandage the ear by tying a cloth around the head for fifteen or twenty minutes, so that the medicine cannot run out and by that time it will all be absorbed.

EXTRACTING A BONE FROM A DOG'S THROAT.

Sometimes a dog will get a bone or other obstruction in his throat and choke. Call for a broom handle and while keeping the dog on his feet by holding him firmly between your legs, hold his mouth wide open by pushing the handle well back across the dog's mouth. Now reach over the handle and pull the bone out. But never try to push the obstruction down. You can clean or even pull his teeth the same way.

If a dog refuses to take his medicine without fighting, give it to him in this way, whether it be pill or liquid.

It is easy to set the broken limb of a dog. I have set many a one. Once I had a dog that in jumping over a fence, fell into a ditch on the other side. I was many miles from home and all alone, but I set the limb right then and there.