In regard to exercise ; running after a eart is not good for
little dogs, who find sufficient work in keeping up ; though
it does not hurt bigger ones who are fleet enough to make
excursions, and linger behind, secure of being able to over-
take their belongings. But no dog does without real, active
exeicise, foi which a dreary eonstitutional Avith the sweeper
— generally at the end of a chain — is but a poor substitute.
Even long-haired dogs will thrive in the hot weather if their
food is regulated, and they get real exercise morning and
evening. The fatness of pet dogs is proverbial, but this
comes far more from want of exercise than over-feedino-.
To see a dog really enjoy life, one should see him in eamp^
when he has a ten-mile run in the morning, which he in-
creases to thirty by side-walkings ! With what keenness will
he not go at porridge and milk, then curl round in some
with a sigh of satisfaction, and sleep steadily
till the sound of master looking to his guns awakens him
to fresh delights. How different is this life to that of the
“sweeper’s dog,” who goes for a raol (constitutional), has his
slun blistered with soap every morning, and is fed for 365 days
of the yem- on meat in the last stage of jaundice with turmeric
The following will be found useful in treating simple
diseases as a preliminary ; though all dog lovers should buy
Hugh Dalziels book on the “Diseases of Dogs,” price is
It may be said that a pulse of a dog taken inside the knee
or from the heart, is in health from 90 to 100, the tempera-
ture about 98 j the breathing about 20 per minute.
naturally vary with the size of
the .log, also with old age. Briefly, a mature- dog of the
laigest size stands the same dose as a man. Takimr this as
a basis, It IS easy to apportion the dose for any druk! Do<rs
under a year shoidd be given three quarters of the dose for
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their size ; under six months one-half ; under two nioiitlis
one-eiglitli.
1. Bad Breath. — Black salt, 1 oz. ; sulplmr (gimduk), 1 oz. ;
sulphate of iron (lamsi.s), 1 oz. As much as will lie on an eight-
anna bit daily in food.
2. Cold with Cough. — Nitre, :10 grains; ipecacuanha, 6 grains;
powdered opium, 1 grain. Divide into live doses.
a. Diarrhoea. — Catechu (kuth), 1 drachm ; chalk, 2 drachms ;
mixed cinnamon and cloves, ^ drachm ; opium, (> grains. Twelve
powders, one three times a day.
4. Eczema Ointment. — Boracic ^ oz., bismuth ^ oz., oil 4 oz.✪ Eczema Ointment
•5. Emetic. — One teaspoon of dry salt✪ Emetic on the tongue is a speedy
and safe emetic if a dog has been eating garbivge.
G. Eye Lotion. — h oz. boracic, 1 pint water✪ Eye Lotion. Batbe nigbt and
morning.
7. Indigestion and Want of Condition. — Bicarbonate of
soda, I oz. ; carbonate of iron, i oz. ; powdered cbiretta, 1 oz.
Make with treacle into sixteen or twenty-four balls, according to
the size of the dog. Give one twice a day.
8. Mange. — Ethiops mineral, | oz. ; cream of tiirbir, 1 oz. ; nitre,
2 drachms. Sixteen to twenty-four doses. Night and morning.
9. Mange Ointment. — Powdered aloes (i/crt), 2 drachms; white
hellebore, 4 dracbms; sulphur, 4 oz. ; cocoanut-palm oil, G oz.
Add 1 oz. of mercurial ointment if the dog is suffering from red
mange.✪ Mange Ointment Muzzle the dog, rub in well, leave for three boui*s, and
wash out thoroughly.
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Presented as published in 1898. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
In regard to exercise ; running after a eart is not good for little dogs, who find sufficient work in keeping up ; though it does not hurt bigger ones who are fleet enough to make excursions, and linger behind, secure of being able to overtake their belongings. But no dog does without real, active exercise, for which a dreary constitutional with the sweeper — generally at the end of a chain — is but a poor substitute. Even long-haired dogs will thrive in the hot weather if their food is regulated, and they get real exercise morning and evening. The fatness of pet dogs is proverbial, but this comes far more from want of exercise than over-feedino-.To see a dog really enjoy life, one should see him in camp, when he has a ten-mile run in the morning, which he increases to thirty by side-walkings ! With what keenness will he not go at porridge and milk, then curl round in some cool spot with a sigh of satisfaction, and sleep steadily till the sound of master looking to his guns awakens him to fresh delights. How different is this life to that of the "sweeper's dog," who goes for a raol (constitutional), has his skin blistered with soap every morning, and is fed for 365 days of the year on meat in the last stage of jaundice with turmeric The following will be found useful in treating simple diseases as a preliminary ; though all dog lovers should buy Hugh Dalziels book on the “Diseases of Dogs,” price is it may be said that a pulse of a dog taken inside the knee or from the heart, is in health from 90 to 100, the temperature about 98; the breathing about 20 per minute.
naturally vary with the size of the dog, also with old age. Briefly, a mature dog of the largest size stands the same dose as a man. Taking this as a basis, it is easy to apportion the dose for any drug! Dogs under a year should be given three quarters of the dose for
128 The Indian Housekeeper and Cook
their size; under six months one-half; under two months one-eighth.
1. Bad Breath. — Black salt, 1 oz.; sulphur (gunduk), 1 oz.; sulphate of iron (lamsas), 1 oz. As much as will lie on an eightanna bit daily in food.
2. Cold with Cough. — Nitre, 30 grains; ipecacuanha, 6 grains; powdered opium, 1 grain. Divide into live doses.
3. Diarrhoea. — Catechu (kuth), 1 drachm; chalk, 2 drachms; mixed cinnamon and cloves, ^ drachm; opium, 6 grains. Twelve powders, one three times a day.
4. Eczema Ointment. — Boracic ^ oz., bismuth ^ oz., oil 4 oz.
•5. Emetic. — One teaspoon of dry salt on the tongue is a speedy and safe emetic if a dog has been eating garbivge.
6. Eye Lotion. — ^ oz. boracic, 1 pint water. Batbe nigbt and morning.
7. Indigestion and Want of Condition. — Bicarbonate of soda, 1 oz.; carbonate of iron, 1 oz.; powdered chiretta, 1 oz. Make with treacle into sixteen or twenty-four balls, according to the size of the dog. Give one twice a day.
8. Mange. — Ethiops mineral, ^ oz.; cream of turbit, 1 oz.; nitre, 2 drachms. Sixteen to twenty-four doses. Night and morning.
9. Mange Ointment. — Powdered aloes (i/crt), 2 drachms; white hellebore, 4 dracbms; sulphur, 4 oz. ; cocoanut-palm oil, G oz. Add 1 oz. of mercurial ointment if the dog is suffering from red mange. Muzzle the dog, rub in well, leave for three boui*s, and wash out thoroughly.
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Eczema OintmentEmeticEye LotionMange Ointment