The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-09

small, biackish specks, and should readily 1 hat tch out direct, there being no inter- 1 mediate or larval stage, as with the flea | and many other insects.
 | Ticks--Occasionally these are found | upon the dog, to whom they cause con- {, siderable irritation They are easily picked up in woods where there is plenty of un- dergrowth, in such places they await
 q suitable host Ticks burrow in the skin ! and engurge themselves with the blood of thc,r victim. They are difficult tc | dislodee. and washing in the ordinary way i is not of the slightest use.
 These parasites have rostrum, four 1 pairs of legs, sometimes two pairs of ] eyes, according to scientists. The body is large in comparison with the rostrum I and is flat when fasting. but swollen when replete In appearance, when full 1 of blood it is similar to castor oil seed. When removing the tick it is necessary | that the rostrum be removed from the | skin as we'll as the body, or suppuration | will probably ensue. A few drops of par affir or oil of turpentine applied to the | rostrum will ensure it's complete removal | All ticks should be burned as, if they are left about in kennels, the eggs are de- posted, and the building becomes event. | ua'ly infested with large numbers. | Boiling water kills them, but in disin- |
 ture should be as carefully treated as the | walls and floor, as these parasites pre- I fer that situation.
 l One of the best treatment to rid the | dog of fleas that I have found is to mi
 about four tablespoonful of coal tar prep
 aration in half tub of luke warm water: add to this about two tablespoons
 of kerosene. and then father the animal
 good with carbolic acid soap Keep it
 in the tub for 10 minutes, all the time rubbing the soap freely into the coat
 At the end of this time the insects are
 most always dead. Then take a fine comb and comb out all the dead ones
 mat did not come off in the tub and burn them up.
 l Watch your dog and see that the fleas
 don't gather in large numbers on certain spots where the poor beast can't bite or scratch. A flea is as foxy as a rat, and soon learns where it is safe. Watch down the back in the small crevices of the ! ears and around the root of the tail. Another good way to rid the dog of the pests is to lay the animal down on a sheet, shake insect powder over it well and rub in. It stuns the fleas who fall | orr on the sheet While in this condition l shake into the fire. Ho RY l We are continually being asked to ad- wise as to the best means of Keeping the l dogs coat in good condition. It may he |
 dog requires extraordinary attention in
 order to keep his coat in good condition
 there must be something radically wrong
 with that dog. It is perfectly true that some breeds of dog need more attention
 than others: and at the same time if is
 equally true that individual dogs are more
 liable to have skin eruptions and othe,
 troubles caused by parasites of differ.
 ent kinds, which interfere with the coat l Provided a dog is in ordinary eoo6 ! health. his coat ought rot to require more
 attention than is involved in regular and systematic grooming. Washing is very
 often overdone, and in my opinion is re. sponsiple for good deal of trouble. A | dogs coat will hc benefited very much more by regular grooming than by regu.
 lar washing. Of course. washing is desir.
 able now and again, and care should be
 taken to avoid soaps which are of toe 1 caustic nature. An antiseptic super,
 fatted soap is always the best for a dogs $ skin.