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If your dog swims in salt water as part of his boating experience, wash him off with fresh water at least once a day, dry him well, and keep him away from drafts. Salt water, if left on the dog, can cause skin problems. Some pets will drink excessive amounts of salt water, causing them to become nauseous. If that happens, give a small amount of Pepto-Bismol and do not feed the animal for a while. Fresh water should be available to your dog at all times; renew it four or five times a day, if necessary, to make sure it is fresh and pure. Excessive ice water, however, can lead to diarrhea.

For the salt solution use one heaping teaspoonful of salt to one gallon of water. Sea salt is the best to use, and can be bought commercially. Table salt usually has chemicals in it to prevent it from caking; it can be used, however, if sea salt is not available. The salt solution must be at the same temperature as the aquarium water before the fish is placed in it. The Bath should be placed out of the light and the fish left quietly in the solution without food.

In nearly all of these plantations the system of water cultivation is followed. In the case of the tidewater lands, they lie -along the rivers, above the meeting of fresh and salt water, in such a position that they may be flooded with water when the tide is high and drained at low tide. Thoroughly protected by dikes, the salt water, which is so fatal to the rice, cannot reach them from below, nor can freshets sweep them from above.