SIMPLE AILMENTS :m 



bathed with either a little warm milk-and-water or rather 

 weak lukewarm tea, either of which remedies are generally 

 sufficient to soothe and cure the ailment. If, however, a 

 more potent one is required, apply with a clean sponge, or 

 medicated cotton wool — 



Rose "Water 2 oz. 



Glycerine 2 drs. 



Acetate of Lead 2 ,, 



which may be relied upon if the homely remedies fail. 



Internal Parasites. 



The parasites which take up a lodgment in the intestines 

 are various, but the tape-worm is not a very common one in 

 this country, and only the three sorts usually met with, and 

 the bot, will now be considered. Those that are usually 

 referred to as "worms" are the large round, white, or 

 sometimes red worm, 4 to 12 inches in length and tapering 

 at both ends, which chiefly occupies the small intestines ; 

 the second kind are the small ones, thick at the one end and 

 tapering away at the other, which mostly inhabit the large 

 guts ; and besides these are the thread-like worms, the oxy- 

 uris, which infest the terminal portion of the intestinal canal 

 and cause intense itching, with consequent frequent rubbing 

 of the tail against anything available to allay the irritation. 

 The last pest is the " bot," the larva of the bot-fly, which 

 buries itself in the mucous membrane of the stomach. All 

 worms cause loss of flesh and prevent the animal from 

 thriving, often causing cough and gripes, with a rough, 

 dry, staring coat. 



There are many remedies for the first two kinds, and if 

 the presence of the large worm is suspected, which much 

 resembles an earthworm in appearance, it can often be 

 ejected by the administration of sulphate of iron. But far 

 the most efficacious remedy for both sorts is a dose of tur- 

 pentine and linseed oil ; and to give due effect to it the horse 

 should have a bran mash, and then be fasted for at least 



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