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administer the vermifuge. If the intestinal walla 

 have not yet been perforated by these pests, or 

 too great an inflammation of the alimentary canal 

 produced, or convulsions occasioned by the im- 

 pression of the worms upon the head center of 

 the nervous system have not yet taken place, the 

 pups, or most of them, can be saved. Hence the 

 need of taking time by the forelock and getting 

 rid of the worms before they get in their work. 

 There are all kinds of worm medicines on the 

 market, and I have tried them all. While some 

 are all right for older pups, many of them have 

 proven too harsh in their effects and puppies as 

 well as worms have been destroyed. The fol- 

 lowing recipe I know will rid the little tots of 

 their trouble without injuring them: 



Wormseed oil, sixteen drops. 



Oil of turpentine, two drops. 



Oil of anise, sixteen drops. 



Olive oil, three drachms. 



Castor oil, four drachms. 



Put into a two-ounce bottle, warm slightly, shake 

 well, and give one-half teaspoon ful, floated on 

 the same quantity of milk. If the worms do not 

 pass away, repeat the dose the next day. 



To those who would rather administer the 

 dose in the form of a capsule, then I strongly 

 recommend Spratts* Puppy Capsules, except 

 when the pups are unusually small. I have just 



