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Its Action anJ Use. — This medicine is a most effectual 

 remedy tor worms, especially tapeworms, in all animals. 



Dose. — For horses, 3 to 4 drams; cattle, 3 to 4 drams; 

 sheep and pig's, 1 to '2 drams; dog's, ^ to 1 dram. In giving it to 

 cattle and horses have them starved for twenty-four hours, then 

 give the above mentioned dose mixed in a pint of raw linseed oil 

 or gruel; feed very light for three days, and if the worm has not 

 come away repeat the dose every third day until it does. Jn 

 giving it to sheep and pigs, give it in the same manner, only in 

 half the quantity mentioned of raw linseed oil or gruel. In giving 

 it to dogs, give it in half a teacupful of new milk, in the same man- 

 ner as lor horses and cattle. For further particulars how to use 

 it look at tapeworm in the different animals. 



PEPPER. 



Black pepper, which is the kind mostly used for animals, is 

 got from the berries of a climbing plant that grows in the West 

 Indies. 



Its Action and Use. — It I« used internally as a stomacli 

 stimulant to heat the stomach and bowels, and in this way helps 

 to relieve the pain in colic, indigestion, etc. 



Dose. — Fo horses, 1 tablespoonful . cattle, i tablespoonful ; 

 sheep and pigo», I teaspoonfui . dogs. ^ teaspoonful. In mixing 

 up this drench it is often combined with whisky, and makes a 

 good colic drench. 



OUASSIi^ CHIPS. 



Quassia Chips are got from y handsome tree that grows in 

 the West India Islands. It is odorless but bitter to taste. 



Its Action and Use.— It i^ used mostly as an injection for 

 pinworms. To prepare it tor injection refer lo pinworms 

 in horses. 



SULPHURIC ACID. 



Sulphuric Acid is a product of the mineral kingdom, and is 

 got in the form of a light brown liquid. 



Its Action and Use. — At one time it was used a great deal as 

 a caustic for burning warts, etc., but is not so much used now as 

 it is too irritating, its place being taken by better caustics, such 

 as chloride of zinc, nitrate of silver and caustic potash. It is used 

 externally in the form of liniments. How to mix and use it, refer 

 to the receipt for acid liniment in the back of this book. 



