728 THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



If no relief is experienced in another half hour, 



Take Boiling Water 1 pint. 



Aloes, powdered, .... . . 4 drams. 



Mix, and when cool, add 



Laudanum, 1 ounce. 



Aromatic Spirits Ammonia, .... 1 ounce. 



and give at one dose. If these fail, any of the doses given 

 may be repeated. If the last is given again, leave out the 

 aloes. 



When the above remedies fail, the only thing that can be 

 done is to puncture and let the gases escape. For this opera- 

 tion a common trochar and canula, about four inches in length, 

 should be used. Puncture in the right side, at an equal dis- 

 tance from the haunch-bone, the last rib, and the projections 

 from the back-bone, directing the instrument a little downward 

 and a little backward; draw out the trochar and leave the can- 

 ula in until the gases cease to flow. If the tube should get 

 stopped, it can be opened with the trochar. The instrument 

 named above can be bought through your druggist, or from any 

 surgical-instrument maker. When such an animal begins to re- 

 cover, he should be carefully used for some time, and fed such 

 food as is easily digested. And give the following powders for 

 a few days : 



Take Bicarbonate of Soda, ..... 1 ounce. 



Fenugreek, powdered, . . . . .1 ounce. 



Gentian, powdered, ..... 1 ounce. 



Ginger, powdered, ...... 1 ounce. 



Rhubarb, powdered, ..... 1 ounce. 



Mix, and make into six powders, and give one three times 

 a day. 



Worms. As space will not permit, we can not trace the 

 causes of worms here. 



SYMPTOMS. The best and only unmistakable symptom to be 

 Been is the worms in the dung. But there are other signs. 

 The small needle, whip, or rectum worms, which infest the last 

 part of the intestine, cause the animal to scratch and rub the 

 tail. And by raising the tail, you can see a yellowish-white 



