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Victoria. Facts, being stubborn things, I feel I cannot 

 close this chapter without giving our readers some 

 particulars of an old bush remedy, which, from personal 

 observation, I have more than once seen successfully 

 tried, and which I can vouch for. It is to give the 

 horse a drench of warm blood, which has the effect of 

 causing the larvae to lose their hold, when the grubs are 

 passed by the horse in the usual way. In the bush it 

 is not always possible or convenient for the farmer to 

 consult a u vet., n and in such cases, innocent and 

 homely measures should not, in my opinion, be despised. 



