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bran given three times a day. After one week of this, 

 give the horse a bran mash for a night or two, so as to 

 open his bowels, and then carefully give him one quart 

 of raw linseed oil. The oil should be given on an 

 empty stomach, and the horse should be used very little 

 for the next two days, as the oil will make him feel 

 sick, impair his appetite and weaken him somewhat. 

 After the oil, continue the tonic for ten days more, 

 and at the end of that time, a second dose of oil may be 

 given if the worms still appear to trouble the horse. 

 Sometimes these long worms can be got rid of without 

 physic, by giving the horse a tablespoonful of salt and 

 the same quantity of charcoal mixed with his grain, 

 morning and night, for a day or two — or even longer 

 if he will eat so much salt. This is more likely to be 

 effective if preceded and followed by the tonic above 

 prescribed. 



The smaller worms can usually be removed by an 

 injection of salt and water, or by giving an ordinary 

 injection of soap and warm water to clear out the 

 intestines, and then giving immediately afterward 

 another injection of a quart of linseed oil, with which 

 one ounce of turpentine has been mixed. 



