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seems most objectionable. Give no hay or grass, but 

 plenty of linseed tea to drink; give good bruised or 

 scalded oats, with a small quantity of warm bran mixed 

 in each feed, and leave a lump of chalk in manger : or 

 administer diluted phosphoric acid, one ounce to one 

 pint lukewarm water, twice daily, till the symptoms 

 abate, then gradually reduce the dose.* 



A horse once found to be subject to this disease should 

 be very carefully fed and watered. 



WORMS 



are indicated by a state of the coat called "hide-bound" 

 and "staring," with loss of condition and indisposition 

 to work; by a slimy mucus covering the dung-balls ; 

 also occasionally by the adherence of the parasites round 

 the anus, and thin evacuation in the faeces. 



They cling so pertinaceously to the internals, that 

 they will eat through the coat of the stomach, and are 

 never likely to be removed by a single dose of any 

 medicine. Spirit of turpentine is highly recommended 

 as a cure, but if given it must be diluted largely — one 

 part turpentine to four parts oil. 



Practical experience of various remedies for worms 

 justifies me in recommending one to two grains of arse- 

 nic and twenty grains of kamela twice daily (each dose 

 mixed in a handful of wet bran, and given with oats 



* This will be found almost a specific ; it is recommended by Mr 

 Mayhew, and is said to have originated with Mr Woody er, V.S., at 

 Paddington. Professor Dick is also reputed to have been very suc- 

 cessful in the treatment of this disease, by the use of small and 

 repeated doses of iodine or iodide of potassium. 



