HUNTERS 



mention in connection with the administration of 

 physic is, that it sometimes exerts diuretic effects, 

 thus passing off by the kidneys. Hunters can 

 be purged by salines, such as Epsom salts, mixed 

 with the food or drinking water, and the author 

 has found the daily administration of half-ounce 

 doses of Epsom salts, to foals troubled with 

 worms, a most efficacious remedy. Linseed oil 

 given as a pint dose, is an excellent laxative for 

 a hunter, especially if followed by two or three 

 ounce doses of Epsom salts, dissolved in the 

 drinking water. 



ADMINISTERING MEDICINE 



To be able to give a draught or to administer 

 a bolus, in a thoroughly workmanlike manner, 

 necessitates practice, combined with tact and 

 patience. It is astonishing to find how very few 

 men know how to do so, in a proper manner at 

 any rate. All liquids, forcibly administered, 

 should be given slowly, either out of a proper 

 drenching can, or else from a bottle. The head 

 must be supported either by means of a twitch, 

 or else with a noose around the upper jaw, and 



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