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stroying- the worms by abrading- their external or internal 

 surfaces, without, in the slig-htest deg-ree, injuring- the pa- 

 tient. Either of the following- recipes embrace these pro- 

 perties, particularly the latter, which 1 cannot too highly re- 

 commend : — 



Cowhage (dolichos pruriens, Linn.) half a dram 



Tin filings, made with a very fine file 2 drams 



Or, 



Iron filings, very fine 2 drams 



A distemper powder, No. 1 (p. 146.) 



Form either of these into four, six, or eig-ht balls, and g-ive 

 one every morning- ; after which, a mercurial purgative will 

 be proper. 1 have occasionally succeeded, in very obstinate 

 worm cases, by moderate daily doses of Epsom salts*. Asca- 

 rides are best destroyed by terebinthinated or aloetic clysters. 

 The tape-worm is not unfrequently removed by mercurial 

 purg-es ; but a still more certain remedy for this noxious g-uest 

 is considerable doses of oil of turpentine, as two, three, or 

 four drams, according- to the size, age, and strength of the 

 dog, given night and morning, mixed Vvith the yolk of an 

 egg, for a few days. 



-<^r*>r*sr- 



Wounds. 



Dogs are liable to become wounded in various ways, and 

 their wounds, however bad, are not, generally, much attended 

 to, from an opinion that the animal's tongue is the best 



* The obstinate disposition to generate worms, which some dogs 

 possess, may be, in some instances, checked by the daily administration 

 of common salt in their food : the use of which, however, should be 

 persisted in no longer than is absolutely necessary, to avoid the ten- 

 dency it might have to produce mange, unless this tendency is checked 

 at the time by the administration of alteratives with the salt. 



