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voided just before their transformation, in the 

 ordinary course of things. Perhaps a dose of 

 physic may expedite matters and in that case 



1 should prefer hnseed oil. 



The long round worms with which horses are 

 frequently troubled and which are sometimes 12 

 inches long and the small active worm found in 

 great numbers in the large intestines and rectum 

 do the horse serious harm. He becomes staring 

 and rough in his coat, loses his flesh, and some- 

 times suffers from a cough or gripes or both. 

 There are many well-known remedies. I will 

 merely give the one I used myself as it was a very 

 simple one. I gave the horse a bran mash, then 

 fasted him twelve hours — I have been told that a 

 twenty-four hours' fast is better, and I can quite 

 believe it — and gave him a couple of ounces of 

 spirits of turpentine in a pint of linseed oil. 



Some horses suffer considerably from Colic, 

 w^hich if not a very dangerous, is at any rate a 

 very distressing complaint whilst it lasts. The 

 symptoms are easily recognised. The horse paws 

 with a fore foot, ' cow kicks ' his belly, looks 

 round at his flank and occasionally when the pain 

 is very severe he will throw himself on to the 

 ground. In the intervals when he is free from 

 pain he will even eat. It affords him some relief 

 to walk him about and to rub his belly. A 

 remedy recommended by Capt. Hayes is a 

 drench composed of Laudanum 2 oz.. Turpentine 



2 oz.. Linseed oil i| pints. If memory serves, 

 I used to give laudanum and linseed oil without 



