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their presence should be suspected. 

 There are many excellent worm 

 medicines on the market, and any 

 chemist will supply one. 



Wounds, — When there is extensive 

 bleeding from a wound it should be 

 stopped as speedily as possible, as 

 loss of blood means loss of strength. 

 In his Veterinary Manual^ Mr Barton, 

 M.R.C.V.S., says: "If an artery has 

 been torn, the blood is sent out in 

 'jets/ as it were, whereas bleeding 

 from veins is 'continuous,' and less 

 serious than the former, being im- 

 pure blood and of a purple colour. 

 Pressure by the finger can often be 



