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Little's phenyle— one part to thirty or forty parts of cold water — has a 

 very good effect, and, in bad cases, dressing with a mixture of whale 

 oil, black sulphur, and spirits of tar, may be attended with good 

 results. Iodine preparations are very useful, but nearly every 

 practitioner has his own favourite remedy. The stables, boxes, 

 clothing, harness, &c., used by the infected animals must also be 

 carefully washed and constantly disinfected. For the Dog. — I think 

 nothing is better than the application of a mild preparation of the 

 green iodide of mercur)' — say thirty grains to one ounce of lard or 

 vaseline. A simple wash can be made by boiling a quantity of 

 foxglove leaves (digitalis), which, when cold, should be applied to the 

 parts. Should any constitutional disturbance be present, it must be 

 attended to, and the bedding, which ought to be of pitch pine 

 shavings, or sawdust, should be changed every three or four days. 

 Carbolic acid, strong mercurial ointments, or tobacco wash, should 

 never be used on the dog, as these have a dangerously depressing, 

 and sickening effect. 



677. Warbles. (Plate XXXVII., 7., 8., p;.— These are small 

 elevations or tumours, about the size of a lady's thimble, found on the 

 backs of cattle, and occasionally on the horse, between the shoulders 

 and loins. They may vary in number up to 50 or more, and cause 

 great loss, not only in the value of the hides, but to the flesh 

 immediately beneath as well. The tumours contain larvae, developed 

 from the eggs deposited there by the ovipositor of the female Bot 

 Fly, or Ox Warble Fly, (Plate XXXVII., 7., 8., 9.) in the months 

 of July and August, and they make their appearance between the 

 following February and May, or perhaps later. According to the late 

 Miss E. A. Ormerod, L.L.D., the Ox Warble Fly " is two-winged, 

 and upwards of half an inch in length, and is so marked that it 

 resembles the humble bee ; with a yellowish face, body between the 

 wings, yellowish in front, and black behind ; abdomen whitish at the 

 base, black at the middle, and orange at the tip ; large head and 

 brown wings, black legs and lighter feet." The female fly has a long 

 telescopic egg-laying tube for burrowing into the back of the animal, 

 which, on being attacked, shows great excitement, rushing wildly 

 about the pastures with its tail extended, and slightly depressed 



