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five to fifteen drops of turpentine with safety if given 

 beaten up in egg, mucilage, or well mixed with castor oil, 

 say a teaspoonful for ten drops of turpentine. It is im- 

 portant that it shall be quickly carried through the in- 

 testine. 



Areca {betel) nut is, on the whole, the best anthelmin- 

 tic we know. Some maintain that it is quite harmless, 

 others that it is dangerous and never to be given. Both 

 views are extreme. The author has used this remedy a 

 great deal, and has never had one bad result. He has 

 found it almost invariably efficacious for both the round 

 worm and the tape- worm. It seems to be least certain 

 and most dangerous with young puppies. He would 

 never give it to a dog under five to six weeks, and to 

 those under two months only with the greatest caution. 



To very young puppies, about one grain to the pound 

 weight of the dog is enough to try at first. Generally one 

 grain and a half to the pound weight of the animal suffices, 

 but, after four months of age, two grains is usually safe. 



The author's plan is to fast the animal, give the freshly 

 grated, dark-colored nut in gelatin capsules, and, after 

 from three quarters to one hour and a half, according to 

 the age of the dog, a large dose of castor oil, to make sure 

 that the remedy is removed from the intestine. If there 

 is not a movement of the bowels in half an hour, the 

 dog is permitted to eat porridge and milk, which generally 

 causes a motion. 



Some dogs must be allowed out of the kennel, or they 

 will suffer, owing to cleanly habits, before evacuating the 

 bowels. It is the custom of some to combine santonine 

 with areca nut, to which there is no objection. 



