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nally will dislodge or destroy the worms. This penetrating 

 oil is probably carried by the blood to the lungs, where its 

 fumes are so unpleasant to the parasites that they are dis- 

 lodged. An eminent English authority, Dr. Crisp, in a 

 recent essay on this disease, furnishes the following as excel- 

 lent receipts for this purpose : — 



Ko. 419. Sulphate of magnesia, 6 oz. 



Nitrate of potash, 4 oz. 



Pour on these three pints boiling water, and when the solution is 

 milk warm, add :— 



Oil of turpentine, 4 oz. 



Bole armeniac, h, oz. 



Mix well, and give three or four tablespoonfuls every other day. 



Or— 



No. 420. Common salt, 3 lb. 



Powdered ginger. 

 Nitrate of potash, each J lb. 



Dissolve in three gallons warm, water, and when nearly cold, add— 



Oil of turpentine, 24 oz. 



The dose for lambs from four to six months old is one wineglassful. 



The above quantity will suffice for 160 lambs. 



Mr. Finlay Dun recommends that when lung worms pre- 

 vail, throughout the summer and fall months the lambs 

 should have, about once a fortnight, a dose of the follomng 

 tonic and vermifuge mixture : — 



No. 421. Oil of turpentine. 



Powdered gentian, 

 Laudanum, of each 2 oz. 



Dissolve in a quart of linseed tea or lime water. This is enough for 

 ten or twelve doses. 



Prof. N. S. Townshend, of Ohio, who has written ably on 

 this disease, gives to lambs the following : — 



No. 422. Oil of turpentine, f oz. 



Whiskey. 1 pint. 



Shake together, and give a tablespoonful once a day for a week or two. 



