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 medicines, wliich loosening them from the surround- 

 ing mucus, they come a\vay by purging the horse. 

 Bitters, simply as bitters, cannot destroy wonns ; 

 for these animals live in the most acrid bitter we 

 know, — the bile : but a course of aloes in small quan- 

 tities, as a dram a day, till purging is produced, has 

 proved useful. 



The cure of worms is now, however, reduced to a 

 matter of certainty, by a discovery originating entirely 

 with the author of these pages. The Worm Pow- 

 ders [page 19] are compounded of a substance un- 

 known but to the proprietor, and he believes the only 

 substance in existence capable of kilHng v> orms with- 

 out at all injuring the constitution. 



WOUNDS. 



The wounds of abscesses, ulcers, &c., have been 

 considered in their several places; but by wounds 

 here, is meant accidental laceration. A wide gaping 

 wound, made with a sharp cutting instrument, should 

 be closed up with stitches, one to evtry inch of 

 fiesh. These stitches should take in a portion of fiesh, 

 as well as skua, to hold them together, and they should 

 not be too tight. Over this closed wound a double 

 cloth, wet with a saturnine wash, should be placed: 

 and if the wound is in a situation likely to be influ- 

 enced bv motion, a bandage nmst be carried over the 

 whole. When matter appears, dress with any simple 

 ointment, and keep the surface from the air, but do 

 not bind it tightly up. 



When a wound is much torn, or bruised, stitches 

 are better avoided. In this case the part should be 

 well vs ashed with warm water, if it is suspected any 



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