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touching them once daily with nitrate of silver. 

 If the animal is in poor condition and not thrifty 

 give sulphate of iron, four ounces; nitrate of potas- 

 sium, four ounces; nux vomica, two ounces. Di- 

 vide into twenty-four doses, one to be given once 

 daily. Also boil a teacupful of flaxseed into a 

 pulp in two gallons of water, and while hot pour 

 it into half a pail of bran and make a mash of it, 

 and when cool put one of the powders into it; con- 

 tinue this until the powders are all used; repeat 

 if necessary. 



Filaria Papillosa (Worm in the Eye). — "Worm in 

 the Eye" is sometimes seen in the eye of the horse. 

 I have seen only one case of it. In this it was 

 called "snake in eye." The worm is usually from 

 one and a half inches to two inches in length, very 

 delicate and of a white color. Its place of abode 

 is in the aqueous humor of the eye, and can be 

 easily seen floating in it, and sometimes its move- 

 ments are very lively. The same kind of worm has 

 been found in other cavities of the body and it is 

 likely taken into the system by the water or food. 

 It is said that it usually causes inflammation, but 

 in my case it did not seem to produce any, as the 

 eye was clear and healthy. Its removal is accom- 

 plished by making an incision with a lancet in the 

 upper and outer margin of the cornea, and the 

 worm will escape with the water. Bathe the eye 

 with cold water for a few days and keep the animal 

 in a dark place. 



Entropium (Inversion of the Eyelids). — In this 

 case the free margins of the eyelid and the eye- 



