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upon the patient would be greatly intensified. And here 

 appears the reason why santonin in the hands of some is 

 singularly prone to cause convulsions in puppies. 



In order to reduce to the utmost the liability of this 

 accident, also that the santonin may reach the worms, it 

 must be administered in some agent which will practically 

 float it through the stomach and keep it intact until it gets 

 into the intestines where the worms are located. Water 

 certainly will not serve the purpose, for it has been shown 

 by experiments that santonin crystals floating in it will 

 not affect worms. They are killed, however, when brought 

 in contact with an oily solution ; and, besides, such solu- 

 tion is not absorbed by the stomach. 



Consequently this drug should invariably be given in a 

 fat or an oil, and preferably castor oil ; which must not, 

 however, be in too large quantity, because if the santonin 

 is rushed, as it were, too quickly through the intestinal 

 canal it does not have time to produce the desired effect. 



Wormseed oil, which, as stated, is the first vermifuge 

 to be given young puppies, should also be mixed with cas- 

 tor oil ; and those who desire to use it should show the 

 following directions to their druggist : — 



Take of wormseed oil, sixteen drops ; oil of turpentine, 

 two drops ; oil of anise, sixteen drops ; olive oil, three 

 drachms ; castor oil, four and one-half drachms. 



Put into a two-ounce bottle, and direct to warm 

 slightly, and shake well before using. Also label — Worm 

 Medicine No. i. 



This medicine should be administered early in the morn- 

 ing, on an empty stomach ; and it should be floated on a 

 little milk — a quantity about equal to that of the medi- 

 cine will be sufficient. 



Assuming that the puppy to be treated is of large or 

 medium-sized variety and under six weeks of age, the ap- 



