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largest breeds, for which there should be one more such 

 increase after the eighteenth month. 



For puppies of small but not toy breeds the increase in 

 dose of No. 2 should be one-half the original dose, — which 

 was recommended to be one-half a teaspoonful, — and this 

 increase can be made every three months. That is, at the 

 fourth month their dose would be three-fourths of a tea- 

 spoonful ; at the seventh one teaspoonful ; at the tenth 

 one and one-fourth teaspoonfuls ; and after the thirteenth 

 one and one-half teaspoonfuls. 



For toy puppies, as Yorkshires, the same methods 

 should be employed in graduating the doses of No. 2. 

 Starting with one-fourth of a teaspoonful as the original 

 dose, this should be increased one-half every three 

 months, or by about seven drops each time, estimating 

 a teaspoon to hold between fifty and sixty drops of the 

 mixture. 



Let the reader bear in mind that in every instance 

 where No. 2 is used, whether with large, small or toy 

 varieties, and notwithstanding the increase in the dose, 

 every time it is given it can be repeated in two hours if 

 the first dose has not had a very decided effect, worms 

 having been passed during the interval. 



Mixture No. 2 very generally proves all-sufficient during 

 the first six months, and not infrequently it can be wholly 

 relied upon not only until maturity is reached, but for a 

 long time afterward ; and such being the case it should be 

 persisted in. But in some instances along about the fourth 

 or fifth month puppies become infested with worms which 

 yield less readily to santonin than to some other vermi- 

 fuge. And when such cases are encountered and No. 2 

 fails to expel the intruders powdered areca nut should be 

 tried. 



Areca nut is a product of an East India tree belonging 



