336 KENNEL SECRETS. 



The usual form in which it is given to puppies that have 

 passed the sixth month and to mature dogs is that of a 

 bolus, which can be made as follows : Place the required 

 quantity of powder in the centre of a plate ; drop on it 

 two or three drops of molasses, and with the tip of a table- 

 knife incorporate the whole, meanwhile adding more 

 molasses as required. After all the grains of the powder 

 adhere, take up the mass on the end of the knife and dip 

 it into dry wheat flour. Now remove it with the fingers 

 and roll it into a ball ; while doing so it will be neces- 

 sary to sprinkle more flour over it, otherwise it will stick 

 to the fingers. 



In administering this it is necessary to force open the 

 patient's mouth, lift his nose in the air, drop in the bolus 

 and with the forefinger push it back as far as possible, 

 then quickly bring the jaws together and hold them tightly 

 until it is swallowed. 



But when the subjects will gulp small pieces of meat 

 the most convenient way of giving areca nut is in a very 

 thin slice of beef, folded or rolled so that the powder is 

 concealed. And this should be tossed to the patient, so 

 that he will catch and bolt it, after he has been teased 

 with a few bits of meat. 



Where the required quantity of areca nut is consider- 

 able, manifestly it would be advisable to give it in divided 

 doses ; that is, use several small slices of beef rather than 

 a single large one. 



Its active constituent being a volatile oil, areca nut 

 speedily loses its value as a vermifuge after it has been 

 reduced to a powder and exposed to the air, consequently 

 the nuts should be invariably purchased and powdered 

 as required. This powdering can be done at home by 

 means of a nutmeg grater. And the lightest-colored nuts 

 should be chosen, for they are of more recent growth 



