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double purpose will be served of destroying them as well as 

 the presumed ova of the parasitical worms. Another pre- 

 ventive is to be found in the preservation of the health of 

 the dog, for if he is kept well, and accustomed to regular 

 exercise in fresh air, his stomach will be so vigorous and the 

 secretions so healthy, that worms will have a hard battle to 

 maintain their existence. Still, in spite of the adoption 

 of all these plans, worms will be found to exist in many 

 dogs, and then they must be removed, or the health will be 

 found to suffer in the course of time. 



Whatever remedy is used to destroy worms, it must be 

 of an irritating nature, and those drugs which are fatal to 

 the parasite cannot but be more or less injurious to the 

 animal on which it preys. The choice is therefore to be 

 made of the remedy which is least so, and this is found to be 

 the areca nut. There are also several advantages peculiar to 

 this remedy, such as the absence of any disagreeable taste, 

 and its cheapness. But although the areca nut may be given 

 without any risk worth consideration, it cannot be said to be 

 wholly innocuous, as I have known it produce very severe 

 symptoms in one or two instances ; but as these were the only 

 ones out of perhaps tens of thousands in which it has been 

 given, the drug may be said to be a safe one. Powdered glass 

 is equally innocent, but then it is not nearly so effective, and 

 it may, I think, be discarded from use on that account. 

 Turpentine and kousso for tape-worm, and Indian pink for 

 round-worm, are the most potent remedies for these varieties, 

 but they are far from safe, and must be given with caution 

 in all cases. The dose for a pointer, setter, or large spaniel 

 in each case is as follows : Take of powdered areca nut two 

 drachms; mix with some thick broth, and give it directly 

 after mixture to a fasting dog. In six hours follow it up 

 with a dose of oil. Take of kousso two drachms to three 

 drachms, boiling water half a pint ; mix, and when nearly 

 cold, add the juice of half a lemon ; then drench the dog after 

 twenty-four hours' fasting. Follow this up also with oil. 

 Take of spirit of turpentine two drachms to four drachms; 

 tie it up in apiece of bladder, and give as a bolus. Four hours 

 afterwards, let the dog have half a pint of broth, in which 

 is stirred up a tablespoonful of castor-oil. Take of Indian 



