56 avery's own farrier. 



this remedy will cure him perfectly under all circumstan- 

 ces; and the horse cured in this way seldom if ever has 

 been known to be foundered a second time. 



Founder in the first place, or what causes it, is a high 

 state of inflammation, which causes contraction after- 

 wards, and in the early stages of the complaint, this 

 remedy relieves them entirely of the inflammation. 



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CHAPTER VIII. 



BOTS AND WORMS. 

 " May it prove harmless for evil, and powerful for good." 



Much has been said concerning bots and worms, and 

 almost every one has a different remedy from his neigh- 

 bor, and yet there are a great many horses destroyed by 

 them every year, and many more are kept lean and weak 

 by those vermin, their owners not knowing what the 

 diflSculty is. I have opened horses that have died with 

 bots, some of which have had their stomachs eaten en- 

 tirely through, being perforated like a riddle; others 

 have had the inner coating of the guts eaten nearly off*, 

 in places. I know the above to be facts in the case, not- 

 withstanding what others have or may say to the con- 

 trary. It is well known that horses, having many worms, 

 can not thrive well or carry much flesh. Now if the 

 breeding of worms and bots were prevented, it would add 

 much to the strength and usefulness of the animal; and 

 when you have read this chapter through you will know 

 how to do it effectually. 



