156 RECIPES. 



Worms. 



When dogs are subject to these, their coats will stand 

 up, and their appetite be excessive, without producing 

 any improvement in the appearance of the animal ; the 

 belly will be hard, and sometimes swollen, accompanied 

 by a short husky cough. A purge of the usual quan- 

 tity of fine aloes, with from two to eight grains of 

 calomel, should be given them, and two or three days 

 after begin a regular course of worm medicines. Take 

 the finest tin filings, two drachms ; cowhage, half a 

 drachm ; calomel, fourteen grains ; to make four, six, or 

 eight balls, according to the size and strength of the dog; 

 give one every morning for a fortnight, with occasional 

 omissions if necessary : let the dog's food and lodging be 

 good in the interim. Or one or two large spoonfuls of 

 linseed oil, with a teaspoonful of oil of turpentine given 

 every morning fasting for a week, will sometimes effect 

 a cure. Or give walnut leaves boiled in milk. 



Wounds. 



Friar's balsam is an excellent application for a fresh 

 wound. Or a spoonful of brandy and a few drops of 

 laudanum may be applied. Thorns and splinters must 

 be carefully got out, and either of the above applied 

 immediately. A poultice or black pitch plaster is the 

 best application to extract thorns. Tincture of myrrh, 

 or aloes, is sometimes preferable to friar's balsam for a 

 wound in its early stage, as the latter generally closes 

 the wound too soon. 



