284 Forty Years Beagling 



Egg eating. 



Make a small hole in the end of a hen's egg 

 and blow out the contents. Then fill the shell 

 with a mixture of strong mustard, and red pep- 

 per; paste piece of white paper over the holes 

 and allow the dog to find and eat the egg. Very 

 few experiences with such eggs will be needed 

 to cure his propensity. 



Worms, 



Tapeworm. Fast for 24 hours, then give a 

 grain and a half of freshly ground areca nut to 

 each pound the dog weighs, and follow in six 

 hours with two ounces of castor oil ; after this acts 

 give a tablespoonful of the hypophosphites and 

 cod-liver oil three times a day, for three or four 

 days. 



One man says that he never has had worms in 

 his kennels as he leaves raw carrots about the 

 kennels and that the hounds learn eventually to 

 eat them, and that they keep his hounds free of 

 worms. 



There are many patent preparations for 

 worms on the market and many of them are good, 

 but they should be used with care, particularly 

 in the case of small puppies. 



The use of lime water is suggested for puppies 



