How to cure 

 the Worms in 

 Dogs, 



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calomel ; but that first I should boil a pint 

 of milk, cool it, and sweeten it well with 

 brown sugar ; give this first to the dog, that 

 the worms might feed well on it, and in 

 about twenty minutes afterwards, give him 

 twenty grains {one scruple) of calomel. This 

 I gave him three times ; it brought a n^m- 

 ber of worms from him : but, in about five 

 or six days, he had nearly as many as 

 before ; then I knew not what step to take 

 with him. One day, by chance, I met 

 with a very old acquaintance of mine, a 

 tradesman, and happened to mention to 

 him how teiTibly troubled the dog was 

 with worms. He said : " It is very 

 singular, sir, having known me for so many 

 years, that you should not be aware that I 

 have cured some hundreds of the human 

 race, and my medicine is equally efficacious 

 to the brute creation. This medicine is 

 nothing but THE leaves of the walnut 

 TREE. In summer, when the leaves are 

 green, they must be dried and baked in a 

 plate before the fire, then rubbed to a fine 

 powder with the hands. In winter, when 

 dry, you must buy them at the medical 



