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culos dimittens, from the frequency of its parting 

 with its joints. It was for a great length of time sup- 

 posed by many eminent men, that only one worm 

 existed in the same individual, from whence it was 

 called Solium, and by the French " le ver solitaire.^'' 

 But it has since been satisfactorily proved, that each 

 link is a single worm, which has a head capable of 

 imbibing nourishment; but that the first joint alone is 

 possessed of the powers of reproduction. All kinds 

 of animals are at times subject to this disease, and the 

 worms which come away, are frequently of a very 

 considerable length. I have discovered a string of 

 worms lying in a field, which had been recently voided 

 by a sheep, of the length of upwards of six yards; 

 and I have read accounts of others which were much 

 longer. 



SECTION FOURTH. 



ON DRESSING AND MANGE. 



The best time to dress hounds is when their coats 

 are stirring, and when the weather is mild and warm. 

 A new draught should be invariably dressed previous 

 to their being introduced into the hunting-kennel, as 

 by that means the possibility of introducing fleas and 

 ticks, which they may have picked up whilst tra- 

 velling, will be prevented. 



The following is the simplest and best to be recom- 

 mended : — 



DRESSING FOR TEN COUPLES OF HOUNDS, 



Take two gallons of train oil (but linseed is better) 

 and put it into a small iron boiler or pot, and add one 



