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horse, at least three species of tape worms and seven of round worms. The 

 ox has two tape worms and seven round worms. The sheep one tap© 

 worm and seven round worms. A good vermifuge for tape worm is the 

 following : 



No. 96. ^ Ounce powdered aloes, 



>i Ounce powdered assafoetida, 

 1 Ounce oil of turpentine, 



1 Ounce sulphuric ether. 



Mix the two first in hot water and when cold add the turpentine and 

 ether, and give in gruel as a drench. If the animal is weak and out* of 

 condition, give an ounce of areca nut, and follow with nourishing food. 

 For round worms, if suspected, give 4 drachms of aloes, and if worms 

 are found in the dung, give immediately on an empty stomach the 

 following : 



No. 06. 1 Drachm oil of male fern, 



2 Ounces oil of turpentine, 

 yi Pint linseed oD. 



Follow this for three days with a dose of 1-2 drachm sulphate of copper 

 For thread-worms in the rectum give an injection every two days for a 

 week, of the following : 



No. 97. 2 Drachms oil of turpentine, 



1 Pint linseed oil. 



Inject every day for a week, a purgative dose to precede the first injea 

 tion. A strong decoction of wormwood is also a good vermifuge used as 

 an injection. 



IV. Inflammation and Bupture of the Colon. 



This disability is usually the result of colic. If through constriction of 

 one part and expansion of another rupture actually occurs, the animal 

 will die. The colon is the largest division of the intestinal canal. Be- 

 ginning at the ccBcum, (the commencment of the large intestine) it ascends 

 by the right kidney, passes under the hollow part of the liver to the 

 spleen, thence descends by the left kidney and passes in the form of nn 

 S to the upper part of the os sacrum. It thence runs straight to the ani;s 

 and this part of it is called the rectum. 



How to know Rupture. — The sides of the flanks will be distended, there 

 will be fever and heat, and the animal will give evidence of its severe suf- 

 fering. The pulse will be hard, wiry and quick, the belly tender, the 



