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ounce; one year, one to one and a half ounces; two years, one and one 

 half to two ounces ; four years, three to four ounces. Also procure one 

 pound of quassia chips and pour three quarts of boiling water on to 

 them ; then mix a proportional dose of the quassia infusion with the 

 turpentine, and cause it to blend together by stirring in well, with yolks 

 of eggs. Add twenty grains of powdered camphor gum and give the 

 dose the first thing in the morning. 



Feed well afterward and.give, every morning until the coat is glossy, 

 muriated tincture of iron, from one to ten drachms, according to age, 

 and also Fowler's Solution, from one fourth to three drachms. 



LuMBRici. Long, round worms which are sometimes seen eighteen 

 inches long. They prey upon the weakly, whether old or young. 



Treatment. Give one drachm tartar emetic, worked into a ball with 

 linseed meal and flour, every morning, until the desired eflect is accom- 

 plished. Or give calomel, three drachms, tartar emetic, one drachm, 

 mixed and made into three balls, to be given at night, for three nights; 

 and give, one day after the last ball, a good purging ball. 



Pin Worms. This variety of worms inhabits the rectum, and causes 

 great itching posteriorly, which causes the horse to rub its hair off 

 against the wall. 



Treatment. Most medicines are deprived of their activity because 

 they do not reach the rectum ; therefore it is best to treat with injections 

 which will come directly in contact with the parasites. Take one ounce 

 catechu and a quart of M^ater, and, when dissolved, give as an injection, 

 and repeat for seven mornings. On the eighth day give a mash; at 

 night follow with one half oz. aloes, and one drachm of calomel. Re- 

 peat the above if necessary. Injections of tobacco smoke work well. 



YELLOW WATERS. This affection is the result of liver disease 

 and has derived its name from the characteristic color of the mem- 

 branes of the eyes, nose and mouth, which have a peculiar yellowness 

 that is caused by the liver's being diseased, so that its natural functions 

 are not properly performed, and a large amount of bile is thrown back 

 into the blood, instead of being carried oft" in its natural way, and only 

 eliminated partially through the kidneys. It occcurs more often in the 

 horses which are highiy fed and have nothing to do, than in any others. 



Treatment. Give ginger, two drachms, powdered mandrake root, one 

 drachm, powdered aloes, four drachms; mix, and give at one dose. 

 Feed the horse with soft feed and grass to loosen the bowels. Repeat 

 the above dose as often as shall be necessary, which, in most cases, per- 

 haps, would be about every other day. 



