no COMPENDIUM OF THE VETERINARY ART. 



two inches in lenufth. It is never found in 

 the stomach, and very rarely in the small intes- 

 tines, the largest part of the canal being gene- 

 rally the place of its residence. Here it 

 proves 11 constant source of irritation, occasion- 

 ing loss of condition, a rough unhealthy looking 

 coat, and frequently a troublesome cough. A 

 variety of alterative medicines have been pro- 

 posed for the destruction of worms of this kind, 

 and some of them are supposed to be infallible : 

 I believe, however, that none of them are pos- 

 sessed of much efficacy, and we ought not 

 therefore to depend upon them. 



The following are the alteratives to which I 

 allude : — savin, rue, box, eethiops mineral, an- 

 timony, sidphur, emetic tartar, calomel, and 

 vitriolated quicksilver; the last two, if given 

 with aloes, so as to purge briskly, and particu- 

 larly the calomel, are excellent remedies; but 

 given merely as alteratives they do uo good. 



I have generally found the following ball 

 very effectual, giving the preceding night from 

 lialf a dram to a dram of calomel. I have often 

 mixed the calomel with the ball, and found it 

 equally efficacious : the former method, how- 

 ever, is generally preferred. 



