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oil, or, better still, a full teaspoonful of German liquorice 

 powder, is first given, and this alone will often betray the 

 presence of worms in the individual. A couple of days later 

 they should be deprived of their evening meal, and on the 

 following morning a dose of freshly grated areca-nut as much 

 as will lie on a shilling should be given in butter ; in short, 

 the same process is to be gone through as was practised in the 

 days when they were weaned ; but now the doses must be 

 stronger. If the presence of tapeworm is discovered, those 

 suffering from it should be put aside and dosed again with 

 areca-nut after the lapse of a week, but those which betray no 

 sign of parasites should after a like interval be treated with 

 santonine. When the owner is satisfied that his saplings are 

 purged of all such pests, a tonic treatment will be found most 

 desirable, and with this and regular feeding on suitable food, 

 plenty of exercise and warm clean quarters, he will be pleasantly 

 surprised at the rapid improvement that takes place in his 

 charges. We have already given a description of tonics that 

 are most beneficial, and also general directions for feeding, so 

 we need only point out that the attendant must be guided by 

 circumstances in his choice. Cod-liver oil, for instance, which 

 is most valuable where there is lack of flesh and the patient 

 remains thin and * tucked up,' must not be administered too 

 freely in the summer months, as it is very heating, and is apt, 

 moreover, to develop an undesirable quantity of internal fat ; 

 if sufficient and regular exercise is not given, it is sure to 

 damage the liver and cause a complication of diseases, so 

 that a watchful eye and common sense should be the guides that 

 must determine the quantity to be used and the duration of 

 the course. These remarks apply with equal force to Parrish's 

 Food, a most useful agent both in wasting of tissue and where 

 there is a tendency to rickety limbs and weak joints. 



Now is the time when both home-reared saplings and 

 those that have been sent in from walk must be removed to 

 the kennels proper and rendered amenable to discipline ; but 

 on no account must this be done till they are outwardly and 



