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a lumbricifuge that the merits of areca-nut powder stand 

 out most conspicuously. The powder may be given in 

 half-drachm or one-drachm doses,, followed by castor oil, 

 and repeated twice or thrice in the day. In bad cases 

 turpentine may be cautiously resorted to, and, when 

 given, should be combined with twice as much either of 

 castor or of linseed oil. The dose of turpentine should 

 rarely be more than one drachm, and in no case should it 

 exceed two drachms in the very largest dog. Three 

 drachms of turpentine have been known to occasion 

 violent convulsions in the full-grown dog ; and in the 

 case of young puppies such a dose would probably prove 

 fatal. Calomel in one to three-grain doses is a favourite 

 remedy with some ; but, considering its varied action, it 

 should only be resorted to when other remedies have 

 failed. The mechanical irritants, such as powdered tin 

 and glass, or even cowhage, should in all cases be 

 eschewed, because they are liable to cause much suffering 

 without entailing any adequate result. It is also worthy 

 of remark that after the expulsion of the worms every- 

 thing tending to support the system should be employed, 

 in view of restoring the animal to perfect • health ; and 

 lastly, as a hygienic or prophylactic measure, I would 

 advise the frequent application either of carbolic acid 

 solutions or of salt and water to the flooring of kennels. 

 Furthermore, I would strongly recommend the occasional 

 throwing down of buckets full of boiling hot water, since 

 the performance of this very simple act could not fail to 

 be productive of good results in ways too numerous to be 

 particularised. 



