512 DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



This is also corroborated by Dr. White, who advises to give 

 one or two drachms of calomel with a dose of physic ; or the calomel 

 at night, and a dose of physic in the morning. Or give a drachm of 

 calomel for three successive nights previous to the physic. 



The following for worms was given the writer by a veterinary 



surgeon of very high standing : — 



Take hickory-wood, sumac-wood, and ordinary white ash, and burn to ashes- 

 Feed a large spoonful twice a day for three days. Then follow up with a cathartic. 



Prof. Gamgee's favorite remedy : — 



Asafetida . . 2 dr. 



Calomel and savin 1} dr. each. 



Oil of male fern 30 drops. 



Mass sufficient to form a ball to be given at night, and a 

 purge in the morning. 



Dr. Sheldon, formerly^ of New York City, de- 

 pended mainly upon santonine, by the use of 

 which he claimed great success, and which he 

 also claims never fails to clean the worms out of 

 a horse. He treated as follows : — 



First, give bran mash. In 24 hours give one drachm of san- 

 tonine, which should be dissolved in water ; then mix in a 

 quart of starch, and give as a drench ; in 30 minutes give 

 aloes in solution sufficient to move the bowels promptly. 



I also include a favorite horse-jockey remedy, 



which is regarded very good : — 



Fig. 832.— Young Fila- 



. _. . Aloes 1 oz. 



na Threaa-worm. Spiritg of turpentine .3 oz. 



A. young worm as "" ' ' \ 



rolled up In the body of Make into an emulsion, beaten together ; give te the horse 

 the mother ; A. the after being fed with two or three bran mashes. 

 same unrolled In a drop Dr wh j te . _ 



of water; a. Head, with 



the protuberances and A run at S raB8 in * he spring is perhaps the best ready of 

 mouth • b. Origin of the a ^> * or ** ' s tne m °st effectual means of invigorating the di- 

 tail r with the anus gestive organs and purifying the blood. "When it is not con- 

 (backside). venient to turn the horse out, he should be fed green grass 



in the stable. 

 The following was given the writer by a special friend (a vet- 

 erinary surgeon of high standing), as the treatment he would advise 

 !for the cure of worms ; and though in part a repetition of what is 

 'given, it is so good that I include it : — 



First, lumbricoides can be removed by drastic purges of aloes, 

 or aloes and calomel. If calomel be given in from two to four 

 drachm doses, on a fasting stomach of twelve hours, then fast from 

 ten to twelve hours afterward, after which give small doses of aloes 



