226 THE MANAGEMENT AND DISEASES OF THE DOG. 



brood-capsules, one of which is here represented in the col- 

 lapsed or broken-up state (Fig. 30). It will be further seen 

 that the seven attached heads have their respective crowns 

 of hooks inverted and concealed within the vesicular body ■ 

 and their appearance in this condition strikingly contrasts 

 with that displayed by the single echinococcus head figured 

 above. These illustrations are reduced copies from figures 

 given in my general treatise on entozoa. 



" It is a fortunate circumstance that this destructive little 

 tapeworm is comparatively rare in England. It is the smallest 

 cestode infesting the dog, and the one most likely to be over- 

 looked. 



" Every year, notwithstanding its rarity, this little canine 

 entozoon, by means of its larvae, claims the lives of scores, 



Fig. 31- 

 Larval Pentastome. (Kuchenmeister.) 



or it may be hundreds, of persons in this country ; but, with 

 all England's wealth, I do not suppose a dozen people could 

 be found, who would be prepared to sacrifice a few pounds 

 each for the purpose of promoting an investigation, the results 



