1 Jan., 1899.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 71. 
the head and securely tied with two pieces of strong lashing at each end, 
attaching to same a piece of leather or tin with owner’s initials marked on in 
ink, and also an address label. 
ADMINISTERING A. BALL. 
HOW IT SHOULD BE DONE. 
Yo the administration of a bolus or ball to the equine species it is necessary that 
the administrar should have confidence in himself—not afraid that his hand 
should be scratched or bitten by the teeth. In the first place, reverse the 
horse in the stall, so that he cannot go back from you; then insert the left 
hand into the mouth on the right-hand or off side of the head, between the 
incisor or front teeth and the molar or back teeth, grasp the tongue firmly 
with the left hand, pull it out, gently, 2 or 3 inches, so that it is stretched 
beyond its normal or natural situation. When the administrar commences 
operations, cause a groom or assistant to stand by the near or left shoulder, 
lay hold of the lower jaw by the four fingers of the left hand, pull it down 
and, at the same time, insert the thumb of the right hand on the upper jaw, as 
in Fig. 1. In this manner, the jaws will be fixed. The administrar now 
holding the tongue securely in his left hand, picks the ball out of his right- 
hand waistcoat pocket with the corresponding hand gathering the fingers and 
thumb well round it, runs the hand aloug the root of the mouth, between 
the upper molar or back teeth, and places the ball at the inferior third, or as 
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near the root, of the tongue as possible, as in Fig. 2. He then withdraws his 
arm, lets go the tongue, tells his assistant to loosen the jaws, when by the 
retraction of the tongue, the ball is carried over the throat, down the gullet, 
into the stomach. 1£ the ball is given as directed, the animal cannot cough it 
up ; but if it is only placed on the middle third of the tongue, it is optional on 
the part of the animal whether he swallows it or not. If the animal is closely 
watched, the ballis frequently seen passing down the gullet on its way to the 
stomach, Give a slight drink of water after administration.— Agricultural 
Gazette, London. 
