American turf register and sporting magazine . equently on his under jaw. If the horse ?eats from a trough in the stable, he rubs his under jaw every now andthen against the edge of the trough, and the nits are thus scraped offand drop among his feed. In five minutes after they are swallowedgrubs are formed. To prove this ;—after the nit season is over inthe Fall, you may scrape ofl^ some of them from a horses legs ; putthem in the palm of your hand, wetting them slightly, and then coverthem with your other hand so as to exclude the air. In from five toseven mmutes they will hatch and crawl, a
American turf register and sporting magazine . equently on his under jaw. If the horse ?eats from a trough in the stable, he rubs his under jaw every now andthen against the edge of the trough, and the nits are thus scraped offand drop among his feed. In five minutes after they are swallowedgrubs are formed. To prove this ;—after the nit season is over inthe Fall, you may scrape ofl^ some of them from a horses legs ; putthem in the palm of your hand, wetting them slightly, and then coverthem with your other hand so as to exclude the air. In from five toseven mmutes they will hatch and crawl, and you will see the grubin perfection. To insure a horse against these hideous attacks, the dose abovementioned should be given him each Spring and Fall. [! ] The ad-vantage this remedy possesses, over all others, consists in the ease withwhich it is administered, the simple character of the ingredients, andthe readiness with which they can, everywhere, be obtained. Whenreceived into the stomach, the sweetened milk causes the grubs to let.
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