Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-07

| Guy lOE TOuHQ WOIIu. MY uOlSS
Is wormy, and I have tried diff
ferent remedies, but none seem
to help him much. I will there
fore appreciate your telling me
what to do for him.
The round worm or nematode con
stitutes the most important grour
| of parasitic worms attacking the
horse. This parasite is character
lied by the large development il
makes, since it often attains the size
of a lead pencil 1t is not supposed
to do any particular damage where
only a moderate number are pres
ent. When they multiply consdera
bly,, the worms will often be found
in the droppings. 1t is thought that
| these worms produce colicky pains
and a depraved appetite, and are
also responsible for diarrhea and
| general unthriftiness.
The treatment is as follows: Feed
the horse lightly for a period of at
least 4S hours. Then give turpen
tine in doses ranging from a dram
| for small animals to one or two
| ounces for large ones. The turpen.
tine should, of course, be diluted
otherwise, it might blister the mouth
or the throat. The medicine, of
course, should be administered as a
drench, and it is important to see
that the head Of the animal is held
high and the drench properly admin
istered. Continue the use of this
medicine for three days, and then
give a quick purgative to expel the
worms from the intestines. The
lie q
pound of epson salts administered
also as a drench.
Preparing a Standard Whitewash
Formula
w. c., East Ellijay, Ca,
,, writes: Please give me the
formula for government white.
wash, and oblige.
The so-cailed government white
wash" formula put out years ago
through the agency of federal Off
Gals is a. good standard mixture to
use. We have found it very salts
factory in our own experience. 1t
is prepared as follows:
Stake a half bushel OF unsLaked
lime with boiling water, keeping it
covered during the process. Strain
It and add a peck of salt, dissolved
in warm water, three pounds OF
ground rice put in boiling water and
boiled to a thin paste; half a pound
Of powdered Spanish whiting, and
a. pound Of clear glue, dissolved IN
warm water; mix these we'll togeth-
err, and let the mixture stand for
several days. Keep the wash thus
prepared in a kettle or portable FUR
mace, and when used,put it on as hot
as. possible with either painters or
whitewash brushes.
Treating Mango i'm Dogs
w r., Roswell, Ga, writes: J.
have several young dogs, and their
hair is coming off. l believe the
disease is called the mango, and
would be glad if you could give me
a remedy for it.
Mango is a parasitic skin disease
which often attacks domestic ami
mails. Man has also sometimes been
a victim of this trouble. 1t is caused
by a mite which burrows into the
skin. This makes it exceedingly
difficult to deal with satisfactorily
There is. of course. intense itching
which causes the animal to scratch
and abrade the affected part. Ami
mails affected with this trouble lose
their hair and present a disagreeable
appearance. In fighting this pest,
isolate the affected animal. Clip the
hair from the affected parts Of the
body Then apply a green soap.
This procedure will result in prac-
tically all of the scabs and scruf be-
ing removed. Then apply mixture
made up as follows:
/ ounce of creolin.
l ounce of oil of tar.
l ounce Of flowers of sulfur.
ounces of lard or vaseline.
Mix thoroughly and rub into the
diseased skin. This procedure should
be continued for three or four days
and then withhold for a week and
re-apply. 1t is of the utmost i'm,
portance that the quarters be kept
clean. Disinfect them with white