Show government WARNS OWNERS OF HORSES A 41 N 01 A ea HEALTHFUL AND VIGOROUS SPECIMENS op OF FARM HORSES carbon a cheap and readily obtainable compound Is being unduly exploited under various names and tit at exorbitant prices na as a treatment for bots and worms in horses accord ing to information which recently has come conito to the united states department of agriculture tills chemical isa la a recognized remedy for these ailments but the department warns farmers against paying 5 tor for a quantity sold soia under a fanciful name that probably could be bought at any drug storo store for 25 cents not only Is this com compound being thus sold fraudulently but false claims are made for it find and directions for its use improperly prescribed carbon blaul phad Is poisonous and it if used indiscriminately ly by inexperienced hands bands may do more harm than good the specialists cia lists say the vapor of this substance Is suffocating and inflammable when mixed with air and must be kept away from all fire As the method of administering this compound Is iq not altogether easy it Is suggested that the treatment should he be given under the direction 0 of f a veterinarian administering compound the usual method of oc administering Is to give about one fluid ounce divided into ahrea doses and 0 to o supplement it with a purgative for yearling colts half the amount in similar dosages dosage la Is sufficient the carbon calbon Is ad ministered in sealed capsules in the stomach gelatin capsules sealed with klu glue or otherwise prepared by the druggist so there will be no leakage may bo be ved used so dram arani capsules will actually hold about thieo drams adrams of carbon i two 6 dram drain capsules about one and one half drams adrams au an instrument known as n gun or bulling balling iron ion win will facilitate the administration of the capsules i lindhal ing of carbon flin fumes li by a horse may mv y anyo lin ye consequences and it Is accordingly to irtle use lenky capsules or crush artish then during administration the day pre bro ceding the the horse ih fed light lightly y find all food is withheld to the evening A purgative of aloes one half to one ounce or adint a pint of raw linseed oil Is given on the he day of tha treatment three braind drams of carbon in a gelatin capsule or capulli are given to the horse still fasting at ai six in the morning three drams adrams at seven and three drains at eight making mailing in all iano bine drams adrams of carbon in either three or six capsules according to the 1 size of the capsule used These doses are for a nature mature horse a yearling izolt may be given aha halt lf the luand quantity liy removing sots bota when the remedy is used for the removal of nose fly bots which occur commonly in certain western stages it should be given during the fall of the year as bots of this species leave the upper part of the intestinal c tract after tills this time and establish themselves in the lower Int intestine listine where they fire but alte affected by orill ordinary pary medicinal treatment |