If the nervous system is deranged, which may be known by the irritability attending it, then give a tea-spoonful of the powdered nervine, (lady's slipper.) The diet must consist of boiled articles, and the animal must be allowed to take exercise. WORMS. Worms may proceed from various causes; but they are seldom found in healthy dogs. One of the principal causes is debility in the digestive organs. _Indications of Cure._--To tone up the stomach and other organs,--by which means the food is prevented from running into fermentation,--and administer vermifuges. The following are good examples:-- Oil of wormseed, 1 tea-spoonful. Powdered assafoetida, 30 grains. To be given every morning, fasting. Two doses will generally suffice. _Another._ Powdered mandrake, half a table-spoonful. " Virginia snakeroot, 1 tea-spoonful. Divide into four doses, and give one every night, in honey. _Another._ Make an infusion of the sweet fern, (_comptonea asplenifolia_,) and give an occasional drink, followed by an injection of the same. _Another._ Powdered golden seal, half a table-spoonful. Common brown soap, 1 ounce. Rub them well together in a mortar, and form the mass into pills about the size of a hazel-nut, and give one every night. MANGE. This disease is too well known to need any description. The following are deemed the best cures:-- _External Application for Mange._ Powdered charcoal, half a table-spoonful. " sulphur, 1 ounce. Soft soap sufficient to form an ointment. To be applied externally for three successive days; at the end of which time, the animal is to be washed with castile soap and warm water, and afterwards wiped dry. The internal remedies consist of equal parts of sulphur and cream of tartar, half a tea-spoonful of which may be given daily, in honey. When the disease becomes obstinate, and large, scabby eruptions appear on various parts of the body, take Pyroligneous acid, 2 ounces. Water, 1 pint. Wash the parts daily, and keep the animal on a light diet. INTERNAL ABSCESS OF THE EAR. In this complaint, the affected side is generally turned downwards, and the dog is continually shaking his head. _Treatment._--In the early stages, foment the part twice a day with an infusion of marshmallows. As soon as the abscess breaks, wash with an infusion of raspberry leaves, and if a watery discharge continues, wash with an infusion of white oak bark. ULCERATION OF THE EAR. External ulcerations should be washed twice a day with Pyroligneous acid, 2 ounces. Water, 8 ounces. Mix. As soon as the ulcerations assume a healthy appearance, touch them with Turlington's balsam or tincture of gum catechu. INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS.