WORMS, VERMES. See HELMINTHOLOGY and CONCHOLGY.

Worms, in the human body. See MEDICINE, No 407.

Worms, in horses. } See FARRIERY.

Worms, in dogs. } See FISHING.

Worms for bait. See FISHING.

Worms, an ancient and famous city of Germany, with a bishop's see, whose bishop was formerly a sovereign and prince of the empire. It is a free and imperial city, and the inhabitants are Protestants. It is famous for a diet held here in 1521, at which Luther assisted in person, in memory of which the Protestants built a handsome church, where Luther is represented as appearing at the diet. It is noted for the excellent wine that grows in the neighbourhood, which they call our Lady's milk. In the campaign of 1743, King Geo. II. took up his quarters in this city, and lodged at the bishop's palace after the battle of Dettingen. Worms fell into the hands of the French in 1794, and was included in the department of Mont Tonnerre. It continued in their possession till 1814, when it was united to the territories of the duke of Hesse Darmstadt. It is seated on the western bank of the Rhine, 20 miles south-east of Mentz, and 32 south-west of Frankfort. E. Long. 8. 15. N. Lat. 49. 32.

WORMING or DOGS. All dogs have certain strings under their tongues, by most called a worm; this must be taken out when they are about two months old, with the help of a sharp knife to slit it, and a shoe-maker's awl to raise it up; you must be careful to take all out, or else your pains is to little purpose; for till then he will be hardly ever fat and right, in regard the worm or string will grow foul and troublesome, and hinder his rest and eating. This cruel operation is generally recommended as a preventive of madness in dogs, or at least as disabling them, if mad, from biting in that condition.

In this operation, of which the vulgar account is given,

ven above, which we have justly denominated a cruel one, it is not a string that is removed, but the duct by which the saliva is conveyed from the gland in which it is secreted to the mouth, for the purpose of mixing with the food and promoting its deglutition and digestion. Now this operation by no means prevents the animal from biting, nor can it, in our opinion, obstruct the flow of the saliva by which the dreadful disease hydrophobia is communicated.