12 OSTRICH-FARMING IN SOUTH AFRICA. 



on a sliilling to a quart bottle of water is the strength 

 required. We have known ants to attack Httle chicks, 

 and nearly blind a whole brood, which were all saved 

 with this treatment. 



THE NECK 



is remarkable for its great length and for its forma- 

 tion, allowing the bird to turn its head completely round. 

 They are very apt to get bones stuck fast in swallowing : 

 if they cannot be forced up again, an incision should be 

 made, the bone removed, and the place sewn up, when 

 it will quickly lieal. 



THE HEART 



lies immediately under the junction of the neck 

 with the body. They are very subject to dropsy of this 

 organ, or what is commonly known as water on the 

 heart, Avhich will be treated of when considering 

 worms. 



THE LUNGS 



lie along the back-bone, extending down the ribs, 

 but not adhering to them. They should be of a beauti- 

 ful vermilion colour. When diseased or congested, it 

 will be known by their black appearance, and by the 

 clotted blood found inside. 



