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1)1' contagious, iuforniatio.n in regard to tbi se att'ections 

 may be obtained by eoiTespondence with tlie State 

 X'eterinariau, and it is desii-c-d that f&wls dying from 

 vague diseases shall be expressed as soon as possible 

 after they ai-e dead to the Veterinary Department of 

 the University of Penntsylvania, Pliiladelphia. They 

 shonld be wrapped in cloth and heavy paper, packed in 

 straw, nailed up in a box with a cake of ice and ex- 

 pressed as promptly as possible. A letter should 

 always be forwarded either in the box or by mail ex- 

 plaining the general symptoms and characteristics of 

 the disease. Buch shipments may be made C. O. D. 



THE MEDICATION OF FOWLS. 



The medication of individual fowls is not dillicull, 

 but requires care and patience. There are several forms 

 in whicli medicines may be administered. Pills can he 

 given most readily. It is only necessary to- secure the; 

 bird, open its bill and drop the pill into the back of tlie 

 mouth, then close the bill and if the bird resists, hold 

 it together until the pill has been swallowed. 



Fluids are sometimes administered from a spoon, but 

 if the fowl is badly frightened this may be a matter of 

 considerable difficulty. The best way is to introduce a 

 small rubber tube, about a third of an inch in diameter, 

 into the month, pass it into the oesophagus and down 

 to the crop. A little experience will enable one tO' do 

 this quickly and without discomfort to the bird. Fluid 

 medicines in any de&irable quantity can be introduced 

 through this tube. 



