lious for this purpose is a soliitiou of l)iilsaiii of I't-ru 

 iu aJcuLol (1 part to 5). This cjiii he applied with a 

 sponge ur soft brjish. and should reach not onlj- the 

 diseased area but the healthy skin for a distance of 

 about an inch on all sides. Another efficient applica- 

 tion is sulphur ointment, or a solution of creolin (1 

 part to 50) may be used, but should be ap]>lied lightly 

 and not rubbetl in. because if applied too freely or 

 energetically it may poison th(- fo\\ 1. 



Harnyard fowls, turkeys, and especially pigeons, ai-e 

 sometimes attacked by a peculiar wart-like growth 

 That appeaji's about the head, the base O'f the beak, the 

 eyelids and the orifices of the no.se. and sometimes 

 spreads to the base of the wings and the general sur- 

 face of the body. These growths are yellow and 

 .smooth and resemble the warts th.at frequently appear 

 on the hands. Tliey are contagious, spreading from 

 one bird to another, usually slowly, but sometimes 

 with considerable rapidity, and are caused by a minute 

 animal parasite belonging to the Protozoa. 



That these growths are contagious has been fre- 

 quently proven by expei-imentation. One of them can 

 he removed and a small ]K)rtion of it rubbed over the 

 scarified skin of a healthy fowl. \A'itlnu eight or ten 

 days the surface will show a perceptible elevation at 

 the point of inoculation, and a few days later the new 

 warty growth will he plainly develop«=>d. These warts 



