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a thorough clwa-sinj; of the droppings. The yards 

 should be sprii;kled with lime, the feeding place should 

 be scrupulousl.v cleansed and disinfected, and the 

 water supply should be looked to carefully, in order to 

 avoid possible impurities or contamination. The fowls 

 that die should be cremated 

 or deeply buried at a dis- 

 tance from the i)i)ultry 

 grounds. The individual 

 patients need not be de- 

 s)troyed. as is souietinics 

 done, because it is fre- 

 quently possible to save 

 them by means of very sim- 

 ple treatment. It is impor- 

 tant to place them in warm, 

 dry quarters, and feed nu- 

 tritious, attractive food. 

 Douglass mixture, referred 

 to on page 38, is useful. The 

 diphtheritic patches should 

 be removed by scrajving 

 lightly with a blunt metal or 

 wooden instrument, or by 

 rubbing them oil" witli a 

 swab made b\ w r.-ipiiing ; 

 ton about the end of a 

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small pledget of col 

 oth]!ick. .\fter they 

 are remo\ed. the raw sui-face thus exposed should 

 be treated with an antiseptic, for the ptirpose 

 of destroying the disease germs that remain. One of 

 the best applications for this ])iirp<'si' is a 10 per cent, 

 solution of nitrate of siher, to be applied cautiously 

 and in small quantities, with a camel's hair brush. 

 Or. a 2 per cent, solution of creolin or carbolic acid 



