predisposed to the disease. \\ lien ii !?< seven-, [lie_\ 

 lose couditiou, develop diarrhoea, become thiu, weal;, 

 ragged-lookiuy, their heads sometimes become dark, 

 and they gradually die in an emaciated, exhausted cou 

 dition. The disease can be recogniy.ed positively aftei- 

 death by discovering the conditions desci'ibed above. 



HIai-khead lias been dis(()\ered among turkeys in 

 eastern New York, and altluMi;;li its presence has noi 

 been demonstraicd |i(isiii\cl\ .iiiionu the tnrkevs of 

 Pennsylvania, it is (juite pc 

 sible that it exists hert' ai 

 some outbreaks nl disea-i 

 that have been describ 

 closely resemble blackhci 

 Our knowledge of this di- 

 ease is so recent that as \< i 

 it is only possible to expci i 

 ment with remedies with .1 

 view to curing the affection. 

 Dr. Smith suggests the use 

 of quinine and it may be 

 that salicylate of soda, creolin or laloniel will prove ad 

 vantageons, but as yet the use of any drug is i)urely ex 

 peiTmental. 



It has been shown by Dr. Moore's exeperiments that 

 the parasite of the disease exists in the droppings 

 from afflicted fowls, and that it may be transferred di 

 rectly to healthy birds by keeping them where these 

 droppings have been allowed to accumulate. The mal- 

 ady has also been jirtxluced in healthy turkeys by 

 feeding the diseased organs of its victims. These in 

 vestigations arc vcr\ inipoi-tant. h-caiise they indicate 

 a inenns of avoidiiiL' Mm- spread ,,f th.- disease. Old 



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