DISEASES OF THE RFSPIRATORY ORGANS. 13 



carried on through the mouth only, which often be- 

 comes almost impossible because of the cheesy mate- 

 rial gathering in the throat, in which condition the 

 fowl soon becomes exhausted and dies. 



Treatment: The cause must be sought and 

 removed. The hen house must be clean, dry, well 

 ventilated and lighted, but draughts along the floor 

 and over the roosts must be avoided. The fowls must 

 not be crowded nor overheated in a close, warm house 

 and then let out in the cold, frosty air, or storm. 



Twice a day give in soft feed a teaspoonful of the 



following remedy for every 20 fowls: 



Quinine 2 dr. 



Golden Seal 2 dr. 



Hyposulphite of soda. . . 2 dr. 



Ginger 4 dr. 



Gentian 6 dr. 



Wash the eyes, nostrils and throat twice a day with 



boracic acid solution, made by dissolving fifteen grains 



to the ounce of warm water. The cheesy matter must 



often be removed from the throat; for this a wire 



with both ends flattened and made blunt and bent in 



the shape of the letter U is very convenient. 



Good results are obtained by spraying the fowls 



each evening, while on the roost, with coal oil. This 



can be done v.ery nicely with one of those sprayers 



that are used to spray potato vines or rose bushes, or 



with anything that will throw a fine mist or vapor. 



By spraying it over them while on the roost they will 



inhale the small particles of coal oil in the very min- 



