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twisting, or a feather stripped all but a tuft at the 

 end is yet one of the most successful ways of removal. 

 Either of these is passed well down into the windpipe, 

 twisted several times and then withdrawn. 



Good results are sometimes obtained by dipping the 

 feather in tobacco solution, turpentine, spirits of 

 camphor; salicylic acid, ten grains dissolved in an 

 ounce of water; or a v/eak, warm, salt solution may be 

 dropped into the windpipe once a day; a small dropper 

 should be used. 



Garlic, onions or asafoetida given with the food or 

 drinking water is considered valuable. Turpentine 

 smeared on the underside of the neck and breast does 

 some good. Professor Law says, "tobacco smoke may 

 be blown under the cloth covering the birds until they 

 fall over inanimate, when the cloth is removed and 

 they revive in the open air." 



Poultry yards which are known to be polluted with 

 gapes should be covered thickly with salt and lime, 

 which will destroy the worms and eggs. 



By taking all the precautions laid down in this ar- 

 ticle, gapes can be prevented in a measure, at least, 

 which is far better than curative treatment which is 

 very tedious and often unsatisfactory. 



Fumigating with carbolic acid is very good. To do 

 this take a box three feet long, put in a partition of 

 lath or wire netting, place the chicks in one end and a 

 hot brick or live coals in the other, on which pour car- 

 bolic acid at intervals. Keep the box covered as tight 



