8 LEHMAN'S POULTRY DOCTOIt. 



essential where fowls are kept in confinement, and in 

 attempting this, meat should be supplied, since, in the 

 natural state, insects, worms, etc., are eaten in 

 abundance. 



Grit, in form of gravel, broken stone or even dishes, 

 oyster shells, old plaster, etc., must also be supplied. 

 Why? Because such arc used as millstones or grinders 

 between the strong, muscular walls of the stomach, 

 and render the food capable of being digested and 

 assimilated. Green food, as well as a variety of 

 grains, are also essential. 



Medicine is usually administered in the food or 

 drinking water, but may occasionally be made into a 

 ball or pill and introduced back into the throat, or it 

 may be given in a small amount of water, poured 

 slowly out of a spoon or small bottle. 



Medicine is usually prescribed in grains, drops, drams 

 or ounces, and, occasionally, pounds. 



Approximately, a grain of powdered drugs equals 

 about a large grain of wheat; a dram, a level tea- 

 spoonful, while a tablespoonful equals one-half ounce. 

 This, however, varies considerably, as such drugs as 

 sulphate of iron are very heavy, while others, as pow- 

 dered quassia or quinine are light. 



CAUSES OF DISEASES. 



The first essential step in treating disease is to seek 

 and remove the cause. In order to do this it is neces- 

 sary to understand something about the common 

 causes of disease* 



