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tions, and should be tight enough to keep the bones 

 together well, but not so tight that it will interfere 

 with circulation. Place the patient in a comfortable 

 coop, away from the other fowls. 



FROST BITES. 



Frozen combs, wattles and toes are very common in 

 our Northern climate. 



Treatment: The best treatment, which is almost 

 useless to mention, is avoiding the cause; that is, pro- 

 viding a sufficiently warm house, but this cannot al- 

 ways be done. 



When the parts are only slightly frozen, and if no- 

 ticed soon, they should be bathed or immersed in cold 

 water just drawn from the v^ell or spring. Heat 

 should by no means be applied, neither by bathing 

 with warm water, nor by taking the bird near a warm 

 stove; a cool cellar is better. 



After the frost is taken out by using the cold water, 

 apply of a mixture of Ichthyol one part, and Glycerite 

 of tannic acid, three parts, once or twice a day; or, if 

 this cannot be had, turpentine, one part, mixed with 

 six parts vaseline, is also good. 



When the parts are severely frosted, or when the 

 frost is allowed to come out of its own accord, there is 

 danger of the frozen parts dying and falling off, and 

 no treatment will prevent this. When the wattles be- 

 come puffed and filled with a watery substance, they 

 should be cut off immediately as far as frosted, which 



will give great relief, and healing will take place rap- 

 idly. 



