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Rub the swollen joints with camphorated sweet oil 

 or carbolated vaseline' 



A dose of Epsom salts, twenty grains, may be follow- 

 ed the next day by thirty grains of bicarbonate of soda 

 in each quart of drinking water. 



Also give twice daily two grains of salicylic acid. 



Roup Discharges at nostrils and mouth, frothy or 

 running eyes, swelled head, offensive breath, diptheretic 

 patches in the throat, difficult breathing and swallowing, 

 loss of sight and exhaustion are some of the signs of 

 this scourge of poultry. It attacks fowls especially when 

 they are weakened by parasites, by having caught cold, 

 by catarrh and influenza. It is particularly liable to 

 attack fowls when they are exposed to extremes of heat 

 and cold, dampness, foul air, filthiness and neglect. 



It is only in the early stages of this sickening dis- 

 order that treatment has any value. If a fowl catches 

 cold or shows any of the symptoms indicated immerse 

 its head in kerosene* oil for a moment. A mixture of 

 kerosene and olive oil, half and half, is less harsh in its 

 effect upon the eyes. This mixture may be injected by 

 means of an oil dropper or syringe into the nostrils and 

 mouth. Peroxide of hydrogen and water, half and half, 

 may be used in the same manner. - 



Creolin or carbolic acid in one per cent, solutions 

 may be used in like manner. 



Any of these liquids will help to clear the nasal and 

 throat passages and destroy disease germs. 



Keep the roupy fowl in a comfortable place away 

 from the healthy fowls of the flock. 



Feed raw eggs or bread soaked in milk or beef tea. 

 If the eyes are affected it may be necessary to force 

 the food down the gullet by hand in order to keep the 

 bird nourished and prevent starving. 



If swellings occur on the head and become filled 

 with thick pus they must be cut open and emptied and 

 the cavities disinfected by washing or syringing with one 

 per cent, carbolic acid solution. 



Even if a roupy fowl recovers it is liable to be again 

 attacked toy this disease. Fowls which have had the 



