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quarters, or by the removal of the sick birds and 

 thoroughly cleaning and disinfecting the poultry 

 house. Give wholesome and easily digested food 

 and keep the fowls in as healthy and vigorous 

 condition as possible. Antiseptic solutions are 

 to be injected into the nostrils and on the roof 

 of the mouth. If large swellings have appeared 

 which are filled with' cheesy pus, this should be 

 removed and these cavities be injected with an- 

 tiseptics. The following solutions are recom- 

 mended : 



1. Two per cent solution of creoline. 



2. Two per cent solution of carbolic acid. 



3. Peroxide of hydrogen and water, equal parts. 



4. One grain of permanganate of potash to an 



ounce of water. 



5. Kerosene oil mixed with equal parts of lard 



or olive oil. Some poultrymen recommend 

 the use of pure kerosene oil, a drop in 

 each nostril of the infected fowl. 



When diphtheritic roup develops, white patches 

 are frequently seen on the roof of the mouth 

 and on the connecting air -passages. Later these 

 patches become more or less yellow. Dr. Sal- 

 mon also says* that the sick birds should be 

 placed in clean, warm, well -ventilated quarters, 

 where they can be readily examined and where 

 they will not be exposed to drafts of air. In 



*Tbe Diseases of Poultry," pp. 224, 225. 



