LICE. 299 



Giddiness, 



Which is liable to occur in over fed birds, if suffered 

 to continue may result in apoplexy. A dose or 

 two of the SPECIFIC A A, will equalize the circula- 

 tion and remove the difficulty and danger. 



Lice. 



This is liable to be a terrible pest when large 

 flocks are overcrowded, or have insufficient space, 

 unless extra care is taken in cleanliness and thorough 

 ventilation. The entire quarters, henhouse, roosts. 

 and yard fences should be thoroughly cleaned and 

 whitewashed, and all the waste straw, chaff, and 

 manure removed, two or three times per season, 

 certainly spring and fall After having removed and 

 burned the waste straw and litter, the henhouse and 

 roost should be thoroughly fumigated with sulphur. 

 In order to do this effectuilly after cleaning out all 

 the rubbish, take an old iron pot or other suii- 

 able iron or earthen vessel, and place in 

 the bottom of it a half pound or pound of sul- 

 phur, either powdered or roll, and on this lay a 

 red hot iron. After having placed it in the position 

 best calculated to fumigate the building or roost, 

 and close the doors and openings as far as possible. 

 Be careful not to inhale the fumes yourself and see 

 that no poor chicken or other animal, is inclosed so 

 as to be suffocated, the lice beirg the only objects 

 intended for the fumigation. This being done, and 

 a new coat of whitewash, covering everything, and 



