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every day. One German authority, Traeger, prefers 

 Nitric acidum dissolved in water, and the water used 

 to moisten the meal or other food given. The amount 

 of each remedy should be in proportion to the number 

 treated from one dozen to three dozen or more pellets. 

 Dysentery carries off a great many parrots, espe- 

 cially the young ones. A few doses of Mercurius 

 cor. will speedily cure. It may be stated, that, in 

 general, Mercurius cor. is the remedy for the worst 

 cases of dysentery, especially " painful bloody dis- 

 charges." 



Diseases of the Eye. 



The cause of sore eyes in hens is uncertain. Some 

 breeders attribute it to the weather and others to over- 

 heating, dust and sundry other causes. Perhaps all 

 have something to do with it. The eyes are watery, 

 ulcerated, with discharge of offensive-looking liquid, 

 and, in time, pus sores are formed. The sick fowls are 

 also very apt to fall rapidly away. If there is reason 

 to suppose the complaint is caused by the weather, 

 which is more frequently the case, give Aconite in the 

 beginning ; but for bad cases or those well advanced, 

 Euphrasia or Sulphur are better, the latter, if there is 

 pus formation. Apis is indicated when the eyes are 



