52 THE POULTRY DOCTOR. 



turkeys that die. Whenever you notice a sick fowl 

 dusting itself look for lice. 



There are as many remedies for these pests as there 

 are " cures for warts " among school boys, and yet the 

 lice flourish. Here are some of them : 



Wash the fowl with a decoction of absinthium (worm- 

 wood). 



Oil of fennel dropped on the head or neck will drive 

 away lice. 



Clean the coop or hen-house thoroughly and white- 

 wash it equally as thoroughly. Rub the roosts with 

 a mixture of kerosene oil and lard ; if this is kept up 

 for a time the vermin will disappear. 

 Fumigate the hen-house with a pan of live coals and 

 a handful of sulphur. (Also be very careful you do not 

 set it on fire by so doing.) 



Apply kerosene freely to perches and wherever the 

 lice may find refuge. 



Put a little, a very little, kerosene on the fowls' neck- 

 feathers, and this will drive away the lice from the fowls. 

 Be careful not to put on too much, as it is irritating. 

 A good ointment for lice is made by mixing a cup of 

 lard with a teaspoonful of kerosene. 



To clear a house of fleas, mites, ticks, lice and such 

 parasites, clean it, wash it with hot lime wash, sprinkle 



