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children, as countless thousands could testify, and it is 

 the same in croup, or roup, of fowls. That this theory 

 is correct is confirmed by experience wherever the 

 remedy has been administered to fowls. Breeders, who 

 heretofore had lost fifties and hundreds from roup, find 

 that their loss under Spongia diminished to next to 

 nothing. 



In administering the remedy, all that is required is 

 to dissolve from a dozen to four dozen pellets in clean 

 water, and put the water, the usual quantity apportioned 

 to the fowls, in a clean vessel, where they will drink it. 

 Continue until the disease has disappeared, which will 

 be in a very short time. 



The disease sometimes called " Rattle " in geese seems 

 to be nothing but a species of Roup, and Spongia is the 

 remedy for it. 



Among other homoeopathic remedies for Roup may 

 be mentioned Hepar sulph., Aconite, Arsenicum and 

 Tartar emetic. But these will hardly be called for 

 often. 



Before closing this subject it may not be amiss to 

 quote the following testimony from a correspondent of 

 The Poultry Keeper, a well-known journal : 



" I don't know but it will be in place to say something more of the Spongia. 

 When I last wrote I was trying it on a rooster that had the Roup for six 

 months. For a wonder it cured him up. Of course it would be impossible 



