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cows, sheep, and hogs as they are of their 

 hens, they would go into bankruptcy the 

 first year. Before undertaking to cure chol- 

 era, examine for lice, as in many instances 

 the lice are at the root of all difficulties. 



Genuine cholera is a disease that exists, 

 however. It is shown by great thirst, green- 

 ish, profuse droppings, and prostration. It 

 can be distinguished from indigestion or 

 roup, as it kills the bird in from twenty- 

 four to forty-eight hours, or else recovery 

 ensues. There is no lingering illness con- 

 nected with it. The best remedy is car- 

 bolic acid. Add twenty drops to a gill of 

 water, and with the water mix together meal 

 and shorts, slightly parched and browned, 

 and force a tablespoonful of such soft food 

 down their throats twice a day. Give no 

 water to drink at all. If it is given, how- 

 ever, add ten drops of the acid to each 

 gill of water. Keep the sick birds in a 

 dry, warm place, and separate from the 

 others. 



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