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with small white ulcers. Diphtheric roup is another form of this dis- 

 ease, characterized by cheesy matter in the throat. Swab the mouth 

 and throat with a mixture of sulphur and perchloride of iron; then 

 paint with the following dressing: carbolic acid one drachm, sulphur- 

 ous acid three drachms, tincture of perchloride of iron half an ounce, 

 glycerine one-half ounce; dress all the places with this night and 

 morning with a camel hair pencil. Another good remedy is paint- 

 ing the affected spots with a mixture of tannic acid and glycerine, 

 or boracic acid ointment. 



DIARRHCEA. This is too well known to need description. The 

 best remedy for this ailment is four drops of chlorodyne in a tea- 

 spoonful of milk every four hours; less number of drops for a 

 chicken. This medicine must not be given carelessly. When the 

 ailment is not too severe, a milder remedy will be found in 

 five grains of powdered chalk, five grains of rhubarb, and three 

 grains of cayenne pepper, divided in four parts, each given every 

 four hours; or in place of this give ten drops of laudanum in a tea- 

 spoonful of water twice a day; less quantity for chickens; or a syrup 

 of lactaphosphate of lime in half teaspoonful doses twice a day is 

 beneficial. The chlorodyne is almost a specific for this disease; 

 two drops for a small chicken and increasing to five for an adult 

 bird, and must be given in a little water. 



CANKER. This disease is common to all fowls, but more 

 especially to the Game. The canker should be washed with beef 

 brine, a solution of saltpetre, alum, borax, warm vinegar and such 

 like to destroy the pus. Painting with a mixture of carbolic acid 

 glycerine, or boracic acid ointment, will usually cure it. Other good 

 remedies are as follows: Wash clean till the scab comes off and 

 apply a pinch of burnt alum, or touch it with nitrate of silver, or 

 paint twice daily with perchloride of iron, and then apply the lunar 

 caustic. 



GAPES. This is a very troublesome ailment among chickens, 

 and is caused by the presence of small worms of a cylindrical form, 

 red in color and forked with two unequal branches, and three- 

 fourths of an inch in length. There are many remedies, some quite 

 simple and others tedious and complicated. A very successful 

 remedy is to feed those which have the gapes with a warm mess of 

 corn meal, moistened with milk or boiling water, and to each pint 

 of meal add a teaspoonful of spirits of turpentine. Mix the turpen- 

 tine with the meal while the meal is dry. If the chickens refuse to 

 eat it, cram some down their throats; mix the turpentine fresh twice 



