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that these insects must have been swallowed by the 

 turkeys, and from this cause, and the bad quality of 

 the water which they had drunk, a great degree of in- 

 flammation in the crop would ensue, with a stoppage 

 of the passage which conducts to the gizzard. I divi- 

 ded the turkeys into three classes ; for those who were 

 still sound, I ordered grain and good water ; with all 

 that were diseased I practised the operation of tapping 

 with a lancet, in the lowest part of the crop, I in- 

 jected at the opening, by means of a small syringe^ 

 a slight decoction of Jesuits' bark, mixed with a little 

 brandy, which was repeated twice in the course of the 

 day. Next day the wound was better marked. I made 

 again the same injection, and two hours after, I forced 

 them to eat a little of the yolk of an egg, mixed with 

 some crumbs of bread. At the end of three days, the 

 wound in the crop was closed, which I might have pre- 

 vented, but finding a natural opening in the bill, I made 

 them take, during eight days, in their drink, the same 

 substances which had been injected ; and they were, 

 by degrees, put upon their usual diet. I need not add, 

 that clear water was given them instead of that of the 

 standing pools. Ten of these animals had died before 

 my arrival ; two perished during the treatment, and 

 the rest of the flock, which might be about forty, either 

 escaped the disease or were cured. 



GRAFTING. 



Mr. Forsyth describes several methods of grafting : 



1. Grafting in the rind, which is proper only for 

 large trees. 



