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and has been found to promptly remove the worms from 

 the trachea. Afflicted chickens are placed in a box, which 

 is covered with a sheet of thin muslin. On 

 this muslin is placed a handful of air- 

 slaked lime, the muslin is then jarred to 

 cause the dust of the lime to fall through, 

 which enters the lungs of the chickens and 

 causes them to cough off the worms. The 

 lime is supposed to affect the worms, which 

 release their hold or do not retain so strong 

 a hold on the windpipe. This is said to 

 do no harm to the chick and to be a sure 

 cure. 



Another old-fashioned method of treat- 

 ment, which seems to have been quite gen- 

 erally followed with great success, is to 

 confine the chickens to a canvas-covered 

 box while they are fumigated with the 

 fumes of carbolic acid. The fumes are 

 produced by pouring a teaspoonful of car- 

 bolic acid on a red-hot brick placed in the 

 corner of the box. If there is glass in one 

 end of the box, the chickens will huddle 

 against it and keep away from the corner 

 where the brick is, while their actions 

 may be watched through the glass. If the 

 fumes seem too dense, ventilation may 

 be given. A minute is usually long enough 

 to expose them to the fumes. By the use 

 of a sliding door in the box, the chickens 

 may be driven into the box from their 

 coop in any number desired. An upper 

 FIG. 28. CMCA compartment for the chickens, having a 

 ceStJS y tSb? e &iSS slat floor Ullder which the acid is burned, 

 whii s e n thetwo e win-s would be most satisfactory where a large 

 bli " d number are to be handled. Pr. Both, Mrs. 



