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thoroughly cleaning and disinfecting the poultry- 

 house. Give wholesome and easily digested food 

 and keep the fowls in as healthy and vigorous 

 condition as possible. Antiseptic solutions are 

 to be injected into the nostrils and on the roof 

 of the mouth. If large swellings have appeared 

 which are filled with cheesy pus, this should 

 be removed and these cavities be injected with 

 antiseptics. The following solutions are recom- 

 mended: 



1. Two per cent solution of creoline. 



2. Two per cent solution of carbolic acid. 



3. Peroxide of hydrogen and water, equal parts. 



4. One grain of permanganate of potash to an 



ounce of water. 



5. Kerosene oil mixed with equal parts of lard 



or olive oil. Some poultrymen recommend 



the use of pure kerosene oil, a drop in 



each nostril of the infected fowl. 



When diphtheritic roup develops, white patches 



are frequently seen on the roof of the mouth and 



on the connecting air-passages. Later these patches 



become more or less yellow. Dr. Salmon also 



says* that the sick birds should be placed in clean, 



warm, well-ventilated quarters, where they can 



be readily examined and where they will not be 



exposed to drafts of air. In other words, these 



quarters should be most favorable for invalids. 



*"The Diseases of Poultry," pp. 224, 225. 



