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readily applied. The most common fracture in fowls is that of the tarsus, or 

 scaly part of the leg. This is usually treated by wrapping a slip of rag round 

 the injured limb, and tying it with thread a very imperfect plan, as motion 

 of the broken bones is not prevented, and which is therefore frequently un- 

 successful in its results. I always employ a modification of what is known 

 to surgeons as a gum splint. The white of an egg is well beaten up with a 

 fork, and spread upon a strip of thick, soft brown paper, as wide as can be 

 smoothly wrapped around the broken limb. The fowl is held by an assistant, 

 the leg slightly stretched, so as to bring the ends of the bones in a straight 

 line, the moistened paper wrapped smoothly round several times, and secured 

 by two or three turns of thread ; and, lastly, to prevent the parts being 

 moved before the paper has become dry and stiff, a thin splint of wood, such 

 as is used for lighting pipes, bound with thread on each side ; the wood may 

 be removed the following day, as it then adds to the weight. The stiff paper 

 forms a bandage which prevents all motion, and so places the limb in the 

 best possible condition for union to take place." 



SULPHUR FOR FOWLS. 



We have been advised by a lady friend, who is no novice in rearing 

 poultry, that no one who has not had the experience, can imagine the 

 beneficial effect a little sulphur mixed with the food of fowls and given 

 two or three times a month, will have upon them. Sulphur is good to be 

 given in all cases, and seems to permeate through the system of the fowl, 

 promoting health and preventing disease. Mix, with the feed intended for 

 a dozen fowls, about half an ounce of pulverized sulphur. 



