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suffoiiatod. Ho^\evel•, tho fowl can stand mwe to- 

 bacco smoke tlian the worm so that after its release 

 from the box it usually coughs up the wealcened para- 

 sit'^^s. Powdered lime is also used for removing the 

 gape worm by dusting it in such a way that the fowl 

 is caused to iiLhale some of the fine particles. Some 

 times the fo\Als are placed in a box over which a .sheet 

 of muslin is spread and lime is sifted throug-li this 

 Hidslin top and the fowl is obliged to inhale the dust. 

 This procedure is somewhat dangerous unless great 

 care is exercised, and cannot be very highly recom- 

 mended. 



In the A\ay of internal treatment, camphor, asafoet- 

 ida and garlic are all of value. Camphor should be 

 given in pills of about one grain each. Asafoetida 

 should be given in one grain pills and garlic should be 

 chopped in flue pieces and fed with the food. 



Tlie treatment of the soil over which the infected 

 fowls roamed is of great importance and especially if 

 they were kept in confined .spaces. By treating the 

 soil with lime and spading or ploughing it up fre- 

 quently the eggs of the gape-worm may be desti'oyed. 

 Or the ground may be thoroughly soaked ^^'ith a solu- 

 tion of sulpliuiic acid Cone part to one hundred). The 

 water troughs and feeding places should all be thor- 

 oughly cleansed and disinfected Avilh coperas solution 

 (one pound to two gallons of water). The bodies of 

 the dead fowls should be buried deeply at a distance 

 from tlie barn-vard. or burned. 



