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the sun can shine in freely, supplied with small (]uaii- 

 tities of tempting food and clean water in clean v«'s- 

 sels, to which may be added a small amount of chlorate 

 of potash (15 gTS. to the pint). A little onion or gar- 

 lic in the food is also of advantage. If the discharge 

 from the ncse collects about the orifices and obstructs 

 them, or if the eyelids are swelled to sucli an extent 

 that they cannot be opened, the collection of matter 

 should be removed by means of a spoaige or soft cloth 

 moistened with ^\arm water. 



2. LARYNGITIS AND BRONCHITIS. SORE 

 THROAT. 



If the cold is of an especially severe type, on account 

 of the fact that the exposure to which the fowl was 

 subjected was intense or of long standing, or if the 

 fowl is young or of a naturally weak constitution, the 

 membi'anes of the air passage may become afflicted 

 with catarj-h that reaches beyond the head into the 

 throat, and into llie branching bronchial tubes that 

 penetrate the lurgs. In these cases, the discharge 

 from the nos<:' is more profuse, the depression of the 

 fowl's spirits is greater, there is considerable difficulty 

 in breathing, and in severe cases the bird m.ay gasp for 

 breath very much as though its windpipe were ob- 

 structed by gape worms. 



The general ti-eatment in these cases is the same as 

 for pip, but more attention should be devoted to the 

 fowl because it is in a more serious condition. In 

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