684 HOME AND HOUSEHOLD. 



Cholera. The term " cholera " is employed to designate a disease which has 

 been very fatal among swine indifferent parts of the United States, and for the reason 

 that its symptoms, as well as the indications accompanying its termination, are very 

 nearly allied to what is manifested in the disease of that name which visits man. 



Treatment. As a preventive, the following will be found valuable : Flowers of 

 sulphur, six pounds; animal charcoal, one pound; sulphate of iron, six ounces; cin- 

 chona, pulverized, one pound. Mix well together in a large mortar; afterwards give 

 a tablespoonful to each animal, mixed with a few potato-peelings and corn-meal, 

 three times a day. Continue this for one week, keeping the animal at the same time 

 in a clean, dry place, and not allowing too many together. 



Lice. These are sometimes troublesome in store pigs. Let them be well washed 

 with soft soap and water; or, if this fails, with a decoction of tobacco. 



POULTRY. 



Asthma. This common disease seems to differ sufficiently in its characteristics 

 to warrant a distinction into two species. 



Treatment. Confirmed asthma is difficult to cure. For the disease in its incip- 

 ient state, the fowl should be kept warm, and treated with repeated doses of hippo- 

 powder and sulphur, mixed with butter, with the addition of a small quantity of 

 cayenne pepper. 



Diarrhoea. There are times when fowls dung more loosely than at others, espe- 

 cially when they have been fed on green or soft food ; but this may occur without the 

 presence of disease. Should this state, however, deteriorate into a confirmed and 

 continued laxity, immediate attention is required to guard against fatal effects. The 

 causes of diarrhoea are dampness, undue acidity in the bowels, or the presence of irri- 

 tating matter there. 



Treatment. This, of course, depends upon the cause. If the disease is brought 

 on by a diet of green or soft food, the food must be changed, and water sparingly 

 given; if it arises from undue acidity, chalk mixed with meal is advantageous, but 

 rice-flour boluses are most reliable. Alum water, of moderate strength, is also bene- 

 ficial. In cases of bloody flux, boiled rice and milk, given warm, with a little mag- 

 nesia or chalk, may be successfully used. 



Roup. This disease is caused mainly by cold and moisture, but it is often 

 ascribed to improper feeding and want of cleanliness and exercise. It affects fowls 

 of all ages, and is either acute or chronic, sometimes commencing suddenly, on 

 exposure, at others gradually, as the consequence of neglected colds, or damp weather 

 or lodging. Chronic roup has been known to extend through two years. 



Treatment. The fowls should be kept warm, and have plenty of water and 

 scalded bran, or other light food. When chronic, change of food and air is advis- 

 able. The ordinary remedies, such as salt dissolved in water, are inefficacious. A 

 solution of sulphate of zinc, as an eye water, is a valuable cleansing application. 

 Rue pills, and a decoction of rue, as a tonic, have been administered with apparent 

 benefit. Perhaps, however, the best mode of dealing with roup and all putrid affec- 

 tions, is as follows : Take of finely pulverized, fresh-burnt charcoal, and of new yeast, 

 each three parts; of pulverized sulphur, two parts; of flour a sufficient quantity. Mix 

 well, and make into two doses, of the size of a hazel nut, and give one three times a 

 day. Cleanliness is no less necessary than warmth, and it will sometimes be desirable 

 to bathe the eyes and nostrils with warm milk and water or suds, as convenient. 



