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some aconite " tabloids," which contain one drop each, 

 giving one at once, three or four more (singly) every half- 

 hour, and then every two hours. Aconite is no use 

 unless given very early, and then only in the early stages. 

 The nostrils may be syringed gently with hazeline tincture, 

 diluted with equal parts water; and a drop or two of essence 

 of camphor with the aconite often helps at this stage. It 

 is, of course, necessary to keep the patient from draught, 

 wet, and cold. 



If these measures fail and the cold develops into a 

 confirmed catarrh, after, say, twenty-four hours aconite must 

 be superseded by other medicines. The nostrils and eyes 

 should be cleansed frequently with hydrogen dioxkle and 

 water in equal parts (this admirable wash is well known to 

 all good chemists now), and the nostrils may then be greased 

 with vaseline, mixed while melted with one teaspoonful in 

 ten of eucalyptus oil. A few drops of eucalyptus and also 

 of pure terebene should be put in the fountain, the soft food 

 be slightly peppered, and 10 grains of Epsom salts may 

 be given daily with advantage. It is also of the greatest 

 service in many cases to fumigate the fowls well, whilst on 

 their perches, by sulphur on a fairly red-hot shovel held 

 underneath, or a little eucalyptus oil on a shovel not quite 

 so hot. The birds will sneeze or cough, but this will do 

 them good, and no notice need be taken of it. Should all 

 these measures fail to arrest the catarrh, and especially if 

 the discharge appears to assume a more sticky character, 

 treatment for roup had better be adopted, and will be 

 equally proper even if true roup be not present. 



Consumption is denoted by cough combined with gradual 

 wasting and ill-health, though sometimes the appetite is 

 good. Cure is out of the question. 



Crop-bound. Fowls sometimes so distend their crops 

 that nothing can pass out to the gizzard, and death ensues 

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