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into twenty pills, one to be given morning and evening. 

 It is to be noted that most cases of true roup first begin 

 with the symptoms of mere catarrh or cold. These should 

 have been treated at once, as there described ; if they have 

 not been, hopes of recovery are much lessened. The 

 directions here are for the further symptoms above 

 described, or, if diarrhoea has first appeared, that will have 

 been treated. 



Scaly Legs. This unsightly incrustation of the shanks 

 is chiefly confined to feather-legged breeds, and is due to a 

 small insect. It can be cured by scrubbing every morning 

 with strong carbolic soap, and anointing at night with 

 sulphur ointment, or ointment sold for the purpose. 



Soft Eggs are generally caused by over-feeding the hens, 

 and the remedy is then self-evident. It may, however, 

 occur from want of lime, which must of course be supplied, 

 the best form being calcined and pounded oyster-shells. 

 Sometimes it is occasioned by fright, from being driven 

 about, but in that case will right itself in a day or two with 

 quiet and rest. If perfect eggs are habitually dropped on 

 the ground, the proprietor should see whether the nests do 

 not need purifying. 



White Comb is shown by an appearance like white flour 

 on the comb and parts of the face, often traceable also over 

 the head, with or without loss of feathers there. It is 

 essentially a disease of low tone, and usually due to over- 

 crowding, or want of cleanliness, or insufficient green food. 

 Any such omission should be supplied, and quinine and 

 iron tonic given in the water if it seems needed. To the 

 places apply carbolised vaseline. About 30 grains of 

 Epsom salts, followed by half a teaspoonful of powdered 

 sulphur every other day for ten days, will help towards a 

 cure. 



There is often confounded with this comparatively mild 



