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is more generalized, and is found on the skin of other 

 parts of the body. 



"The nodules begin as small, red or reddish-gray 

 deposits with a shiny surface and gradually enlarge, 

 while the color changes to a yellowish, brownish or 

 dark brown, and the surface dries and becomes 

 shriveled, uneven and warty in appearance. Owing 

 to the number of nodules and the extension of the 

 inflammation, large patches of skin become thickened 

 and covered with hard, dry crusts, closing the nasal 

 openings or the eyelids and making it difficult even 

 to open the beak. 



"In the most severe cases, especially with pigeons, 

 the eruption extends to the mucous membrane of the 

 eyes, nostrils and mouth, causing a diphtheretic in- 

 flammation that is generally fatal." 



TREATMENT. The simplest way of treating this 

 disease is to pull off the scabs from the sores and 

 touch the spots with clear creolin on a brush or 

 feather. Salmon recommends softening the scabs 

 first with vaseline or glycerine, then washing with 

 warm, soapy water till they come off easily. Then 

 touch with a two per cent solution of creolin or a 

 saturated solution of boric acid. If there is much 

 inflammation of the eyes, make a solution of one and 

 one-half ounces boric acid and one ounce biborate of 

 soda in a quart of warm water, and drop in the eyes 

 frequently. 



In addition to the external treatment, Dr. Sanborn 

 advises calcium sulphide, one grain per day for each 

 fowl, mixed in the wet mash. This, he says, will 

 shorten the time of the disease and prevent birds 

 that do not yet show symptoms from taking it. 



"Going Light" 

 "Going Light" is a condition rather than a disease. 



