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chapter the kind of information which can be depended upon 

 as the result of practical experience guided by sound science. 



DIARRH(EA. 



Causes. — Nearly all the diseases in fowls arise either 

 from cold, or wet, or neglect of cleanliness, or from improper 

 food, and the first symptom of almost all their diseases is 

 diarrhoea. Hence, it is especially important to watch for 

 this and treat it promptly, as thus many serious sicknesses 

 may be checked. At this stage much evil may be warded off. 



Treatment. — AYhenever a fowl hangs its wings, and 

 looks drooping, let it be seen at once whether it appears 

 purged, and if so, give immediately, in a tablespoonful of 

 warm water, a teaspoonful of strong brandy or whisky satu- 

 rated with camphor. Eepeat this the next morning, and, in 

 most cases, the disease will be checked; care being, of^course, 

 taken, to give the invalid w^armth and good shelter. The 

 best food is warm barley meal, or rice meal mixed with lime 

 w^ater. If these measures do not promptly check the dis- 

 charge, give the following powder, mixed up with a little 

 meal : — 



Take ^ Powdered chalk, 5 grains. 



Cayenne pepper, 2 grains. 



Powdered rhubarb, 5 grains. 



This scarcely ever fails when the case is not desperate. 



A great many fowls are lost when young, which could 

 readily be saved by giving them some simple tonics, and thus 

 a good deal of money would be made off of the poultry, 

 which is missed through the prevailing ignorance on this 

 subject. We would, therefore, ask attention to the use of the 

 above tonic mixture, and also to the following mode of 

 strengthening the constitutions of young birds — those of 

 delicate breeds especially : if they show any indications of 



