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water be poured into the acid as it will cause explo- 

 sions and splashing. 



When treating diseased birds these should always be 

 isolated and confined, and their droppings should 

 either be burned or treated with lime or sulphuric acid 

 as just recommended. Without these hygienic meas- 

 ures, medical treatment can onl^^ be i)artially success- 

 ful. 



One of the best methods of treating tapeworms in 

 fowls is to mix in the feed a teaspoonful of powdered 

 pomegranate root bark for every fifty head of birds. In 

 treating a few birds at a time it is well to follow this 

 medicine with a purgative dose of castor oil (two or 

 three teaspoonfuls). According to Zurn, powdered 

 areca nut is the best tapeworm remedy for fowls, but 

 he states that turkeys are unfavorably affected by it. 

 It may be given in doses of 30 to 45 grains mixed with 

 butter and made into pills.' Male fern is also a very 

 effectual remedy and may be used in the form of pow- 

 der (dose 30 grains to 1 dram) or of liquid extract 

 (dose 15 to 30 drops). It should be given in the morn- 

 ing and evening, before feeding. Oil of turpentine is 

 an excellent remedy for all worms which inhabit the 

 digestive canal. It may be given in the dose of one to 

 three teaspoonfuls , and is best administered bj^ forcing it 

 through a small flexible catheter that has been oiled and 

 passed through the mouth and oesophagus to the crop. 

 This medicine is less severe in its effects if diluted with 

 an equal bulk of olive oil, but, if it fails to destroy the 

 parasites when so diluted, it may be given pure. The 

 method of administering medicine by depositing it 

 directly in the crop can be advantageously used with 

 many other liquid remedies, and should be adopted in 

 all cases where it is important to have the full dose in 



