from the Southern Michigan Game Associa- 

 tion, and, being a long time on the route, 

 looked such sorry little creatures when they 

 arrived, that, instead of turning them out into 

 the proper inclosure, a pen used for breeding 

 pheasants, 9 feet long, 3 feet wide, with a 

 coop at one end, was utilized for their accom- 

 modation, so that we could observe any dan- 

 gerous symptoms. Fortunately no actual dis- 

 ease did develop, but without the dieting and 

 cosseting they received I doubt if many would 

 have survived; for they had contracted colds, 

 and had been roughly thrown about in ship- 

 ment, one bird having an injured eye, and the 

 other a strained wing, casualties which were 

 not perceptible in the close quarters of the 

 crate, and which necessitated catching the 

 sufferers and confining them in separate cages 

 for treatment. 



The other eight received the following doc- 

 toring: One tablespoonful of kerosene oil 

 added to every quart of drinking water as 

 a specific against roup, canker, and other 



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