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Treatment. One of the best preventatives which we have ever 

 used is permanganate of potash. We take a pint bottle and fill it 

 about one-fourth full of these purple crystals. AYe pour in enough 

 water to nearly fill the bottle. We shake this mixture until the crys- 

 tals are dissolved. When you draw a bucket of drinking water for 

 the fowls, pour in enough of this to turn the water a rich wine color. 

 Allow them to have no water to drink except it has this solution of 

 permanganate in it. When the cold or indication of roup is first 

 noticed, the bird should be treated as follows : Take the nostrils be- 

 tween the thumb and forefinger and press them together, gently mov- 

 ing the fingers towards the beak. Also press between the nostrils 

 and .eyes in an upward manner. This loosens up the discharge and 

 presses a great deal of it through the nostrils and clears the head of the 

 bird ready for treatment. We next plunge the head into a pan of 

 warm w r ater which has been colored a deep red by pouring in sufficient 

 of the permanganate of potash to so color it. The head is kept under 

 the water for twenty or thirty seconds. By this treatment, the solu- 

 tion is distributed through the nostrils and canals. It should be given 

 twice a day until the symptoms have disappeared. Grip the legs and 

 wings of the fowl with one hand so the pan cannot be kicked over, 

 and dip the head with the other hand. 



We have also found it very beneficial to use the following mix- 

 ture when the colds first appear. Clean the nostrils with thumb and 

 forefinger, as suggested above. Take an ordinary sewing machine oil 

 can and squirt a little of the following mixture well up into each 

 nostril : 



40 drops refined carbolic acid. 



1 teaspoonful menthol crystals. 

 6 teaspoonfuls kerosene. 



2 teaspoonfuls eucalyptus oil. 

 6 teaspoonfuls olive oil. 



Use this mixture at least once or twice a day. Also give a two- 

 grain capsule of quinine for two or three successive days. 



Harrison & Streit state that "if there are solid tumors in the eye- 

 lids, they should be opened so that the skin may bleed freely. The 

 cheesy matter should be removed and the surrounding membrane 

 touched with a five per cent carbolic acid or silver nitrate solution, 

 and then a cotton plug filled with some antiseptic put into the cavity. 

 The cavity has to be washed out daily with an antiseptic mixture and 

 a fresh cotton plug put in again to prevent the cavity from healing 

 too quickly. We have cured chickens in this way in about a fort- 

 night." 



Pearl, Surface and Curtis well state that "the best treatment is 

 prevention." The disease can be prevented by stopping all sources of 

 infection. Some things to keep in mind are : 



1. In introducing new birds always procure them from unin- 

 fected flocks. 



2. Isolate all new birds and all birds that have been exhibited 

 at shows for two or three weeks to make sure that they do not develop 

 the disease. 



3. Exclude from uninfected house and yards poultry and all 

 other animals, including men, coming from those that are infected. 



