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lower corner of her eye, or perhaps little bubbles there. In 

 well developed cases there is a roup smell that once known can 

 never be mistaken. All suspects^ should be quarantined, fed 

 lightly on a warm mash in which there is little ginger, and 

 given their drinking water in disinfected vessels. Two or three 

 times a day spray their nostrils and mouths with the following 

 solution : Extract witch hazel, four tablespoonfuls ; water, 

 two tablespoonfuls ; carbolic acid, three drops. Use an atom- 

 izer, and squeeze the bulb five tirnes for each nostril and twice 

 for the mouth. The bird will often recover under this treat- 

 ment. 



THE KEROSENE TREATMENT FOR ROUP. 



It is a question whether it pays to doctor a severe case of 

 the roup. Even itf the bird lives she will be worthless as a 

 breeder, and it will be some time before she comes into shape 

 to lay again. A sharp hatchet is about the best cure for roup 

 that I know of. Still, if you want to give the bird a chance, 

 try the kerosene treatment in my judgment, the simplest and 

 best treatment known. Take a wooden pail and fill it two- 

 thirds full of water, and then pour on one-half cupful of oil. 

 Take bird by the feet and dip her head under water, letting it 

 stay there while you count three. 'Wipe the bird well with a 

 piece of soft cloth, and return to the hospital. Some of the 

 kerosene will percolate through the outer skin, and some will 

 be taken into the bird's mouth as she tries to clean up her 

 feathers. The kerosene uniting with the pus coagulates it, and 

 in a few days the mass scales off, leaving the tongue pink and 

 clean. The patient is still weak, and should be kept in the 

 hospital a while longer before she is returned to her mates. 



The best .diet in roup is bread moistened with milk. The 

 throat is so tender that hard food cannot be swallowed. I had 

 a roupy bird that I had kerosened. She seemed to be doing 

 well, but had no appetite. I tried to tempt her with warm 

 mash, but to no avail. I put her out doors to see if the warm 

 sunshine would not- hasten her cure. Soon I noticed her about 

 the sink spout picking up the crumbs that ran down when 

 my wife washed the dishes. I took the hint and gave her 

 bread soaked in milk. She ate heartily and made a fine re- 

 covery. 



I would advise the poultryman to keep some standard roup 

 remedv on hand, and when the disease breaks out to use the 



