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Treatment. — Cleanse with warm water and a disinfectant 

 and touch the ragged ulcers with Elliman's undiluted. Repeat 

 daily. Change the diet, give all the insectivorous food 

 obtainable. 



Prevention. — Healthy surroundings, plenty of fresh air, and 

 a run sufficiently large. To the keeper of half-a-dozen fowls in 

 a London back yard the latter advice is of no use ; all he can do 

 is to change his stock as often as possible and use plenty of 

 disinfectants, leaving his yard without any fowls during the 

 time of year when eggs are cheapest. 



CATARRH OR COMMON COLD. 



Running from the eyes and nose and a generally bleary 

 appearance denote this disease, and a draughty or foul 

 atmosphere gives it special virulence in the townman's back 

 yard flock. 



Any sort of exposure, especially wet floors and uncleaned 

 houses, are among the other causes. 



Treatment. — Good nursing. A dry loft free from draught, 

 soft nutritious food, as oatmeal mixed with milk, powdered 

 biscuits made into a soft paste, milk puddings, &c., &c. 



Where sore throat is a marked symptom, as exhibited by 

 craning the neck forward, an application of the Elliman's to the 

 throat will be useful in drawing out inflammation and enabling 

 the bird to swallow with greater ease. 



CHOLERA. 



Chicken cholera, as it is commonly called, is not at all 

 frequent in this country and as there is no remedy when it has 

 once attacked birds, we may confine our remarks to its prevention. 



Inoculation by a modified virus is said to confer immunity. 

 Cleanliness and disinfection are the true preventives, as it is 

 due to a specific bacillus which cannot live in the presence of 

 a true disinfectant. 



