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and feet, when he will soon respond to its effects and often be 

 well again in a short time. 



Prevention. — Do not let chickens out until the dew is off the 

 grass, or the sun high enough to keep up their temperature. 



RHEUMATISM. 



In damp situations, and especially among elderly show birds, 

 this disease makes itself felt severely at times. 



Treatment. — -Remove the birds to a dry place, and rub in 

 Elliman's to the swollen and painful joints. 



CROP-BOUND, 



Causes. — Over- feeding on hard and indigestible food with 

 insufficient grit; the swallowing of a feather or stiff chaff, 

 foreign bodies, &c. 



Treatment. — In order to quickly neutralise the decomposition 

 which follows on inability to dispose of the contents of the crop, 

 it is well to drench the bird with a solution of hyposulphite of 

 soda in the proportion of half-an-ounce to half-a-pint of warm 

 water. Next proceed to massage with a small amount of 

 Elliman's on the fingers. The stimulus derived from the 

 Elliman's will often, assisted by the manipulation of the crop, 

 enable the contents to be moved on, and no further treatment 

 but "short commons" be needed. 



Failing to move on the impediment, an operation is sometimes 

 performed. The crop is cut open and the contents mechanically 

 removed, the inside is washed out with a disinfectant and the 

 parts brought together again with stitches. If the edges are 

 indisposed to unite, a light touch with Elliman's is calculated to 

 bring about healthy granulation. 



CROP, DROPSY OF. 



Another form of enlarged and incapacitated condition of the 

 crop is due to dropsy, "slack" or "soft crop," as it is named. 



