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ventilated this should be remedied. If there 
are any draughts in the house these should be 
attended to. The birds should have at once a 
dose of Epsom salts at the rate of three- 
quarters of a pound of salts to each hun- 
dred birds. Several days after the salts a 
dose of sulphur should be given at the rate of 
one pound of sulphur to each twenty pounds 
of mash, this mixture to be kept before the 
birds for five or six days. 
Apparent Colds. In the fall many poul- 
trymen find that their hens are afflicted with 
what appears to be a cold, in spite of the 
fact that the housing is well arranged, the 
ventilation is proper, and the birds have not 
been exposed to draughts. In many cases the 
cause of these apparent colds is the litter 
which is used. If fine dirt or very fine sand 
is used on the floor of the houses this may 
become very dry and dusty after the birds 
have been shut up for five or six weeks. 
The birds’ breathing apparatus will be 
affected by fine particles, which will have the 
same effect upon the birds as the dust around 
a threshing machine will have upon a human 
being. The only thing to do under these 
