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or worms. If the inactivity reaches a stage which may 
be called stupor, liver trouble or vertigo is indicated, 
either of these diseases being very, hard to combat. If 
the fowl is very stupid or in a condition of torpor enter- 
itis is indicated. Drowsiness is seen in attacks of atrophy 
of the liver and pneumonia. Extreme weakness and slug- 
gishness are present in aspergillosis and entritis. 
Extreme emaciation is a symptom of several diseases, 
but a fowl which has become very much emaciated by 
disease is never worth saving and should be promptly 
destroyed. 
Fowls frequently make a swallowing motion when they 
have mucous in their throats, but where this is accom- 
panied by a writhing motion it denotes crop-bound. 
Staggering motions indicate the last stages of cholera, 
especially when convulsions follow. Staggering also de- 
notes vertigo. 
Lameness is present in liver trouble and rheumatism. 
Restlessness indicates a feverish condition which may be 
present with almost any disease. Continued gaping in- 
dicates the presence of gape worms. 
If the comb is pale the fowl may have anaemia, tuber- 
culosis or enteritis. If it is purplish in color it indicates 
one stage of enteritis and congestion of the lungs. If 
yellowish warts appear on the face and wattles chicken 
pox is indicated. 
When feathers drop off parts of the body and the skin 
is scurfy it is a symptom of favus. Generally rapid 
breathing indicates lung troubles or some difficulty in 
the air passages, such as bronchitis. Sneezing or a 
croaking sound from a chicken shows that it is in danger 
from roup. 
A waterly discharge from the nostrils, the gathering 
