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save it. Cut a piece of soft leather large enough to go 
around the leg twice and as wide as from the foot to the 
hock, dampen it until it is perfectly flexible and bind it 
on the broken leg in such manner as to make it straight 
and in a few days it will unite and be as good as ever. 
Be sure to leave the bandage on the leg until it is per- 
fectly well. 
FROZEN COMBS.—\Vhen the combs are frozen and 
the injury is discovered before it has thawed, dip the 
comb and wattles in very cold water until the frost is 
drawn out. Then bathe freely with turpentine and anoint 
with carbolated vaseline. If much swelling occurs with 
a very sharp knife cut incisions in the comb and wattles 
on each side, but not very deep. This will let the serum 
that causes the swelling drain away, and often save 
the comb and wattles and retain the good appearance 
of a valuable fowl. If the injury is not discovered at 
once and the freezing is extensive enough to make it 
probable that comb or wattles, one or both, will be lest, 
the most humane thing to do is to cut the injured mem- 
ber off as far as frozen. This is no more painful than 
the pain of the injury and the wounds thus made will 
heal over in a few days, while it takes weeks for a frozen 
comb or wattle to slough off and heal. If a feather 
plucked from the breast of a bird which has been treated 
in this way is laid along the cut comb it will stop bleed- 
ing at once and usually is perfectly healed in a week. if 
all that was injured was cut off. 
GAPES.—This disease manifests its presence by the 
disposition of the victims frequently to gasp. It is caused 
by a peculiar worm, the male and female being joined 
together. This worm is known as Syngamus trachealis 
and is picked up by youne chicks in their rambles in 
