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water, equal parts. Either of these solutions will cure the 

 disease in a short time. 



SUDDEN COLDS. 



Sometimes a pigeon will sit out in a cold rain or sleep 

 in a stray draught and catch cold. This makes it sick and 

 stupid, and it should be cared for at once. 



To cure a cold of this kind, give five drops of castor oil 

 and the next day a one-grain capsule of quinine. Follow 

 this with ten-drop doses of cod liver oil for a few days, 

 and the bird will be as lively as ever. 



LEG WEAKNESS. 



Leg weakness is usually caused by inbreeding or an acci- 

 dental injury. There is no certain cure for it, because we 

 never know just what caused the trouble. If a bird seems 

 weak in the legs, rub some camphorated oil on the hock 

 joint and repeat the operation as long as necessary. The 

 short-legged varieties like the Homer very seldom have any 

 trouble with their legs. 



WING DISEASE. 



Wing disease is a trouble of the "elbow." It is caused 

 by a hurt, and the injured bird becomes lame in the wing. 

 Presently a lump forms on the elbow and this increases in 

 size, filling with a yellowish cheesy matter, causing the 

 btrd to drag the wing. 



The only thing, to do is to run camphorated oil on the 

 injured spot, and when the swelling has reached full size 

 cut it open. Usually the bird is net injured as a breeder, 

 but it must make its nest on the floor, as it can not fly. 

 If the disease is noticed at the very start, it sometimes may 



