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account of the smallness of the nostrils and nasal canals, it is 

 very diflBcult to get the antiseptic solutions into the nose and 

 nasal cavities; but it can be done with a small syringe. If 

 this treatment is too troublesome, then the nostrils, at least, 

 should be washed and opened several times a day, to allow the 

 secretions to pass away. We have treated chickens for 14 

 days by daily washing with a 2| per cent solution of creolin 

 and glycerine. After the washings, small plugs of cotton 

 wool, filled with mixture, were placed in the nostrils and 

 lachrymal ducts. This remedy did not cure the roup, al- 

 though the same mixture readily kills the roup bacillus in 

 cultures in from 2 to 3 minutes. The greatest hindrance to a 

 sure cure by remedies which have been used locally, is the 

 ability of the germ to penetrate into the tissue and the many 

 secondary cavities of the nostrils which cannot be reached 

 by the antiseptic. 



"Another method of treatment which gives excellent 

 results, especially in the early stages of roup, is the use of 1 to 

 2 per cent of permanganate of potash. Fowls are treated in 

 the following manner: The nostrils are pressed together 

 between thumb and forefinger in the direction of the beak two 

 or three times. Pressure should also be applied between 

 nostrils and eyes in an upward direction. This massage helps 

 to loosen the discharge in the nostrils and eyes. The bird's 

 head is then plunged into the solution of permanganate of 

 potash for 20 or 30 seconds, in fact the head may be kept 

 under the solution as long as the bird can tolerate it. The 

 solution is thus distributed through the nostrils and other 

 canals and has an astringent and slight disinfecting action. 

 This treatment should be given twice a day and continued 

 until all symptoms have disappeared. 



"If there are solid tumors in the eyelids, they should be 

 opened so that the skin may bleed freely. The cheesy matter 

 should be removed and the surrounding membrane touched 



