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without the blood is in a scrofulous condition, and we 

 are inclined to think that this is so. Mere cold is not 

 difficult of cure, whilst roup is, and the latter is best known 

 by the breath having an offensive smell in conjunction 

 with the cold. It is necessary, therefore, to do more than 

 merely attend to the cold ; something to counteract the 

 affection of the blood is needed. A roupy bird may be 

 known by the offensive breath already spoken of, the discharge 

 from the nostrils, and the swollen face and eyes. It is ex- 

 ceedingly contagious, and will soon spread through a whole 

 yard, if not arrested. In consequence, birds affected should be 

 rigidly secluded, or killed off at once. Sulphur or charcoal 

 are the best to correct the scrofula, and Walton's roap 

 pills or copaiba capsules should be used for the cold. The 

 face, nostrils, and mouth should be well washed with 

 Condy's fluid, or solution of chlorinated soda, so as to kill 

 the mucus which gathers there. Especial care is necessary 

 to see that the birds do not communicate it one to the other, 

 as in drinking out of the same fountain, or eating ont of the 

 same dish. All dishes, etc., should be at once washed in 

 diluted carbolic acid, and the houses well lime-washed out. 



Cholera. — This is an epidemic disease peculiar to this 

 country, attacking and often nearly destroying isolated flocks 

 and yards having poor sanitary arrangements or care. It is 

 probably malarial in its character, affects the liver, poisons 

 the blood, causes violent diarrhoea, and is often exceedingly 

 rapid in its action and termination. The fowl attacked is 

 droopy, weak, in high fever, with thirst, rough and draggled 

 plumage, and has diarrhoea with green droppings. Drs. Dickey 

 and Merry recommend pills as follows : Blue mass, 60 gr. ; 

 camphor, 25 gr. ; Cayenne pepper, 30 gr. ; rhubarb, 48 gr. ; 

 laudanum, 60 drops ; made in 20 pills and given one every 

 four hours till they act freely, and, when they have acted, 

 half a teaspoonf ul of castor oil and ten drops of laudanum to 

 each fowl. 



