46 GENERAL TREATMENT. 



placed in a comer of each yard — poultry are 

 fond of it, and it is conducive to their health. 

 Once a-year, the interior of the houses and nests 

 should be limewashed, and the floor saturated 

 with the same mixture; this keeps all perfectly 

 pure and free from taint 



It is good, during warm weather, occasion- 

 ally to sprinkle water over the perch, and 

 in its vicinity, scattering a little sulphur over 

 the wetted parts. This ought to, and in a 

 great measure does, prevent the appearance 

 of any obnoxious animalculse, ' which, too 

 often, in even well-regulated establishments, 

 make their way good, to the torment of the 

 occupants and their attendants. Depend upon 

 it, the more we attend to the comfort of our 

 domestic animals, the more they will repay our 

 care. 



To realise excellence, demands the most un- 

 flagging zeal and energy on the part of the 

 mistress and her servants. Every day must have 

 its apportioned work, carried out systematically, 

 with honest vigour, in cold or heat, in rain or 

 sunshine. Poultry must not be capriciously 



