232 DISEASES IN CHICKENS. 



ness, and loss of appetite. If the birds attacked 

 are not valuable, I strongly urge their being put 

 out of pain and of sight at once, thereby stamp- 

 ing-out the disease in our poultry-yards. Put 

 only your very best chickens under medicinal 

 treatment, and administer to them the foUovt^ing 

 remedies ■.' — -A piece of camphor the size of a 

 pea, a few drops of castor-oil, and wash the 

 nostrils and inside of mouth with vinegar. For 

 this purpose, use a small sponge. Vinegar is very 

 cleansing, removing the mucus which collects in 

 the throat. Take the scale off the tongue ; this 

 is done by holding the bill open with the left 

 hand, and scraping off the hard point with the 

 thumb-nail of the right. This operation can only 

 be performed upon strong well-grown chickens. 

 The more the tongue bleeds the better. Continue 

 the washing with vinegar morning and evening 

 until the gushing ceases, and the appetite returns. 

 Every morning fill the drinking vessels with 

 water, to which has been added the restorative, 

 the recipe of which is as follows : — " 1 lb. of 

 sulphate of iron and 2 oz. sulphuric acid, dis- 

 solved in 1 J- gallons of boiling water. When cold 



