PARASITES AND DISEASES OF POULTRY 
times contract simple colds. ‘The symptoms are 
sneezing, bubbles in the corners of the eyes, water 
Gormans. running out of the nostrils and eyes, 
Colds and accompanied by more or less cough- 
Bronchitis ing and sneezing. There is no odor to 
the discharge or in the throat and mouth, as in 
roup. If there is an odor, the disease is roup, and 
not a mere cold. Common causes are undue ex- 
posure to stormy weather, overcrowded sleeping 
quarters, drafts, improperly ventilated and damp 
quarters, and houses which have been closed too 
tightly early in the season making the fowls ten- 
der during very cold weather. 
A common cold often develops into bronchitis, 
which is merely a bad cold accompanied by rattling 
in the throat, or it may be caused by dusty or filthy 
houses, in which the fowls are compelled to breathe 
irritating vapors or dust. 
These diseases should receive prompt attention, 
or they will develop into some more serious disease, 
such as roup. They are not difficult to control if 
taken early. Remove the cause if possible, air the 
house daily, and do not allow the birds to be 
exposed to cold winds or rains. A good remedy 
for colds is twenty drops of spirits of camphor 
dropped on sugar and then dissolved in a pint of 
drinking water, no other drink being allowed the 
fowls. For bronchitis, give the bird three drops 
of syrup of ipecac twice a day, and force it to 
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