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have diarrhea, with bright yellow excrement ; and they 

 weakly drag one foot after the other for some time 

 before they die. In some cases both caeca are affected, 

 in others but one or a part of one. Those having but 

 a small part of the liver invaded may live through the 

 winter, and not die until spring. Prevention is pos- 

 sible, but cure is difficult. By breeding them to secure 

 great vigor, by feeding to counteract any tendency to 

 diarrhea, and by giving preventive treatfnent upon the 

 slightest symptoms of abnormal looseness, much may 

 be done to help them resist the disease if they are 

 exposed to it. A tonic and stimulant for the liver 

 and bowels will help the disease ; confinement and over- 

 feeding favor it. Pepper and ginger and something- 

 sour are indicated, as well as an astringent. Sick 

 turkeys sometimes recover after they can eat all the 

 acorns they want; they administer the astringent 

 themselves. 



Bozvel Trouble — Fowls whose droppings are 

 black, watery or yellowish white have bowel trouble, 

 probably caused by indigestion. Give an abundance of 

 sharp, hard grit, moderately at first, some green 

 vegetable food and good wholesome food, and pure, 

 clean water, to which add one teaspoonful of Douglas 

 mixture. Scald and keep clean all drinking vessels and 

 feed boxes. Spread lime freely about the yard, spade 

 it up and seed down to rye or wheat. Add two ounces 

 sulphuric acid to two gallons water and sprinkle liber- 

 ally around the house. Feed once a day a mash scalded, 

 composed of four parts each of ground oats, wheat 

 bran and corn meal and one part linseed meal, with 

 sound, whole grain at other times. Every other day 

 for a week add one ounce powdered charcoal to each 

 quart of mash. 



Bumble foot is caused by some injury to foot. 

 Jumping from roests that are too high is an exciting 



