any other cause. Mites, lice and intestinal worms cause low 

 vitelity and low vitality brings on disease with its conse- 

 quent losses. 



HUMANE MEDICAL TREATMENT 



It is well known that the body of a chicken, as all obser- 

 vation proves, is similar to that of man. The body of a 

 chicken is composed of similar elements, has similar organs 

 acting in the same way, similar propensities, but the mental 

 faculties are less fully developed. It is important to bear this 

 in mind because a chicken requires the same intelligent 

 treatment as man and should receive humane treatment as 

 it feels pain the same as man. 



ANALYSIS OF BODY 



Analysis shows that the body of a chicken, weighing 5 

 pounds, is composed of 2 pounds 12 ounces of water and 2 

 pounds 4 ounces of solid matter. The more important ones 

 are as follows: Oxygen, Nitrogen (all gases) with Carbon, 

 Phosphorous, Sulphur, Calcium, Sodium, Magnesium, Iron, 

 Copper, etc. This ratio is found in man. 



MEDICAL TREATMENT 



In the treatment of sick birds, medicines should not be 

 administered blindly, but on the contrary there should be a 

 clear idea before the remedy is selected, of what is to be 

 accomplished, otherwise more harm than good will result. 

 Thus if a bird is troubled with diarrhoea, do not give medi- 

 cine for constipation. 



It is more than futile to attempt to prescribe for every 

 symptom. It is the underlying cause which must be sought 

 out and treated and the patient will soon recover from the 

 other disorders. A bird free from sickness should never 

 receive medical treatment. 



ANTAGONISM 



It is imperative that medicinies should not be adminis- 

 tered that are antagonistic, that is: drugs that are opposed 

 to each other in their physiological effects. Thus mixing 

 Potassium Permanganate with other organic matter gives 

 up part of its oxygen, thereby losing its color and is no longer 

 active. 



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