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having- previously liccii sprinkled in the water. Dur- 

 ing the breeding- seasun canker often makes its appear- 

 ance m tile throats of \-onng- liirds, and in inexperienced 

 hands such hirds pine and die, l-)ecause the canker 

 'luickly grows, filocks the throat, and tiie birds are 

 literal!)- star\'ed to death. 



The first treatment of canker should I.ie niternal; 

 the bowels should be cleansed and throtigh them the 

 blood cooled and purified. The foll(-)wing mixture 

 -\\-ill be found mi.)st efficacious: One ounce sulphate 

 of magnesia, one ounce suljihate of soda, one ounce 

 common talile salt. Dissoh'e in a pint of warm "water, 

 lioTtle, and keep corked. I'se in the proportion of 

 one teas]ii.)Oiiful to a wineglassful of water, or if it is 

 j-iref erred to ,gi\-e it dry, then take as much as will lie 

 on a sixpence, and .give to the bird morning and night. 



For canker of the e>-e, ear, or beak, the above treat- 

 ment should be follo-v\'ed for a cotiple or three days be- 

 fore aii\- attempt is made to remove the canker. In 

 removing the canker a blunt instrument should be 

 used, such as the thick end of a toothpick, or the 

 end of a lar.ge match. \Mren the deposit has been 

 removed, the wound should be carefully sponged "with 

 A\-arm water and srtme Canker Lotion applied. There 

 are se\'eral good ones ad\-ertised in " Pi.geons " each 

 week. 



Canker in the throat shot-ild be removed 

 immediately it is discovered; there is t-io time to lose 

 in such a case, and no time to allow of the blood be- 

 iii.g got in order. Operate at once, and give the 

 same treatment for a few days as recommended above. 



Canker sometimes forms .just about the ^•ent of 

 birds attaching itself to the lower part of the intes- 

 tines. The formation .grows and .grows, the bird 

 becomes thin, diarrlnea sets in, caused by the irri- 

 tation produced on the bowels, and the bird dies 

 without the owner ever knowing the why and the 

 wherefore of its ailing. 



In a case of this description only a practised hand 

 could hi->pe to operate with success, owing to the risk 

 of complications arisin.g. If it is impossible to obtain 



