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PREFACE 



^ HE first edition of Reliable Poultry Remedies was published 

 principally on account of the numerous letters received 

 from the readers of the Reliable asking for information 

 and advice concerning the care and treatment of their 

 poultry in health and disease. It was seldom possible 

 to prescribe a treatment and render the necessary assist- 

 ance within the limited space of a reply by mail, so that 

 a trustworthy work on the diseases of poultry seemed 

 necessary. In later editions the size and number of pages were materially 

 increased; authentic articles were contributed by several well known special- 

 ists on the diseases that they had successfully treated and the work was care- 

 fully revised. 



A number of remedies prescribed for the same disease should not con- 

 fuse the reader. A physician knows of several remedies, one of which may 

 be better than the others, but in its absence he uses another with more or 

 less success. In doctoring sick fowls and chicks, use whichever remedy is at 

 hand. Time is often an important factor in a cure. 



Reliable Poultry Remedies wil} be revised and repubUshed from time to 

 time with a view to improving it, and the co-operation of interested persons 

 is desired. A report, therefore, of your success in following the treatments 

 prescribed in this work, or in applying other remedies with beneficial results 

 will be greatly appreciated not only by ourselves but by the readers of future 

 editions. 



EDITOR. 

 Quincy, Illinois, November 1, 1913. 



