SCROFULA. 



Scrofula is a tuberculous disease and one whicl 

 probably causes the most deaths of the birds. It af- 

 flicts them without showing any particular symptoms 

 in the start. The germ does its deadly work slowly 

 and it may never occur to the fancier that his bird 

 is afllicted until he finds the bird cold in death, which 

 may occur (after the disease is established) by any 

 slight cause such as a cold etc. The germ is the same 

 in every case and attacks various parts of the body and 

 making the disease appear in a variety of forms. As 

 in most diseases the severity altogether depends upon 

 the conditions allowing its development. It is a di- 

 sease most common among the fancy varieties such as 

 Carriers, Barbs, Antwerps, etc. which are fed upon the 

 richest foods in order to get them into their highest 

 state of perfection. The joints of the bird, mostly those 

 of the wings, is where the deposits mostly form. It 

 may however attack the lungs and liver which will surely 

 cause death. Unfortunately not much can be done for 

 a bird after this disease once takes hold of it, but by 

 using precautions in the way of feeding, giving only 

 plain food, allowing them plenty of exercise, this di- 

 sease will seldom appear. 



BLIGHT. 



An inflammatory disease affecting the eye and is 

 usually caused by a cold. The eye first has a watery 

 appearance, but the membranes surrounding the eye fi- 

 nally become very much inflamed. The secretions are 

 usually somewhat thickened and ofttimes causes the eye- 

 lids to stick together. 



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