Gapes 353 
The best treatment is to destroy the chick as soon as 
the disease is noticed and burn the body, thus preventing 
the spread of the disorder. If possible, shift all healthy 
chicks to uninfested ground, but if this is not practi- 
cable, the quarters should be thoroughly cleaned and dis- 
infected. If care is taken to detect and remove the first 
case of the gapes as soon as it is discovered, there is 
little danger of its spread. 
In some cases, the worms can be removed from the 
trachea by using a feather,—stripping the vane till 
only a small tip remains at the end, and inserting this, 
wet with kerosene or turpentine, into the chick’s 
trachea when he breathes. If carefully given a few 
turns, it will loosen the worms, and then they can be 
removed. After a little experience, a number of worms 
ean be removed by this means. They should be de- 
stroyed, and the chick, after this treatment, should be 
isolated until all danger is past. 
MEASLES IN MEAT 
“Measles” in meat is due to the presence of small, 
yellowish spots scattered through the tissue (page 342). 
These yellow spots are the encysted stage of some kind 
of tape-worm, and, if taken into the human system with- 
out being killed by cooking, they will probably develop 
into adult tape-worms. The measles, or cysts, are found 
in the meat of the pig, ox, duck, chicken, dog, cat, and 
rarely the sheep. They are most numerous in the 
deeper muscle of the shoulder, back and neck, but they 
may be scattered all over the body. Measly meat shouid 
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