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operation with the utmost success, by confining the diseased chickens 

 in a box, with a door on one side about half the height of the box, with 

 its hinges so placed as to open downwards ; by this means the interior 

 can be examined from time to time, in order to observe the density of 

 the smoke, and the state of the chickens. To a person in the habit of 

 smoking tobacco, there is no difficulty in lighting a pipe, and by intro- 

 ducing the bowl through an aperture, the smoke may be blown in till 

 it appears sufficiently dense, which must be examined every two or 

 three minutes. When any of the chickens become stupified by the 

 narcotic quality of the fumes of the tobacco, the operation of blowing 

 the pipe should cease ; and as fresh air will rush in when the door is 

 opened, there will be no danger of suffocation. If, however, any should 

 appear to be more exhausted than the rest, or than is requisite, they 

 should be taken out, and they will soon recover when removed from the 

 smoke. We have found, that the longer the chickens are confined in 

 the smoke the better, but that a certain degree of density is required 

 to destroy the worms by its caustic quality. As dense a smoke, there- 

 fore, as the chickens can continue to exist in, is best, and the criterion 

 is stupefaction and the loss of the use of their legs : when that effect 

 appears, no more smoke should be introduced. As soon, however, as 

 the chickens recover the use of their legs, they may be suffered to 

 remain in the fumigating box for two or three hours ; but remember- 

 ing that the inhaling of a large quantity of smoke in half an hour, will 

 be more effectual, than a whole day confined in a small quantity. The 

 effects of the fumes of tobacco is so powerful, that no culinary prepara- 

 tion can render the flesh of the fowl palatable that dies under this 

 operation.* 



PHEASANT-TAILED WIGEON.— A name for the Sarcelle. 

 PHILOMEL. — * A name for the Nightingale, chiefly used in poetry; 

 as in Virgil, 



Moerens Philomela sub umbra. 



Beneath the shade, sad, wailing Philomel. 



Geor. iv. 



Melodious Philomela's wakeful strain. 



Akenside.* 



PI ANET. — A name for the Magpie and for the Oyster Catcher. 

 PICiE (LiNNiEus). — Pies, the second of the Linnsean Orders. 

 PICARANI. — A name for the Avoset. 



PICIDiE (Vigors.) — * Woodpecker kind. A family of the climbing 

 birds (Scansores, Auctores.)* 



PICK-A-TREE.— A name for the Poppinjay. 



