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1 per cent., is also very efficient. Against the dermanyssus we 

 generally use Persian insect powder and washings with diluted 

 essence of anise. Every morning the corners and cracks of the 

 woodwork, perches, etc., should be sprinkled with cresol, carbolic 

 acid, or kerosene; the premises should be washed with warm 

 water to which is added a small quantity of anise ; the walls ought 

 to be whitewashed ; finally, wash the nests and cages with boiling 

 water. The pennivorous aptera are removed by Persian insect 

 powder, also by any kind of essence, by decoctions of anise, 

 parsley seed, etc. In order to enable the poultry to take a dust- 

 bath easily, that they may rid themselves of these parasites, we 

 arrange in a corner of the chicken-yard a layer of sand or a mix- 

 ture of sand and cinders. It is also advisable to throw a certain 

 quantity of this upon the floor of the coop. 



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