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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 poetrj^; 
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 Linnaean Orders. 
PICARANI. — A name for the Avoset. 
PICID^ (Vigors.) — * Woodpecker kind. A family of the climbing 
birds Auctores.)* 
PICK-A-TREE. — A name for the Poppinjay. 
