June, 1911 
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disease. If possible, it is better to aban¬ 
don its use until the disease is subdued. 
If it must be fed, put the usual allowance 
in a brisk oven and roast it for half an 
hour. Wheat and oats make the best feed 
during a siege of roup, supplying the 
nourishment so essential to the bird in re¬ 
sisting the disease without aggravating its 
fever. 
Now as to individual treatment: From 
mv observation, the disease has to run its 
course from four to six weeks, its effect 
upon the fowl being mitigated by treat¬ 
ment. Where a bird is very sick and one 
has not the time to treat it, it is better to 
kill it and burn the carcass. If the bird 
has sufficient strength, the disease is cur¬ 
able, however. Place the fowl in a warm, 
sunny place, protected from drafts and 
dampness. Use disinfectants and give 
local treatment. 
If the disease attacks the head, apply an 
ointment daily, using a feather. Be care¬ 
ful not to touch unaffected parts after 
treating those affected, as the inflamation 
spreads very readily. The ointment is 
made as follows: One tablespoonful of 
vaseline melted and mixed with a quarter 
of a teaspoonful of sulphur and two drops 
of cabolic-acid. if the disease is in the 
throat, use three drops of spirits of cam¬ 
phor in the vaseline, omitting the sulphur 
and carbolic-acid. Remove any hardened 
mucous visible and insert a quantity of the 
camphorated vaseline into the throat. 
Feed milk thickened with bran, oatmeal 
or whole wheat, and do not liberate the 
bird until all inflammation and mattery 
discharge have disappeared. 
M. R. Conover 
The Dog’s Toilet 
W ITH these first days of warm 
weather, dog owners begin to relax 
that watchfulness which they have kept 
over their pets. Perhaps a few words of 
advice in regard to washing the dog would 
not be amiss. 
If you have a show dog or one of the 
more delicate house dogs, or still one 
whose coat is his pride, you should refrain 
from washing as much as possible, as 
water and strong soap injure the quality 
of the coat. A regular brushing with one 
of the various dog brushes on the market 
really accomplishes the same purpose as 
the bath. After you have vigorously 
brushed the dog in the direction of his 
coat, reaching the base of the hairs, follow 
with the soft leather-backed brush. There 
are various styles of brushes which your 
dealer probably keeps — different length 
and stiffness of bristles for the different 
breeds. 
When it comes to that often disagree¬ 
able task of bathing the dog, a little system 
will take a good deal of the labor from the 
operation. As a good lather is the first 
essential, the best way to obtain it is to 
scrape some good quality of soap into the 
tub and mix it thoroughly with the water. 
When you put the dog into this sud-mix- 
ture it will be small difficulty to get his 
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