August 1 1908 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
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about in the same way as rheumatism— 
by damp and want of exercise. It is not 
a difficult matter to distinguish cramp 
from leg-weakness, because in cases of 
cramp the toes are usually affected, being 
turned in; and not only so, but fre- 
quently a number of the chickens or 
ducklings will go wrong because the same 
cause affects more than one. On the 
other hand, in the case of leg-weakness, 
as arule, a single bird here and there 
goes wrong. It ought not, therefore, to 
be difficult to distinguish between cramp 
and leg-weakness. The remedy for cramp 
is to use a stimulating liniment, and to 
keep the affected bird in some place 
where it will be warm and dry until it 
recovers. 
An American writer says leg- weakness 
is caused by pushing for growth, by feed 
ing too much for growth, thereby in- 
creasing the weight ofthe body beyond 
the ability of the legs to support it. 
If the birds are getting into condition 
they move slowly, and the’ limbs slightly 
shake, In a week’s time they can 
scarcely keep on their legs, and when 
feeding will sit down so that the body 
nearly touches the ground. The bird 
otherwise appears to be healthy; the 
feathers bright, the eye clear, and the ap: 
petite is good. As the days pass he 
loses his desire ior food, and becomes 
thin. All causes of trouble should be 
removed, Spice. corn and cornmeal, 
buckweat, and rye should not be given to 
such birds. A grass run, with shade and 
cool water, will help to cure, while one 
tenth of a grain of quinine given to each 
bird with leg-weakness will generally 
ing it to health again, ee, 
va Des este Woodrofte Hill says—“ Le_- 
weakness is occasionally constitutional, 
and in such cases is manifested in youn3 
chickens. It has also been observed in 
the latter when they have been kept on 
boarded floors for any length of time.” 
“Treatment.—A carefnl attention to the 
diet should be observed; the food should 
be nutritious, without being stimulating 
or fattening. If the bird treated has been 
forced, and is heavy in body, it is better 
to reduce the weight by allowing less 
ford and the administration 
aperient, 
lime are useful medicinally, also bone- 
meal. 
liniment, is sometimes serviceable in 
promoting circulation, which becomes 
retarded, and relieving cramp, owing to 
the want of exercise and continued flexed 
position of the limbs. 
of an 
Salts of iron and phosphate of 
Friction io the legs, using a mild 
Frank Townend Barton, First-class 
Honorman, Royal College of Veterinary 
Surgeons, London, says—* Leg-weariness 
is essentially a disease of youth, and 
caused by any condition which interferes 
with the proper development of th, 
bird, such as improper food, defective 
supply of bone-forming materials, or bad 
surronndings’’ ‘Treatment—Careful at- 
tention to the food ; allow a free supply 
of lime and green food. The following 
pills will be found useful—Carbonate of 
iron, 48 grains; chloride of calcium, 24 
grains ; phosphorus } grain; extract of 
Indian hemp 8 grains; strychnine, } grain. 
Mix thoroughly and make 48 pills. Give 
one twice daily after feeding. 
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Desiccated Eggs. 
From a report lately made by Mr J. 
B. Larke, Trade Commissioner for New 
Zealand, it appears that a new process 
has been devised in Melbourne for desic- 
cating eggs. He describes the process as 
follows :--— 
“Desiccated eggs are not substitutes 
for eggs, but newly-laid eggs treated by 
a process by which only the shell and 
water contents of the egy are removed, 
and the whole substance of the egg, yolk, 
and albumen converted into powder. The 
eggs first pass through a dark room, being 
carried on a perforated roller table over 
a 50-candle-power-light. Any eggs not 
perfectly fresh, or dirty in any way, are 
at once detectedand put on one side, The 
sound eggs are carried along and go into 
a centrifugal separator, revolving at a 
tremendous rate. Here the eggs are 
smashed, and the shells separated from 
the liquid) matter which flows into a 
small tank, and is then pumped up to 
another tank, where a preservative is 
added. Below this tank, in a very hot 
room, with a tempsratura of 120 to 130 
degrees, there are great cylinders or 
drums, slowly revolving at the rate of 
one to two and one-half minutes. The 
liquid egg substance goes from the tank 
