P R EFAC E .

IN actu al m on ey v al u e, the prod ucts of po u ltry ra is

i n g i nc l u di n g eggs, s u rp asses th a t o f m an y a m bitio u s
,

i n d u stri es an d is s u rpassed by few, i f a ny , i n the w orld ,

be th ey a gricu l tu ra l or m an u fa ct u ri n g Notw i thstand
.

i n g t he g reat a gg rega te v a l u e of po u l try , b u t l i tt le at

ten t ion has bee n pa id to th e m edi ca l trea t m e nt of th e
il ls of fo w ls , w h i c h a re m a n y , a n d w ha t l i ttle they ha ve
received has too ofte n b een of s uc h a n a tu re that they
w o u ld ha ve bee n be tter w it ho u t i t . Th is , h o weve r, is
n ot s u rprisi n g for as lo n g as m en a re ign ora n t of or
, ,

de n y the tr u th of, h o m oeopa th y, t he grea t a nd o n ly la w

of c u re, so lo n g w i ll th ey be i nca p a ble o f for m u l a t i n g

a n y sys tem of m edi c i n e a ppli ca ble to a ll diseas es ,

w h et he r of ma n bea s t or fo w l
,
. H o m oeopa th y offers t o
po u l t ry ra isers a syste m of m edi c i n e for their fo w ls
w h i ch is e x c eedi n gly efficac io u s i n vol ves li ttle l a bor
,

a n d t rifli n g ex pe n se . T h at s ys te m w ill be fo u n d de
ta iled i n t h is book . W ha t i m pe rfec tio n s may be fo u n d ,

m u st n o t be ch a rged to h o moeopath y bu t t o i m
, per fe c t
iv P RE F AC E .

k n o w ledge of the disea ses of fo w ls I f symptoms ca n

.

be c learly des cribed , h o m oeop ath y w il l s ur ely s u pply t h e

re medy .

To Mr P H Jacobs , o f H a m m o n to n N J th e w el l
. . .
, .

k n o w n edi to r of the P ou ltry K eep er a nd a n e xten s i v e

,

breede r o f fin e po u l try, than ks are d u e for ass is ta n c e

re ndered i n c l a ssi fyi n g a nd accu rately desc ribi n g m a n y
of t he di sea ses t re a ted i n t h is book .
 By si m i lar dis eas e is prod uced , an d by si m il ar

t h i n gs ad m i n i stered are t h ei r
 P AR T I .

H O MCEO P AT H Y AND I TS ME T H OD S .

S i m i li a S i m i l i b u s C u r a n t u r .

I T has bee n s a id w i th t r u th that all s u bj ects wh i c h

a ro u se men , a nd cau se the m to divide i n to great co n

te ndi ng pa rties, soon er or l a ter crysta llize i n to a word ,

or a terse apot heg m, w h i c h co n ta i n s a great tr uth .

F or a ce n t u ry h o moeopa t hy has e xc i ted kee n i nteres t

a nd bee n fiercely fo u gh t . I ts s cope is as w ide as di sea se
an d t he c u re t hereof,
y et is a ll c rysta llized i n S i mi li a
S i milibus Owra ntu r . L i ke C u res L i ke .As w ith all
great t r u ths a ch ild may co m p reh en d , and a w ise man
s tu dy i t a l i feti m e, a n d t h en r ea lize tha t the une x plored
fields are v as t an d t he possibil ities i n the m, for the wel
’
fa re of ma n an d bea s t, a l m os t l i m i t less . H o moeop athy s
w ork w il l cease o n ly w he n disease n o lo nger hau nts t he

e art h.
8 THE P OU L T R Y D OC TOR .

I l lu s t r a t i o n s .

L i ke C u res L i ke, n ot t he S a m e c u res the S a me

&

m a rk w ell t he di ffere n ce P e rh a ps t h e pl a i n est i ll ustr a

.

t io n o f t h is gre a t na t u r a l L a w — fo r H o m oeop a t hy is as
m u c h a L a w as Gra v i ta t io n — m ay be fo u n d i n the w ell
k n o w n c u re for a fro st ed ea r n a mely r u bbi n g it w it h
, ,

a h a n d fu l of s n o w S n o w i s n o t frost b u t very m u c h
.
,

li k e i t . L ike C u res L i ke .

C i ncho na, or as i t is k n o w n i n h o m oeop a th y , C hi na if ,

ta ken i n l arge doses w il l p rod u c e , n o t c hills and fever,

b u t sy m pto ms al mos t t h ei r e x ac t c ou nterp art ; i t w ill
a lso cau se e xc essive w ea k n ess rese m bli n g tha t c au sed
,

by loss of blood C h i na rel ieves bo th these sy m p

. .

t o ms .

Arni c a i f ta ke n i n s tro n g doses w il l ca u se a sore a n d

, ,

br u ised sensa t io n a nd as a ll k n o w , w he n ex ter n ally

, ,

a pplied w il l c u re b ru ises a n d c o ncu ssio ns ; a n d , fu rther

m ore, as a ll do n ot k n o w , i t w il l r el ieve t he b ad e ffects

fro m a c on cu ss ion , bl o w o r fa l l s t ill better i f ta ke n i n
,

s ma ll doses , i n wa rdly as w el l as a pplied o utwardly .

Ac oni t e w i ll ca u se , a m o n g m a n y o ther sy m pto m s ,

t hat feveris h c o n di t io n w h i c h a ll e x perie n ce a t t he

begi nn i ng of a bad c old , a nd Ac oni t e ta ken at on ce

w ill cu re a l m os t a n y cold L et t h ese few ill u str a
.

t io n s s u ffice , t h o ugh t h e lis t m ig h t be e x te n ded to

 TH E P OULTRY D OC TOR . 9

e n orm o us le ngth L i ke C u res L i ke : therei n l ies the

.

e n t ire secret of m edici n e S kill i n applic atio n is ob ta i ned

.

by t he st udy of th e sy m pto m s of the sick m an or

bea s t and of the Ma ter i a llf edzca
'

M a t e r i a M ed i c a .

A co n cise Ma teri a Medi ca of the re m edies prescribed

i n t h is boo k w il l be fo u n d o n i ts l as t pa ges, a n d a s t u dy
o f t h is p a rt is reco mm e n ded to a ll w ho wo u ld be s uc

c ess fu l i n trea ti n g t he a il m en t s of t h eir fo w ls . T h is

M a teri a Medi ca i s a rec ord o f th e sy m pto m s prod u ced
.

by t he d ru g ta ke n i n e xcessive doses by men i n a s ta te

o f h ea lt h.

The cl a ssifica t io n of disea ses is , a t best, b ut me re

ge n era lizat io n Take , for i ns ta n ce , “ colds ; a doze n
.

&
people may co m e toge t her ea ch s u fferi n g fro m a cold ,
,

y et t he symptoms of n o t wo of t he m be e xac tly a li ke .

S o w i th the dise as es of fo w ls desc ri bed i n th is book ;

eac h one is na m ed as w ell as m ay be, a nd the bes t
k n o w n rem edy pres cribed a n d i t m ay be a d m i n is te red
, ,

as a r u le , w i th grea t p rofi t i n t h e s a vi n g of t he li ve s o f

po u l try , yet a n i n telligen t s tu dy o f th e symptoms of t he

af fe c ted fo wls, an d co m p a r is o n o f the m w it h t h ose o f
'

th e d ifierent m edici n es , w i ll grea t ly aid i n t he work .

 10 TH E P OU L TRY D OCT OR .

A dm i n i s t rat i o n of R em e d i es .

T he ea sies t way o f ad m i n isteri n g t he m edi c i n e is to

d issolve t w o or t hree doze n pelle ts i n a c lea n dis h
o f p u re w a t e r ,
a n d let t he fo w ls d r i n k i t a t w ill .

I f t h e diseas e is o f a n epide m i c n at u re , like R o u p or

C holera , it is w el l to let t hem a ll at it, fo r, gi ve n th e
’

correc t re m edy it w ill c u re th e si c k a n d p reve n t t h ose

,

still a pp are n t ly w el l fro m de v elopi n g th e disease .

An o th er m e thod a n d a good on e, i n Vie w of t h e fac t

t ha t c h i c ke n s a re n ea r ly a l wa ys re ady t o ea t is t o d is ,

so l v e the m edi c i n e i n p u re w a te r an d m i x the w a ter

w i t h c o rn m e a l or m ois t food a nd feed i t to th e flo c k ,
-
,

or t he i nd i vid ua l fo w l a s t he ca se m ay be A n o th er
,
.

m e th od i s t o m o is te n a bi t o f w h i te brea d i n t he m ed i

ca ted w a te r by w hi c h m ea n s a few fo w ls m ay be
,

tre a t ed w i t ho u t t he t ro u ble of sepa ra t i n g t he m fr o m t h e

flo c k They ca n be d ri v en a ide a n d fed

. s .

As a r u le , w h e re th e a il m e n t is c o n fi n ed to o n e, or a
few of t he fo w ls , i t is be tt er to keep t he m a p a rt fro m
,

t he o the rs , w h e re t h ey ca n be t re a ted w i th m ore ca re .

T he p elle ts can be give n d ry a lso w h i ch is a n e x celle n t

,

m et h od i f p rac t i ca ble
, H o moeop a th i c m ed i c i n es m ay
.

a lso be ha d i n l iq u id for m i n w h i c h ca se fro m fi ve to

,

ten drops i n wa ter c o n s ti t u te a dose Many people pre

.

fer t he m i n liq u id for m .

 TH E P OULTRY D OCT OR . 11

A fter t wo d ays , i f t here is no marked i m prove me n t ,

sele ct so m e o th e r re m edy ; t he c han ces a re that t he i ndi
ca ted o n e ha s n ot bee n c hose n for t he t r u e h o m oeo
,

pa t h i c re m edy acts very q u i c kly on fo w ls a n d an i ma ls

— q u i c ke r i n deed t ha n o n m an k i n d — as fo w ls a n d a n i
, ,

m a ls do n ot i nj u re th ei r c o n s t i t u t io n s by u n n a tu ra l li v
i ng . W he n there is a m a rked i m prove m e n t dis co n ,

t i n n e t he m edi c i n e a n d do n ot res u m e i t u n les s th ere a re

,

sig n s of a rel a pse To o m uc h m edi c i n e has been the

.

ba n e o f m a n an d bea st .

H o w t o K eep H o m oeo pa t h c i M ed i c i n es .

K eep th e m el l corked D o n ot let th e vi a ls s ta n d

w .

a ro u n d o pe n . K eep t h e v i a ls i n a b o x i n so me pl ac e ,

a bo u t t h e h o u se w h e re t h ey a re n o t e x posed to u n d u e

i nfl u e n c es of an y sort A ft er the pel l ets a re ta ke n

.

fr o m t he vi a l , do n ot pu t a n y o f t h e m b ac k a ga i n .

K e ep t he m pro te cted fro m t he s u n lig ht - .

H ow to P r o c u re H om e o pa t h i c M ed i c i n es .

T ha bes t w ay , of co urse is to go to a h o m oeopa t h i c

,

p ha rm acy an d b u y t he m i f th is i s n ot co n ven ie n t, sen d

t w e n ty fiv e c e n ts fo r e ac h re m edy w a n ted , to th e a d
-

dress of so m e w ell —k n ow n ho m oeop a th i c p ha r m acy w i th ,

t he n a m e o f t he rem edy pl a i n ly w ri tten — pri n ted , i f

12 TH E PO ULTRY D OC TO R .

do u bt t he legi bil i ty of you r pe n m a n s h ip — a n d a

‘

y ou
good siz ed v i a l w ill be m a iled pos t pa id a n d s ec u rely
, ,

p ac ked I f t he re i s a h o m oeop at h i c p h ysi c i a n i n t he

.

n eig h bo rhood , h e w ill n o do u b t be gl a d t o sel l y ou t he

req u i red rem edy .

H o m oeopat h i c m ed i c i n e s m ay a lso be ob ta i n ed fro m

s o m e d ru ggis ts ; b u t i n s u ch cas es i t m u s t be i n sis ted o n

t ha t t he v i a ls bea r t h e l a bel s o f a ho m oeo p a t h i c p h a r

m acy— t hey a re a ll se a led w i th a m eta lli c ca ps u le w h e n

’
pu t u p fo r d ruggists t ra de a n d ha ve th e firm s n a m e
’

prepa ri n g th e m blo w n o n t he v i a l Th e re is good .

re aso n for t h i s ca u t i o n Th e t w o s c h ools w ork u n de r

.

di ffere n t p ha rmac opoei a s a n d t he a ve rage d ru ggi s t

,

k n o w s li ttle o r n o th i n g of t he p rep a ra tio n an d dy n a m

i z ati on o f h o m oeop a t h i c m edi c i n es A n o th er a n d a
.
,

ve ry u rge n t re as o n for t his ca u tio n i s th a t h o m oeop a thy

,

dea ls w i t h ve ry ac t iv e p o i s o ns w h i c h, by t he p ro cess o f
p rep a rat i o n a re re nde red h arm less for i nj u ry u n less
, ,

t a ke n i n oft r ep ea ted a n d lo n g c o n tinu ed doses w h ile

- -
,

s t ill reta i n i ng a ll t hei r c u ra t i ve po w ers Th is lea ds u s .

t o t h e s u bj ect o f

D y n am iz at i on or P o t en t i a t i on .

I t is , o u n f r tu n a t ely a co m m o n err or
, to s u ppos e t ha t
h o moeop athy m e a ns s m a l l d oses a n d no th i n g m ore .
 TH E PO U L TRY D OC TOR . 13

I I o moeopa thy —L ike C u res L ike—

-
o th i ng a bo ut e
say s n

t he size of the dose I n the e arly d ays l arge doses w e re

.
,

g ive n u n t i l i t w as n o t i ced t ha t t he re w ere agg ra v a

t io n s
& —
dr u g sy m p to m s — befo re c u re t ho ug h the c u re ,

follo w ed Th is led to a red uc tio n o f th e size o f th e

.

dos e I n doi n g th is the d ru gs w ere m i n u tely s u bd i

.

v i d ed a n d th e n t h e w o n der fu l dis c ove ry w as m ade t ha t

,

s m a l l d o ses red uced to a to ms w h ile m i n gl ed w i th m i lk

s u g a r or a l c oh ol w ere fa r m o re p o ten t fo r c u re t h a n

w h e n a d m i n is tered i n a cru d er s ta te They had bee n .

p oten ti z ed t e m a de m o re po w e rfu l i n d i se ase a n d a t

,
. .
, , ,

t he s a m e t i m e re n de red co m p a ra ti vely h a r m less for evil

,

i f ta ke n by m ista ke by m ea n s o f th e s m a ll d o s e Tha t
, .

t h i s t h eo ry o f po te n ti a t i o n is c o rre c t ca n eas i ly be

d em o n s tra ted by the fac t tha t m en h a ve s w a ll o w ed

le ade n b u l le ts or s h o t a n d e x perie nced n o bad res u l ts ,
w h ile ev ery on e k n o w s th a t i f t he s a m e q u a n t i ty o f

lea d red u ced to th e fi nes t po w de r w ere t o be s w a llo wed

, , ,

the m ost t e rribl e c o n seq u en c es w o u ld e n s u e .

T h e T ru t h of H o m ce o p a t h y .

Th e c ru c a ev ery s ch e m e of m edi c i n e i s i ts
i l tes t of

res u l t w i th th e si c k I n t his respe ct h o m oeop at hy leads

.

a ll c o m pe ti tors ; i n deed t ru ly v ie w ed i t has n o co m

, ,

pet i tors fo r i t i s th e g rea t Na tu ra l L a w o f C u re w hile

, ,
14 TH E P OULTRY D OC TOR .

ot hers a re b u t m a n s e x peri me n ts, eve r s h i ft i ng a nd

’

c ha n gi n g ; ta ke n u p a s w o n ders a n d th e n dropped a s

u seles s . P le u ro —p n e u m o n i a i n ca tt le is p ro n o u n ced i n
c u ra bl e by t he do m i n a n t s c h o ol an d th e gover n m e n t
,

o rd ers a ll the affli cted a n i m a ls to be sl a u g htered , y et

h o m oeopa t hy c o u ld s a ve n ea rly every case , as has bee n
repea tedly de m on s trat ed H o m oeop a ths ha ve sec u red
.

m a n y a fin e ba rga i n i n h orses b u yi n g a n a n i m a l pro

, ,

n o u n ced i n cu ra ble b
y so m e old s c h ool ve te ri n a ri a n a n d,

c u ri n g h i m . T he l a rge ho rse ca r c o m p a n ies i n a l m ost

-

e v ery c i ty ha v e a dop ted ho m oeopa th i c treat m en t .

W e w il l c los e t h is b ra n ch of o u r s u bje ct by gi vi n g
th e s tat is t i cs o f a n epide m i c o f c o m pa ra ti vely rece n t

d a te to ill us tra te the differe n ces be tw ee n the t wo sc hools

, .

D u ri ng the epide m i c o f yello w fe v er i n t he so u t her n

S ta tes i n 1 8 7 8, t he a ll o p a ths t reated ca ses , of

wh i ch died ; a dea th ra te of A t t he s a m e
ti m e the ho m oeo p a th i c p racti t io n ers trea ted 3 9 1 4 cases
o f t he sa m e disea se of w h i c h 2 6 1 died ; a dea th ra t e o f
,

I n m an y o f th e so u t h e rn S ta tes by m e a ns o f
,

u nj u s t m edi ca l legisl a t io n the a llop a t hs ha v e ob ta i n ed

,

sole co n trol , a n d they refu se to per m it ho moeopath s to

p rac ti c e Th is acco u n ts for t he gre at dispar i ty i n the
.

n u m be rs trea ted .

Medi ca l legisl a ti on is a s u bje ct of vi ta l i m por ta nce to

 TH E P OULTRY D OC TOR . 15

th e people , a n d they s ho u ld see to i t t ha t n o medi ca l

m on opoly is gr a n te d . T hese l a ws, o n t hei r face, look
&
very pl au sible , an d c l a i m to pro tec t t he p u bli c, bu t
even q uac ks c o u ld n ot ha ve m ade a w orse s ho w i n g
t h a n t h a t of the
&
reg u l a r pro fessio n i n the epide m i c
of 1 87 8 .
 PART 11
.

SO M E P R A C T I C AL H I NTS .

T H E RE good m a n y books o n t he ge n e ra l m a n
a re a

a em en t o f po u l t ry
g A ll o f t he m c o n ta i n so m e g o o d
.

m a t te r a n d a l s o m u c h t hat is i m p ra c t i ca l a n d e v e n
, ,

u seles s or w o rse
,
T he m o s t o f t he m s ee m to ta ke i t for
.

g ra n ted t ha t eve ry po u l try ra ise r ca n d e v o te a grea t

d ea l of h is t i m e t o t he care O f his fo w ls T h ey see m to
.

be co n s ta n tly a dd ressi n g m en w h o m a ke po u l try ra isi n g

t hei r sole b u si n ess w he re as t he n u m ber w h o do so co m
,

p a red w i th t hose to w ho m i t is m e rely an i nc ide n ta l

pa rt of fa r m l i fe , are as on e to m a ny th o u san ds It is .

to t he l a rge r cl as s t h a t t his b ook is a ddressed an d ou r

,

a i m is to give h e re o n ly s u c h h i n t s as m ay be e a si ly

a c ted u po n Tho s e w h o follo w p o u l try r a isi n g as a

.

b usi n ess pe rh a p s k no w m o re o n t he s u bject of t he ca re

,

of fo w ls t h a n the book w ri ters do b u t m an y o f t h e m

,

h a v e m u c h to le a r n i n t he t rea tm e n t o f t he disea ses o f

po u l t ry .
18 TH E P OU L TR Y D O C TO R .

ove r n ig ht T he s a m e r u le a pplies to a ll a n i m a ls I n
. .

“ &
t h is m a tte r di rec t i o n s a re n ot n eeded , bu t o n ly a
,

li ttle co m m o n se n se fl a v ored w i t h h u m a n i ty .

An o the r p a ra llel bet wee n m a n a n d h en : I n t he

h u m a n fa m ily t he m o rta l i ty i s g re ates t i n i n fa n cy , a n d
so i t i s i n t he h en fa m ily S o m e m o rta l i ty i n bo th fa m i
&
.

lies is u n a v o i d a ble b u t m u ch i n both m ay be a voided

,

by a l i t tl e e xt ra ca re T o b e t ri te p reve n t io n is be tte r
.
,

t ha n cu re .A t th e ve ry d a w n o f i ts e x is te n ce t h e yo u n g
c h i c k m o s tly n eeds w ar m th I f t h is w a r m th b e c o m
.

b in ed w i t h m ois t u re th e d ea t h ra te m u s t r ise ; there fore

-

D a m e P a rtlett a n d her b rood s h o u ld be ca ged i n so m e

pl ace pro te cted fro m t he w et gro u n d a nd the ra i n , a n d
t he d a m e w ill p ro v ide t he w a r mt h F u rth e r m o re keep
.
,

t h e c a ge c lea n I t is n ot m u ch t ro u ble a n d i t p a ys W h o
.
,
.

has n ot see n a c a ge w i th i ts floo r a n i n c h t h i c k w i t h di r t

a n d t he w hole sodde n by ha vi n g th e a n o f w a te r spill ed
p
o v er i t & B e tter let t he m r u n t ha n be ca ged w i th s u c h
a m ess .A n o ther poi n t— b u t it i n vol v es a li t tle ca re ;
w h o h as n ot see n a hen w i th h er c h i c ks t ra iled o u t

beh i n d her m a ki n g th ei r w ay thro u g h t he w et g ra ss of

e arly m o rn i n g & E ach l i t tle fu zzy begga r is d raggled
u p to hi s n e c k a n d looks a n d i s n o do u b t th or ou g hly
, , ,

m ise ra ble T he hen o ug h t to h a ve be tte r se n se b u t s h e

.
,
’
ha sn t . I f s he a n d her brood co u ld be kept c o n fi n ed
 TH E P OULTRY D OC TOR . 19

u nt il t he grass w e re d ry i t w o u ld be better for the l i tt le

o n es .

M r Judd , i n his book

. p o u l try , m a kes so m e good
on

poi n ts o n th e feedi n g of ve ry yo u n g c hi c ke n s H e very .

s tre n u o u sly objec ts to th e co m m o n I n di a n or c o rn m ea l , ,

do u g h th a t c o nsti t u tes t he sole food of so m a ny yo u n g

ch i c ks I t is tu m bled o u t t o t h e m a n d i f n o t a l l e a te n
.
,

a llo w ed t o s ta n d u n t il i t is ea te n i t u s u a lly so u rs , the

c h i c ks pe rforc e m us t ea t i t a s n o t h i n g else is p ro v id ed
, , , ,

a n d t h e n t h ey si c ke n a n d d i e Mr Ju dd s ays
. . F or
t h e fi rs t m o rn i n g m ea l I give a ll m y yo u n g s to c k b o iled

p o tat oes m a sh ed u p fine an d m i x ed w i th an eq ua l q uan

t i ty o f I n di a n m e a l a n d s ho rts I find n o th i n g s o good
.

a n d acc ep ta bl e as th is food a n d I u s e o n ly s m a ll a n d
,

u n marketa ble po ta toes t h ey prove m ore profi ta ble th an

&
a n y t h i n g else I ca n e m pl oy Th is food is fol lo we d
.

w i t h fin e c r a c ked cor n B u t w h ateve r is fed to t he

.

yo u n g ch i c ks t h e gis t of the m a tt er is do n ot feed th e m ,

a n y t h i n g t h a t ha s t u r n ed s ta le or s ou r T he re is dea t h
&

i n s u ch a m ess a n d i t is e con o m y to t hro w i t a way

,
.

We k n o w t ha t w ild a n d do m es ti c a n i m als req u ire

s a l t, a nd fro m th is i t w o u ld see m righ t to a s su m e that
fo w ls req u ire i t to o t h o ug h t h e w a n t a ppea rs n o t so
,

p ressi n g i n th eir ca se I t is sa id tha t fo w l s w ho eat

.

t h eir o w n feat he rs cease to do so w h e n give n sa l t H ow .

20 TH E P OULTRY D O C TO R .

s a l t s h o u ld be given the m is a n ope n q u es tio n I n s al t .

i n g fo od th e d a n ge r is i n e x c ess T oo m u c h s a l t fo r
.

m a n o r beas t w il l res u l t i n si c k n ess a n d v ery ba d ,

si c k n ess a t tha t S a l t i n l arge q u a n t i t ies seem s to be

.

fa ta l to po u l try b u t m ay sa fely be u sed to s ea so n th e

,

food .

W ha t th e wa s h bo w l o r ba th t u b is to m a n a d u s t
- -
,

pil e d u st box or d u s t i n so m e s ha pe is to the h en I t

,
-
.

’
does n t loo k like a v e ry c lea n ly w ay o f perfo r m i n g the
t oile t, b u t i t is h er w ay a n d c h i c ke n ra ise rs w ill do
,

w el l to see t ha t th e d u s t ba th is p rovided i n so m e s ha pe
-
.

I t is s u pposed th a t th is bat h is a m e a n s o f r iddi n g th e

fea t he rs of l i ce m i x i ng a li ttle i n sec t po w de r w i t h th e
d u s t w ill a i d i n t h is S o m e a u th o ri ties p refe r fin e sa n d
.

t o d us t . I f t he h e n s w ill u s e i t sa n d see m s be t te r th an
,

d u s t F i n e a s hes a re a lso reco m m e n ded

. .

L et t he ch i c ke n s get a t c o rn —s ta lks i n w i n te r, o cca

s i ona lly ; i t h elps i n t h e as si m il a tio n o f food S ca lded .

c lo v e r h a y ho w eve r, is be t ter a n d fu rn is h es an e xc el
,

l en t s u bs ti tu te for green food b u t i t m u s t be fi n ely

,

c hopped .

O n i o n s c h opped u p a re ea ge rly e a te n by fo w ls a n d
,

a re e xc elle n t fo r t hei r h e a l th espe c i a lly i f th ei r eyes a re

,

n ot i n good co n di t io n .

D ri ed t obacc o le a ves i n t he n es t of a sett i n g h en keeps

 TH E PO ULTRY D OC TO R . 21

i t cl ea r of ver mi n, a nd add s greatly to her co mfort and

t ha t o f her y ou n g w h en h atc hed .

C hicke ns fa tte n bes t w h en gi ven a fu ll feed j u s t

before goi n g to roost, a n d t he fi rst th i n g i n the m or n
i ng .

A dry floor m ay be obta i n ed by diggi n g out the

ea rth and repl ac i n g i t a foot deep w i th sa n d .

’
A h e n s l ayi n g ca p ac i ty rea c h es i ts h igh es t poi nt i n
her seco n d yea r, a nd th e n begi n s to dec li n e .

I n reservi n g co c ks fo r b reed i n g p u rposes, keep those

that are t he m os t ac t i v e a n d v igoro u s .

T h ere s h o u ld be a t lea s t o n e co c k t o ei gh t h e ns ; on e
dra ke to fo u r or fiv e d uc k s ; on e gobbler to ten t urkey
hen s , a n d on e ga n de r to t w o geese .

D o n ot let fo w ls i n b reed too l o n g or the res u lt w il l

be loss of eggs a n d deter io ra tio n of the flock .

W h ere po u l t ry i s a l lo w ed the r u n of a fa r m t here is

n o d a n ger o f over feedi n g - b u t t h ere is w ith y arded
,

po u ltry w h ich ge ts n o e x erc ise t h ese es p ecia lly req u ire

v a ri ety .

O n e grea t se c ret o f s u cc es sfu l t u rkey ra isi n g is reg u

la r feedi n g d u r i n g t he fa l l a n d w i n ter i n on e pla ce .

Th is ma kes th em t a me an d preve n ts tha t ten den cy to

'

w an der off i n s u m m er a n d breed w h i ch is i nnat e i n

,

the t u rkey .
22 THE PO UL TRY D OC TO R .

D ur n i g fly t i m e a floc k of tu r keys w ill ea sily li ve

-

on i n se cts , s u c h a s g ra ss h oppe rs etc , a n d a re th ere fo re ,

,
.
,

v a l ua ble i n t w o s en ses b ut i t is n ot w el l to ra ise th e m

,

u n less t h ey ca n h a v e a w ide ran ge .

W h en c on fi ned .

&
they ea sily ea t t h eir h ea ds of
f .

D uc ks do n o t ea t m ore i f fed reg u l a rly th an o th e r

, ,

fo w ls o f th e i r s ize a n d w i l l be m a rke ta ble a t fo u r

,

m o n th s age a n d t he l a rge breeds m a y be m a d e to a tta i n

,

fiv e p o u n d s w he n ten or t wel v e w eeks old n ei t he r do

th ey req u i re a po n d o r s trea m b u t m ay be r a ised w here
,

c h i c ke n s ca n be ra ised ; th ey req u ire ple n ty o f good

dri n ki n g wa te r a n d so m e p a s tu ra ge A s trea m or po n d .

of w a ter o f co u rs e , i s a n a d v a n ta ge
, .

’
P o u l try does w ell u n d er w o m a n s ca re a n d is ve ry ,

p rofi ta ble A l ady wr i tes tha t i n on e ye a r a fter ha vi n g

.
,

fu rn is h ed h er o w n ta ble w i t h n e a r ly a h u n d red fo w l s ,

a n d w it h a ll t he eggs needed , s he w as e n a bled t o sel l

co n sider a bly o v er o n e h u n d red doll a rs w or th o f eggs

and fo w ls The ca s h o u t l a y b ri n gi n g i n t h i s re turn

.

w as ab o u t t w en ty fiv e doll a rs -
.

C h i c ke n s o u g h t to h a ve a ho u s e fo r w i n te r eve n if ,

it co n sis ts m erely of a few boa rds n a iled toge ther, a

m e re s ha n ty li n ed w i th p a p er T he c os t of s uc h a s hed
, .

w ill be slig h t b u t i t w ill pay

, .

B a rre n , s a ndy pa tc hes a bo u t th e fa rm can be ro fit

p
 TH E P OULTRY D O CT OR . 23
‘

a bly e m ployed as po u l try ra nges F o wls a re freer fro m .

d ise a se o n a sa ndy soil a nd will fertilize i t to a co nsider

a b le e x te n t .

I f possible do n t ha ve a ny gree n sli m y pools o f

,
’
,

wa ter a bo u t They a re bad fo r m a n a n d h en

. .

G ive fo w ls an d a n i m a ls a ll the lig h t possible L ig h t .

a n d p ure a i r a re he a l th gi ve rs D a rk n ess a n d dise ase

.

a re a l lies .

P lo u g h or s pa d e the po u l try y a rd a t t i m es ; i t keep s

t h e ea rt h c le a n a n d ten d s to p ro m o te t he hea l t h of t h e

fo w ls.

C h i c ke n po w ders a n d a dve rt ised co m po u n d s pro

&

m i se a ll so rts o f w o n de r w o r ki n g L i tt le o r n o t h i n g
.

is k n o w n o f the m I f “ s t i m u l a ti n g re m e m be r t h a t
.
,

s t i m u l a n ts ac t on a n i m a ls as o n m en— feel go od for a

w h i le a n d t he n n ot G ood fo o d i s a ll a fo w l n eeds i n
.

h ea l t h a n d t he i n d i ca ted h o m mo pa th i c re m edy i n
disea se .

W h et he r c ha rcoa l a s a foet id a C a yenn e pepper etc

, , , .
,

“ &
a re go o d to p ro m ote hea l t h is a very wide open
, ,

q u es tio n S o m e b elieve i n th e m— w e do n t
.
’
.
 PART I II .

TH E T R E AT ME NT O F D I S E AS E S .

P r el i m i n a r y R em a rk s .

TH E R E are n o colleges es ta bl is h ed fo r the stu dy of

t he dise ases of po u l try a n d th ere a re n o grad u a ted
,

pou l try p hysici ans , a nd o u ts ide of ho moeopat hy , th ere is

,

li tt le, i f any, bel ief i n t he efficacy of m edici n e i n trea t

i n g t he ills o f feat hered creat io n I n deed , a n e m i n en t
.

“
'

a u t h ori t
-
y o n p ou ltry r a t h e r d re a rily re ma rks : I t is
a l m ost u seless , a nd rarely e v er w or t h w h i le t o trea t
,

’
sic k po u l try . Th is i s t ru e if n o trea t m e n t, b u t w ha t,
for t he sa ke of d isti n c t i on , m ay be ter m ed a llopa t h i c ,
is k n o w n , b u t i t is not t r u e i f h o m oeopa t hy be e m ployed .

I n t he l a tter case , the l a bor i n volved is n e x t to n o th i n g ,

th e e xpe n se very slig ht , w h ile t he treat m e n t is h ig h ly

e ffec tive, as has bee n de m o n s tra ted i n th ou san ds of c ases ,

a n d t his m ost m arkedly so i n epide m ic dise ases w h i c h

c a rry off e n t ire flo c ks .

O ne of the grea tes t d i fficu l ties to overco me i n w ri t

26 TH E P OULTRY D OC TO R .

i na ry p u rposes fro m t ho se us ed i n t rea ti n g h u m a n

a i lme nts .

T he n u m ber fo un d follo w i n g t he e of the re m edy na m

o n t he vi a l ,
as
“
Ars en i cum 6 re fers to t he p oten cy
,
.

Mi nerals, l ike a rsen i c a re u s u a lly sold i n t he si xt h

,

po te ncy a nd o thers i n t he t hi rd .

A po pl ex y .

This diseas e, as w i th m en , i s ca used by over feed i n g , -

a nd occ urs w it h a ll c l asses o f po u l try w he n i n a very

fat co n d i t io n T he bird a ffl ic ted s ta ggers a n d fa lls i ts

.

breath co mes hea vy a nd s ho rt a n d so m e w ha t rese m bles

,

s nori ng ; eyes pro t r u d i n g s ta ri n g a n d ge nerally h ig hly

,

bloodshot It is freq u en t to find a poplecti c birds dea d

.

u nder t he roos t, w he n th ey w ere a p a re n tly i n e xcel le n t

p
he al th O pe n t he bi rd s m o u t h an d give it ha l f a doze n
’
.

pel le ts of B ella d onna O ther re m edies a re Aconi t e

.
,

Nux vomi c a an d P ulsat i lla Nux vomi ca may eve n

.

be be tter t ha n Ac oni t e .

A s th m a .

C ana ry and
o the r si ngi ng bi rds are o fte n tro u bled
w i th ast hma T he b rea th i n g is ea sily he ard , and espe
.

ci ally after the e xer t io n o f flyi n g C ora l li um rub rum, .

a ha l f doze n pell ets d issol ved i n t he w a ter cu

p e ffe cts a
-
 TH E P OU L TRY D OC TOR . 27

speedy cu re S pongi a is a lso i ndi cated ; a lso I peca c

. . ,

i n ca se o f too m uch fles h , a nd Bry oni a i n as th m at i c .

p an ti n g of old age A li ttle pl an ta i n seed is s a id to

.

a id recovery i n obs ti n a te cases T h is dise ase is O fte n

.

m is ta ke n fo r ro u p .

B o n e- w en .

Th is disea se has a l w ays bee n d ee m ed i ncu ra ble b u t ,

w here h o m oeopa thy is e m pl oyed a c u re is p o ssibl e i f ,

n o t p rob a ble I s o la te the a ffl i c ted fo w l a n d diss ol ve s ix

.

pellets of H ep ar sulph uri s i n its wa ter d is h every day

fo r a w eek u n less m a rk ed i m p rove m e n t se t i n soo n e r
,
s .

I f a t t he en d o f t he w eek n o c ha n ge is n o ti ce a ble c ha n ge
t h e m ed i c i n e to S ili c ea s a m e dose e ach da y
,
O t he r .

re m ed ies a re Ni t r i c a cid Ga l c area c arb a n d S u lp h u r

, . .

W he n c ha ngi n g re m edy it m ay be w ell to give t he l as t

n a m ed fo r o n e d a
y be fo re follo w i n g w i th t he n ew
re m edy .

B l a c k -ro t .

I n th is d iseas e t he co m b t u r ns a bl ackish colo r, legs

m a y s w el l a n d e ma c i a tio n a cco m pa n ies B ad food a n d
.

u n h ea l t hy s u rro u n d i n gs see m to be t he ca u s e rem edy

t h es e a nd give Th uj a Th e t r u e re medy fo r t h is dis ease
.

is proble m a t i ca l depe nd i ng o n the ca use of the disease

,
.

Nu x v omi c a m ay be ca l l ed fo r a nd P od op h yl lum if ,
28 TH E P O ULT RY D OC T OR .

the s at e of t he dera nge m e n t be t he st o m ac h or l ive r

res
pec t i vely .

B r o k en B o n es .

W he n bo n es a re b roke n i n fo w ls o n e ca n rea dily s ee

a t a gl a n c e w h a t i s t h e t ro u ble if i t be a leg bo n e Wi th .

o t he r bo n es a brea k c a n be detec ted by e x a m i n a tio n

o n ly w he n a s w ell i n g w ill a ppe ar ove r the b roken bo ne
,

w h i c h is e v i de n tly p a i n fu l to the to u c h T h ese u s ua lly .

h e a l th em sel v es i f th e fo w l i s kep t q u ie t A c o m po u n d .

frac tu re i s b eyo n d t h e skill o f m os t people b u t a si m ple ,

brea k is n o t B ri n g the broke n p a rts ge nt ly b u t fi rm ly

.

t oge t h er bi n d w i th l i n e n b a n d ages a n d hold i n pl a ce

,

by a c o u pl e of a pp rop ri a te sized spli n ts Mois te n t he .

l i n en freq u e n t ly w i th a lo t io n of o n e p art t i n ct ure o f

S y m p h y t u m m i x ed w i th fiv e p a r ts w a te r H o w lo n g .

t h e t rea t m e n t is to c o n t i n u e m u s t depe n d o n t he c o n d i

t io n o f t he fra c tu re a n d t ha t t h e o n e h a vi n g c ha rge of
, ,

t he c as e a l o n e c a n de c ide
,
A fter t h e ope rat io n give t he
.

p a t ie n t o n e dose of Ac oni t e say th ree pell ets i n the

,

m o u th a n d a t t he e x pi ra tio n o f a w e ek pu t s i x pellets

o f H ep ar S u l p h i n t h e w a ter fo r on e d av o n ly
.
.

B u m b le F o o t .

T his is ca u sed by th e foo t gett i n g h u rt i n so m e way ,

bru ised , or possibly a s li ve r ru n in it . It is ofte n th e

 THE P OULTRY D OC TO R . 29

res u l t of h ig h
oos ts t he feet bei n g i nj u red w hen j u m p
r ,

i n g t he refro m espec i a lly if the bird is he a vy

, The h u rt .

part s wells beco m es i n fl am ed pus for ms w h i c h i n t i m e

, , ,

g ro w s ha rd a nd ch eesy li ke T he t rea t me n t is to w a s h
-
.

t he h u rt c lea n , see t ha t no foreig n s u bs tanc e re ma i ns i n

i t t h en ba t he i n a lo tio n o f on e par t C a l end u la t i nc t u re

, .

to five p a rt s w a ter, a n d bi n d u p the fo o t as n ea t ly a s

possible a nd keep ba nd age wet wi th t he lo tio n or i n ,

pl ac e of bi nd i n g th e fo ot a n oi n t i t w i t h C a l end ula .

cera t e o r lo t i o n a n d keep t he fo w l o n c le a n s t ra w After

, , .

o pe ra t i o n gi v e H ep ar su l p h if h u rt ha s n o t ga t he red
.

i f i t has g i ve S ili c ea
,
D u ri n g th e few d a ys n ecessary
.

for hea li n g th e fo w l s h o u ld be kep t ca ged i n a c l ea n

,

pl a ce .

C h i c k en -po x .

S o m e w ri te rsdesign a te th is di s ea se s m a ll pox It -
.
&

i s k n o wn by blo tch es o n the co m b an d n e c k a nd pus

t u les u n d er t he w i n gs a n d fea t he rs ge n e ra lly w h ile the ,

fo w ls s ee m w ea k a nd m el a n c holy H o m oeo pa thica lly .

t re a ted i t is n o t d a n ge ro u s T h e dise ase is co n tag io u s

.
,

a n d t he s i c k s h o u ld be sep a ra ted fro m t he w ell , t hou g h

i f th e flo c k is p re tt y ge n eral ly a tta c ked let th e trea tm en t

e xte n d to all Th e treatm en t co n s is ts i n diss o lv i n g fro m
.

on e t o th ree dozen pelle ts o f Ars eni cu m a cc ordi n g as a ,

few o r m an y a re affli c ted i n t he d ri n ki ng w a te r C on

,
.
30 TH E PO ULTRY D OCT O R .

t i n n e fo r th ree d ays I f n o i mp rove m en t is n ot i ced

.

c ha n ge t h e re m edy t o R h u s t ox R e n ew t he m edi c i n e
.

each day u si n g fres h p u re w ate r Als o i n di cated B ella

,
.
,
.

“ &
d onna w i th ho t feve r
. S i l i c ea.if p u s t u les bre a k
. .

C h ip .

“ &
C hip or de ri v es i ts n a m e fro m t he
c h ippi n g

pec u li a r c ry or s o u n d m a de by t he bi rd , a n d i t is p ri n
c i a ll
p y a ttrib u ted to l ac k of w a rm th or e x pos u re to ,

c old d ra u g h ts so m e ti m es fro m t he to p ve nt il a tor

( ) I t is .

c o n fi n ed c h iefl y i f no t e n t irely to yo u n g ch i c ken s a n d is

, , ,

g
ca u sed by w et w ea t he r t he li h t d o w n o n t h e l i tt le fel
,

low s ge tti n g w et a n d ha vi ng n o cha nce to d ry I t is .

very fa ta l i f n ot ta ken i n t i m e C hi c ken s affl i cted w i th

.

&
c hip seek re fuge i n solitary pl aces w here they a re de
tected by th e reg u l ar a n d pl a i n t i v e c ry a n d ge n era lly re ,

m a i n t here u n t i l th ey d ie ; t hey e x h ibit t e n dern ess on

bei n g to u ched a n d percep t ibl e feve r a l tho u gh they
, ,

t re m bl e viole n tly a s th o u g h cold I f possibl e th ey.

sh ou ld be gi ve n dry s hel te r a n d w a rm th A n u m ber of .

re m edies are i n di ca ted i n th is diseas e so m a n y i n deed

, , ,

th at i t is di ffi c u l t to d ec ide w hi c h to give t he pre fe re n c e .

I t is b es t pe rh aps to begi n w i th Vera t ru m as th at

, ,

“
re m edy has e x te rn a l ch il l w i th i n tern a l h e at a m os t ,

di s tressi n g feeli ng A doze n or m o re pellets dissolved

.
 TH E P OULTRY D OC TOR . 31

i n th e d ri n ki ng wa te r or , if t hey w ill n ot dri n k dip a

, ,

li t tle w h i te bre ad i n the w a te r a nd let the m eat i t if they

w ill . A m o n g th e o th e r re m ed ies are Arseni cum Ac on ,

i t e D u l cam ara an d C ol ch i c u m the l as t n a med bei n g

, .
,

p referred by so m e a u thori ties Gi ve the sele c ted re m edy

.

t w e n ty h o u rs t ri a l a n d i f t he re is n o i m prove m e nt
, ,

c h a n ge t o o n e o f t he o th e rs n a m ed .

C h o l er a .

I t w as freq u e n tly bse rved at t he t i m es a n d pl a ces

o

w h e n c hole ra w as epide m i c a m o n g h u m a n bei n gs tha t

c h i c ken s , t u rkeys , geese a n d fa rm y a rd fo w ls ge n e ra lly ,

beca m e i n m a n y i n s tan c es s i m il a rly affec ted A t th e .

“ &
p resen t d ay th e w o rd ch ole ra is a pplied to a n epi
de m i c w h i c h w h ile v a ryi n g so m e w h a t i n di ffe ren t parts
o f t h e co u n try is a l wa y s a c co m p a n ied by a v iol en t

di a rrhoea a n d is v e ry fata l S o m e of the ch aracteris ti cs

,
.

of t his disea se a re : S ad looks lo s t a ppe ti te w ea k n ess,

, ,

sta gge ri n g th i rs t h a ngi ng h ea d s ; i n m ore a d v a nced

, ,

s tages a to u g h m uc u s t ri c kled fro m the bills, w h i ch

ha n g so lo w as to to u c h t he g ro u n d t he c o m b be co m es ,

s h ru n ken a n d o f a bl u is h c olor w h i le the di a rrhoea is

,

viole n t a n d a l m os t l iq u id , yello w is h or gree n is h fro thy ,

a s th e en d a ppro a c h es t h e ey es c lose B ei n g a n epide m i c

.

i t is w ell to tre a t t he e n t i re flo ck , tho u g h if t he si c k ca n

32 TH E P OULTRY D OC TOR .

be isol ated so m uc h the bette r E u ropean w riters h ig h ly

.

co mm e n d Verat rum alb , bot h a s c u ra t ive a n d a s pre

.

v e n t i n g t he spre ad of t he d isease D issol ve an y w her e

.

fro m t wo doze n pellets to ha l f t h e vi a l (accordi n g to size .

of fl o c k ) i n wa te r give n t h e fo w ls to dri n k , or ta ke p a r t

of t h e wa ter a n d m oi s te n th ei r fo o d w i th it Arseni cu m
.

is a lso q u i te as v a l ua bl e i n c hol era ; the sy m p to ms o f

bo t h re med ies bea r grea t res e m bl a n ce , Arseni cu m bei n g
i n di ca ted i n the seco n d s tage w h e re t here is grea t pros
tra ti on .

Ars eni cum i od .

( iod id e o f a rse n ic
) h as by cli n i ca l

e x pe ri ence proved effec tive as the fol lo w i n g e x perie n ce

,

repo rted by D r R ober t B oo c o c k i n the North Ameri c a n

.

Jou r na l of H omwopa thy s ho w s C hi c k en C h ol era .

I ca n fu lly e ndorse t he c u ra ti ve po wer of I odide of

A rs en i c i n ce rta i n fo rm s o f h u m id a s th m a , ha vi n g bee n
s u c cessfu l i n a few ca s es . I w a n t to spea k of t h is m ed i
c i n e as a m ea n s o f c u r i n g th e s u m m er co m pl a i n ts w e

o ften m eet d u ri ng the hot w ea ther T wo yea rs ago I .

los t a l most all my c h i c ke n s by c h i c ke n c holera L a s t .

s u m mer a n ew lot o f he n s a n d c h icke ns began to die o ff

by th e sa me disea se , a n d I tho u g ht i t a good c ha nc e to
t ry Arseni cum i od 3 I m i x ed a bo u t two po unds of m ea l
. .

w i th t wo dra c hm s o f t he re m edy , a nd le ft t he m i xtu re i n

t he chi c ke n h o u se fo r th e m to ta ke a t wi ll It c u red
.
34 TH E PO ULTRY D OC TOR .

o n ly res u lt i n a l te ri ng t he c harac ter of the disease w i th

o u t era di ca t i n g i t
. Opi um is a n o th er re medy f or con
s ti pa ti on i n di ca ted w he n t he re is n o u rg i ng
,
.

C on tu s i on s .

If a ge ts a se v ere blo w or h u rt i n wh ich no

fo w l
bon es a re broke n , ba th e the h u rt w i th a lotio n of one
pa rt Arni c a t i nc ture to t w e nty p a rts w a ter, a nd pu t a
Arni c a
’
few drops o f the w a te r i n t h e fo w l s m o u th . .

s ho u ld n ever be a ppl ied to m an or beast u n dil uted It .

acts better w he n dil u ted .

C o n s u m pt i o n .

Th is disease i n fo w ls ee m s to be pretty m uc h the

s

sa m e as i n h u ma n bei n gs — bad he redi ty or res u lti ng

fro m a cold w hich is a llo wed to ru n o n w i tho u t care .

There is a co u g h, the fo w l see m s to ea t wel l , yet gro ws

e mac ia ted . I ncu ra ble i s the ge n e ra l verdic t, a ver
dict wh i ch n o believer i n h o m oeopa thy sh ou ld a d m it to
be tr u e, even t ho u gh he ca n n o t, w i t h his pres en t k n o w l
edge , na m e the proper re m edy Th is co n su m p tion of
.

the l un gs m u s t be dis t i n g u is h ed fro m the con su m p

tio n spoke n of u n d er Ma ras m u s

& &
I n both th ere
.

i s a was ti ng a way , b u t t h e seat o f t he tro u ble is d i ffer

ent . T h is is a d isea se th at is so m e t i m es cl a ssed i n t he
 TH E P OULTRY D OC TOR . 35

R oup fa m ily of a il men ts . R e m ed ies

be s ug ca n b ut
ges ted : Hepar sul ph a nd S pongi a on al ternate d ays
“

m a y c u re , or Oal carea carb give n a lo n e

. .
, .

C o re .

C ore co nsists of t he for m atio n of a n excresce nce i n

t h e g u llet or a l vi n e p assa ge I t is ge nerally bro w ni s h
.

yello w i n color, bu t v a ries i n t h is res pect Arseni cum .

,

Mercuri us a nd S ili c ea a re the th ree re med ies m ostly

.

i n d i ca t ed
. T he d isease is di fficu lt to de tect o w in g to
i ts si tua tio n
.

C o ry z a or C a t a rr h .

Th is is n ot at all a n u nc o m m o n co m pl a i n t, a nd i t
cau ses co nsider a ble losses bei n g a lso on e of the d i fficu l
,

t ies som eti m es cl as sed as R oup Wit h pigeons it o ften

.

occ u rs d uri n g m ou l t i n g a n d is co n tagio us, a nd so m e

,

t i m es pl ays ha voc i n th e pigeo n roos t P igeon s s u ffer .

i n g fro m cory za keep t h e i r bills ope n , a n d a yello w

looki n g m u c us m ay be see n i n th e n ostrils the m o u t h
a lso looks yel low . I f t he dise a se is n oticed i n t i m e ,
re m ove the i n fec ted bi rd b u t i f a n u m ber are a ffec ted
, ,

i t is better to t reat the w hol e lo t Mer curi us Vi v w ill. .

ge n era lly c ure a doze n pel lets dissolved i n clean d ri n k

i n g w a ter, or t he w a ter u sed i n m i x i n g so ft food C on .

t i nn e un til c u red , or i f n o i mprove me nt is n oticea ble i n

36 TH E PO UL TRY D OC TOR .

a few d ays ,
c ha n ge the re m edy to Ac i d um su l ph .
,
in

sa me w ay .

I n he n s , o ryz a is gen e ra lly ca used by catch i n g c old

c

i n c o n t i n u o u s w et w eat her or by ve ry s u dde n c h a n ges

,

i n t h e w e a t he r I t is c h a rac terized by a n i nc re as ed
.

dis cha rge fro m t he n os trils a n d s n eezi n g At t i m es i t .

is epide m i c Arseni cum w il l usu a lly gi ve p ro m p t

.

relief . A doze n or m o re pelle t dissol v ed i n th e d ri n k s

i n g w a ter or i n ha l f a t u m ble r o f w a te r a n d th en t h is
, ,

m i x ed w i th m e a l o r u sed to m ois te n b re a d Ar seni .

cu m fa ili n g give Mer c uri us Vi v S ho u ld the dis

,
;

cha rge t h i c k en a n d t he eyes s ee m a ffe cted give i n s a m e , ,

m a n n e r, E u ph rasi a S ho u ld t he co ryz a oc cu r fro m

.

dry co ld w i n ds Ac oni t e is the rem edy

, , .

C oryz a is p a rt i c u la rly d a n ge ro us w i th t u rkey s T he .

t u rkey s ee m s u n ea sy t re m bles , a n ac rid , sli m y dis

,

c ha rge co m es fro m th e n os t rils a n d t he eyes g ro w d i m .

I f possible sep ar a te t he sic k tu rkey fro m th e w e l l o n es

, ,

a nd a d m i n is ter to i t Ac i d u m su l p h o r M er c uri u s .

Vi v . As w i th pigeo n s , t he d i se as e see ms to a ttac k t he

tu r keys d ur i n g m o u l t i ng t i m e .

H F is her, V S o f B e rli n repor ts t h e co m ple te a n d

. . .
,

sa t i s fact o ry c u re o f a v a l ua ble p a rro t w ho was s u ffe ri n g

fro m a ba d co ry z a o r ca ta rr h The bi rd a te l i tt le a n d
.

brea t hed w i th a raspi ng so u nd a nd was e v ide n tly s u f ,

 TH E P OULTRY D O CT OR . 37

feri n g fro m a b ad cold . D u l c amara a nd H epar su lph .

,

in a l te rn a tio n t w i ce day
soo n re moved the tro u ble
a .

H epar sul p h ur is t he bes t re m edy w he n there has

been pa r ti a l rel ie f fro m o the r re m edies b u t not c o m plete
c u re .

Gel semi um is a n e xcelle n t re medy fo r cata rrh i n

c u rred d u ri n g wa rm m oi s t r ela xi n
, , g wea ther .

C ata rrh or c o ryz a i n fo w ls m us t be dis t i ng u is hed

fro m ro u p a s a c o m m o n bad “ cold & is d is t i n g u ish ed
,

fro m cro u p or d ip ht heri a i n h u m a n b ei n gs Th e dis .

c h a rge fro m th e n os tr ils o f fo w ls i n ca ta rrh i s t h i n n er

a n d n o t o ffe n si v e , a n d is acco m p a n ied w i th s n eezi n g

a n d c o u g h i n g w h ile i n ro u p t he di s c h a rge is t hi c k an d
,

v ery offen si v e C old ca tarrh , c oryz a ro u p an d pi p are

.
, ,

a ll m o re o r less rel a ted to eac h o th e r .

C o u gh .

T u rkeys o fte n affl i cted w i th a co u g h res ul ti n g

a re

fro m s m a l l red w o rm s i n t h e w i n dpipe Th e disea se .

seem s to be the sa m e as ga pes i n ch i c ke n s , a n d ca lls

for th e s a m e m edi cat i o n i e , D ul c a mara a n d D rosera
,
. .
,

i n a l t er nat io n w i th S ul p h ur to c o m plete th e cu re
,
F or .

&
e xtern a l trea tm e n t , see ga pes .

D i a rr h e a and D y s en ter y .

W h ile res e m bli n g, in so m e res pects ,

ch ole ra ,
t h ese
38 UL TRY OC TOR
'

TH E P O D .

a il men ts are esse n tia lly q u i te di fferent The discha rges .

a re c opio u s, s o m e ti m es bloody th e fea th ers a bo u t the

,
'

a n u s befo u led a nd t he fo w l o u t o f co n di t io n, th o u g h n o t

so g rea tly prostra ted as i n ch olera S co u ri n g

. is a n
o ther n ame for the t ro u ble A ll fo w ls are s u bj ec t to
.

it . The cause is d a m p c old w eath er ; cold o n t h e

,

s to m a ch ; broodi ng i n d a m p , co ld s ta bles ; feedi n g on

n o x io u s berries or pl a n ts
; ea t i n g too m an y w o rm s ; ove r
feedi n g , a lso w an t of l i m e o r gra vel n eces sa ry t o the
digest io n of he n s I pec a c is t he chie f re m edy , a doze n
. .

or m ore pellets , o w i n g to n u m ber to be tre a ted , i n

w a ter, or m i xed , a fter bei ng d issolved , w it h t h e fo od .

I f d i re ctly tra cea ble to ba d food re m ove t he ca u se a n d

,

give Arseni cum C h amomi ll a a lso, has c u red H e n s

.
, .

so m et i m es ha ve a w h i t i s h dis c ha rge w hi ch oozes o u t,

fo u l i n g their fea thers ; fo r t h is give Garb o v eg
, .

A m on g gee e t here is a diseas e k n o w n so m eti m es as

s

’ 3
w h i t e dyse ntery .T he g ees e lose a ppe ti te, beco m e
w ea k a n d brea t he h u rri ed ly ; t h e ev ac uatio n s a re v ery

s o ft a n d o f a c ha lky c olo r a n d fi na lly liq u id T he

, .

body o r flesh a ss u mes a bl u is h c olor and the bird the n

dies The disease r uns its co urse i n t hree or fo u r d ays
'

.
.

B ad food , filth, bro w si n g i n hogs a nd swa m s a re t he

p ,

gen era l ca u ses Wi th geese so afll i cted i t is bes t to

.

ca ge th e m u
p i n a dry pl ace o n cle a n s tra w ( keep i t
 TH E PO ULTRY D OC TO R . 39

c lea n ) and feed

good food The firs t day give the m
.

Aconi t e t wo or t hree doze n pelle ts i n t he dri n ki n g

,

w a te r . T he n e xt day give Arseni cu m (wa sh the dri n k

i n g vessel th o ro u g h ly o n c h a n gi n g m edi c i n es or get a ,

n ew on e
) Mercuri us Vi v an d Ch amomi ll a are also
. . .

u se fu l .

T h e re is a lso a spec i es of bloody fl u x o r i nfla m m a

t io n o f t he bo w els w h i c h a ttac ks t u rkeys a n d h e n s
,

w h e n c los ely c o n fi ned fed o n ba d fo o d a n d give n fo u l

,

dri n ki n g w a ter The a bdo m i n a l w al ls get t hi n a nd

.

t ra n sp a re n t, a n d th e re is a si n k i n g i n t he regio n o f

th e a n u s ; a bl o o dy , m u cu s l ike di arrhoea acco m pa n i ed

-

w i t h ra pid e m ac ia t io n Merc uri u s cor i n c lea n p u re

. .
, ,

w at er is t he bes t re m edy
,
I p ec a c a l s o , is u s e fu l
. .
, .

T here i s a dise ase a m on g geese and d uc ks o rigi n a t i n g

fro m t he sa m e cau ses as t he preced i n g w h i c h i n s o m e , ,

res e m bles i t
res pe ct s
yet w h i c h post m o rte m ex a m i n
-
, ,

a t io n s h o w s to be i n f la m m a tio n o f t he splee n Geese .

,

w h e n a tta c ked begi n t o s hriek pu t t h ei r h ea ds to th e

, ,

g ro u n d , fa ll ove r on th eir bac ks go i n t o co n v u l s io n s a nd

,

d ie W here t he d isease h as p rogressed so fa r t here is n o

.
,

h elp fo r the sic k B u t the re m a i nder of t he fl o c k m ay be

.

cooped u p or c o n fi ned gi ven good food and p u re water ,

,

i n w h i c h Arseni cu m as a p reven ta ti ve h as been dis

, ,

sol ved give t h is re m edy for t h ree d ays c ha ngi n g w ater ,

40 TH E PO UL TRY D OC TO R .

e v ery d ay O n e Germ a n a u tho ri ty , Traeger , pre fers

.

Ni t ri c a ci d um dissol ved i n wa ter a n d the w a te r u sed ,

t o m o is te n t he m ea l or oth er food gi ve n T he a m o u n t .

of e a c h re m edy s h o u ld be i n p ropo rt io n to th e n u m ber .

t rea ted — fro m o ne doze n t o t h ree d oze n or m ore pelle ts .

D ys en te ry carries off a g rea t m a n y pa rro ts espe ,

c i a lly t he yo u ng o n es A few doses of Mer c uri u s

.

cor w ill speedily cu re

. I t m ay be s ta te d t h at i n
.
, ,

ge n era l Mer c uri u s cor is th e re m edy for t he w ors t

,
.

“
ca ses of dyse ntery , espec i a lly pa i n ful bloody dis
&
c ha rges .

D i s ea s e s of th e E y e .

T he se of so re eyes i n h e n s is u n ce rta i n S o m e
ca u .

b reeders a ttri b u te i t to t he w ea th e r a n d ot he rs to ove r

h ea ti ng d u s t a n d s u n d ry o th er c a u ses
,
P e rha ps a l l .

ha ve so m e th i n g t o do w i th i t T he eyes are wa te ry
.
,

u l c e ra ted , w i th d i s c ha rge o f O f
f n si ve looki n g liq u id ,
e -

a nd i n ti m e , The si c k fo w ls a re
, pus so res a re for m ed .

a ls o v ery a t t o fa l l ra pid ly a w a y I f t h e re is re as o n
p .

t o s u ppos e t he c o m pl a i n t is ca u sed by t he w ea th er
,

w h i c h is m o re freq u en tly t he ca se , give Ac oni t e i n t h e

begi n n i ng ; b u t fo r ba d cases o r t hose well a d va nced ,

E u p h ra si a o r S ul ph ur a re b et ter t he l a t ter if th e re is
, ,

pus for m at io n . Ap i s is i n d i ca ted wh e n the eyes a re

42 TH E P OU L TRY D OCT OR .

ym , V igo &
Geese an d d uc ks a re m ost ly a fll ic ted
'

n ert .

w i t h i t b u t h e n s a n d t u rkeys a re n o t e x e m p t
,
T he .

sig n s a re d roopi n g w i n gs s tre tch ed out n e c k or t w is te d

, ,
-
,

a bo u t i n a ll so rt o f w a ys t h e body is o ft e n s ha ke n , an d
,

t u rn ed a ro u n d an d a ro u n d u n ti l th e b i rd fa ll s o ver a n d

d ies F a t or o v e r fed fo w ls a re m ost ly s u bject to i t

.
,
-
.

T h e ca u se is v a rio u sly a t tri b u ted to a r u s h of b lood to

th e hea d to w o rm s i n t he n os t rils or ca rs a n d to th e
, ,

res u l ts of blo w s o n the h e ad I t w i l l b e see n fro m th is

.

tha t the a il me n t is d i ffi c u l t to t rea t or ra t her to de ter ,

m i n e w h i c h o f t he t h ree ca u ses s h o u ld be t re a ted The .

ru s h o f blood ca l ls for B el la d onn a a n d pl en ty o f cool

,

fres h w a ter for d r i n ki n g I f ca us ed by a blo w Acon

.
,

i t e follo w ed by B ell a d onn a

, I f fro m w o rm s gi v e
.
,

Gi na o r a li t tle t u rpe n ti n e o r ke rose n e i n th e n os t rils

,

m ay re m o v e t he tro u ble ; s h o u l d t h ey be i n t he ea rs ,

t h e ca se i s di ffi c u l t ; to fi ll t he ea rs w i th s w ee t oi l or

m i lk is a bo u t t he o n ly sa fe c o u rse A s a r u le , h o w .

eve r di z zi n ess is b u t a sy m p to m o f so m e m a l a dy
, .

D r o ps y .

Th is dise a se o n ly , as a r u le a tta c ks O ld an d fat h e n s

,

w ho ha ve ce ased l ay i n g The m a l ady is m an i fested by

.

a s w elled a bdo m e n a n d r u f fl ed pl u m a ge T he fa t see m s .

t u r n i n g to w a te r I f a ny o n e w is h es to t rea t d ropsy
.

,
 TH E P OULTRY D OC TOR . 43

Apocyn u m cannab . bes t re medies ; t he

or Api s are t he

for m er i f t here is hea vi n es s a n d ge n er a l sl u ggis hn ess ;

,

t he l a tter, i f th e re a re e v ide n ces o f the disease o n t h e

sk i n . I t is be tt er h o w eve r, t o dest roy a 11 d

,
so

affli c ted .

E pi l eps y .

P igeo ns are so m et i m es a ttac ked by a d isease ca l led ,

per ha ps i m properly epilepsy I t m a n i fes ts i tsel f by

,
.

t he c o n tor t io n s or u n n a t ura l w o rki ngs o f th e m u s cles of

th e th roa t a n d if t o u c h ed th e bi rds see m t o be i n p a i n

,
.

T he d isea se O ft e n e r a tta c ks th e fe ma l e t h an t he m a le .

I ts ca us e is u n k n o w n B ell a d onn a cove rs the sy mp

.

t o m s bes t .

F ea t h e r i n g .

E v erv k no w s tha t ba bies d u ri n g den t i tio n o r

one ,

t ee th i n g o fte n get ve ry si c k
,
S o m eth i n g a n a logo u s.

o cc u rs w i t h yo u n g fo w ls w hen th ei r do w n begi ns t o be
t ee thi n g
&
repl aced w i t h fe a th ers ; t ha t i s th eir pe ri od .

T o t h e bes t o f o u r k n o w ledge t h is c o m pl a i n t has n ever

“
bee n cl assified a nd n a m ed We h a ve ca lled i t fea the r .

i ng,
&
beca u se t he w ord i f ho m ely, is ce rta i n ly d escri p
,

t i ve . Mos t po u l try ra ise rs ha ve a t so me t i m e ca rri ed a

lot o f yo u n g c h i c ks or t u rk eys sa fely th ro u g h i n fa n cy
o n ly to h a ve t he m , wh en feathers begi n to sp ro ut, per
“ “

v ersely d i e Th is W il l h a ppe n eve n whe re th e ca re ,

.
44 TH E PO ULTRY D O CT OR .

fo o d and h o u si n g is of W ha t is t he m
t he bes t . atter &

Th e o w n er a sks t he q u es tio n o f h i s edi tor a n d t ha t gen ,

tlem en — ’
does n t a ns w e r sa t is facto rily .

W h e n yo u n g fo w ls of th is age begi n to d roop and

d ie th ey s ho u ld be ca refu lly e x a m i n ed to m a ke s u re that
l i ce are n ot the ca u se I f n o li ce be fo u n d t he re is a
“

pl a i n ca l l for m edi ci n e Th e re a re n o i ncu ra ble dis eas es

.

give n if tre ated i n t i m e a nd the proper h o moeop ath i c

re m ed y sele c t ed T he c o n di t ion d es c ri bed is so v ag u e
.

t ha t n o r em edy ca n be w i th c e rta i n ty prescr i bed bu t ,

t he p rob a bil i t ies a re th a t a h elp fu l o n e w il l be fo un d

a mon g the t h ree fol lo w i ng : Gal ca rea c arb C h am o .

,

milla or H ep a r su l p h Th e c o n d i t io n s dis ti n g u is h i n g
.

t h es e rem edi es m u s t n ecess a rily be v a g u e I n ge n e ra l

.
,

C a lc ar ea c arb w h e n t h e re see m s to be a rrested g ro w th

. .
,

C h a m omil l a w he n th e re is fo u l ev acua tio n , a n d H epar

,

w h e n t h e c h i c k l o oks s c ro fu lo u s o r, so to s a
y m a n gy , .

E v en a fo u r th re m edy m ay be a dded , a n d a go od o n e
Ac oni t e w hen t h e re is r estless n es s
, c ryi n g , a nd a ,
&

gen e ra l feveris h con di t i on Ad m i n ist e r t he re m edy , a

.

dozen o r m o re pelle ts, i n the w a te r cup or food of th e

fo w ls i n t he l a t te r case d issol ve i n w a te r a n d m i x
t horo ug h ly .

As a l rea dy s ta ted t h is is m e rely s u gges t i ve

, I t is an .

a na logy be t w ee n t he teeth i n g of ba bes a n d t he gro w i ng

 TH E P OULTRY D OC TOR . 45

of fea thers . B u t t he
l osses a re so hea vy a t t his period of
’
fo w ls l ives tha t a re medy is n eed ed , a nd we believ e ca n
be fo u nd i n th e foregoi n g .

G a pes .

E very po u ltry ra iser k n o w s w ha t the ma l ady k no w n

&
as ga pes is It c hiefly a ttac ks yo u ng fo wls be fore
.

t h eir fea th ers ha ve gro wn a n d is m an i fes ted by a m ore or

,

les s co nstan t ga pi ng of the m o u th, or, more properly ,

a gaspi n g for bre a th I t is d u e to t he prese n ce o f a
.

s m al l red w or m i n the w i nd pipe Whe ther t his wo rm .

i s b red w i tho u t the c h i c k or i s a spo n ta n eo u s ge n era tio n

,

res u l t i ng fro m p hysi ca l ca u ses is a n ope n q u estio n

, In .

a ll proba bili ty t he disea se is d u e to co nsti t u tio na l de fe cts

w h i ch m ay be re m oved by t he proper re medy In a .

disease o f t his sor t t he re m edy m us t be pres cribed so m e

w ha t e m pirica lly as the re are n o p a ra llels bet wee n t h is
,

d isea se and t he provi n gs Germ a n h o m oeopathic wri ters

.

as s ert tha t D r osera a n d D ul ca mara give n on a l te rn a te

d ays wil l c ure the diseas e A m o n g s ugges ted re m edies

.

m ay be n a m ed I g nati a L a ch esi s a nd C hi na
, .

I f i t s ho u ld ever be dis cove red t ha t the w or ms a re

bred i n the sto mac h a nd asce n d t hence, as is most p ro ba
bly the cas e, t he n t he re m edy u n q u es t io na bly wo u ld be
Gina or t he acti ve pri nc iple o f t ha t re m edy S antoni ne
, ,
46 THE P OULTRY D OC TOR .

a nd we w o u ld ad vise p u tt i n g the yo u n g c h ick s on Gina .

for a few d a ys, whe n , if t h e re is n o i m pro v e m e n t , resort

may be had to one o f the ot her re m edies .

A m o n g t he m ore p o p u l ar e xtern a l treat m e n ts m ay be

me n t io n ed t h e t w is ti n g o f a h orse —h a ir i n to a fin e loop ,
’
r u nn i n g i t do w n the bird s w i n dpipe a nd p u lli n g t he
w or m s o u t, a l s o ta ki n g a s m a l l fe a th er, st rippi n g it ex,

cept a t th e poi nt, dippi ng i t in t u rpe n ti n e or keros e n e

an d ru n n i n g it do w n the th roat , a ft er ha vi n g be n t t he

feathe red pa rt ove r so t ha t i t w ill go do w n w i th th e

gra i n of the fea thers The re are m any o th er treat m e nts
.

reco m m e nded by va rio u s a u thori ties, s uch as flo u r of

s ulp hu r, cr u de c a mp hor, tu rpe n ti n e, etc , b u t the t ro u ble
.

w i th th e m a ll is tha t t here is a lwa ys d an ger o f kill i ng

t he c h i c k a lo n g w i th the w o rm .

Gou t .

T h isdisease co m m o n ly k n o wn a s go u t w o u ld see m
to be ore ki to rhe u m a tis m
m a n
&
H e n s a nd t u rk eys
.

a re m ostly li a ble t o i t a n d i t a lso a ttac k s d u cks a nd

,

geese w hen th ey sleep on d a m p floors Th e ca use is .

t a ki n g cold or e xpos u re to cold a nd wet w h ic h settles

, ,

i n t he legs a n d fee t ; d a m p p a ve m e n ts a n d fil th a lso

co m bi n e to prod uce i t The legs a nd feet s wel l a n d be
.

co m e sti ff, a n d th e fo w ls wa l k w i th di ffic u l ty th eir ga i t

,
 TH E P OULTRY D O C TO R . 47

s u ggesti ng tha t of a rh e u m a ti c perso n T he first .

req u isi te i n the trea t me n t is a dry pl ace for the fo w ls ,

a n d if t h ei r legs c o u ld be r u bbed do w n w i t h m utto n

ta llo w so m u c h th e be tte r
, Br y oni a o r R h u s t ox w ill
. .

c u re h o w ever w it ho u t t he ta llo w
, ,
D ul c amara is a lso a .

good re medy T u rkeys see m m o re s u bj ect to this disease

.

t ha n o t h e r fo w ls .

H r
e n ia .

H en s l ayi n g u n u s u a lly l a rge eggs are at t i m es tro u bled

w i t h h e rn i a The l a rger spec i es of fo w ls a re m o re a pt
.

to be t ro u bled by i t th a n t he s m a lle r T he i n tes ti n e.

t h ro u g h w h i c h t he egg p as ses p ro t ru des a b n o rm a lly a nd ,

does n ot re cede w h e n t he h en lea ves the n es t .

T o a tt e m p t t o trea t th is a il m e n t e x te rn a lly i n v o l v es
ra t h er a disa greea ble p ro ceedi n g as i t m u s t be repe a ted
,

a n u m ber o f t i m es The t re a t m en t c o n sis ts i n w as h i n g

.

t h e prot ru di n g p a r t i n l u ke wa r m w a te r o r m i l k , a n o i nt

i n g i t w i th l i n seed or s w ee t oil a n d ge n t ly forc i n g i t ba c k

i n to t he body Th is repeated s ev era l t i m es w ill c u re
.

th e t ro u ble Th is t rea t m e n t s h o u ld be acco m p anied

.

each t i m e w i th a dose o f Ac oni t e to a ll ay a ny fever .

The i n te rn a l re m edy is P u l sa t ill a or Nu x v omi c a ,

i e w h e n th e e x ter n a l trea tm e n t j u s t m e n t io n ed is no t
. .
,

res or ted to .
48 TH E P OULTRY D OC TOR .

H o a r s en es s .

C ag ed si ngi ng birds are s u bj ect to at tac ks of ho arse

n es s ; i n o the r w ords t hey ca tc h c ol d fro m bei n g
ex posed to d ra u gh ts the s a m e a s m en do
,
T here a re a .

n u m ber of r em edies for t h is ill , a n d t h ey a re e as ily a d

m i n istered by d is sol vi ng ha l f a doze n pelle ts of t he

’
c h ose n one i n t h e bird s w a ter cu p I f th e bird s neezes
.

a n d is evide n tly j ust ta k i n g c o ld , Ac oni t e is t he re m edy,

b u t i f it is pl a i n ly hoa rse tries t o si n g bu t has little

,

v oi ce a nd th a t ro ug h i n so u n d , gi ve C au st i cum o r
,

H epar sul ph I f there is g rea t h o a rs e n ess, w a tery

.

eyes, y et occa sio na lly t he v oi ce brea ks o u t c lea r, gi ve

P u l sat illa .

H um id or B la ck D i s ea s e .

“
H u m id , or “ s w ea ti n g disea se so met i m es
bl ac k &

a tta cks he ns w ho are se tt i n g a nd re ma i n too lo ng o n t he

n e s t a t a s tre tc h especi a lly i f t he n est be to o d a m p a n d

,

c ol d . U n der t he w i ngs t he fea t herless p a rts w il l be

fo u n d bl ackis h lock in g a nd c l a mm y Med i ci n e ca n ha rdl y
.

do any good i n s u c h cases The bes t cu re is to m a ke .

t he hen a i r h ersel f m ore A lso , loo k ca re fu lly for l i ce

.
,

both for the li ttle red m i tes an d the l a rge gra y l i ce .

S o m e w ri ters rec o mm en d wa shi n g t he u n der pa r t o f

t he w i ng w i t h tepid wa te r B ut t his pro cess ma y e xc i t e
.
50 TH E PO ULTRY D OC TO R .

co m p lete . K eep the fo w l , or fo w ls, ca ged d u ri ng th e

trea t m e n t .

K ri eb el .

We ha ve gi v e n th is m a l a dy the Ger m a n n a m e for

,

w a n t of a n E n glis h o n e I t i s w e believe , u n k n o w n to
.
,

A meric an po u l t ry ra isers t ho u gh proba b ly, t heir fo wls

, ,

ha ve s uffer ed fr o m it a n d th ey did n ot k n o w its ca u se

or con fo un ded it w i th so m e o t her a il m e n t The c ause .

of it is s m u t a n d e rgo t a pec u l i a r e xc res ce n ce fo u n d

,

gro wi n g o n g ra i n T h at fo u nd o n c a rs of cor n is ca lled

.

s m u t, and on rye a nd w he a t is ca lled ergo t, in so m e sea

so ns whe n t he w e a th e r has been h ot an d m oist, tho u g h i t
is fo u n d to a certa i n ex te nt i n a ll seaso ns on the cor n .

C h i c ke n s fed on c or n c o n ta i n i n g m u ch s m u t develop
t he follo w i n g sy m p t o m s : D izzi n ess , staggeri n g gait,
l a ck -l u s tre feat hers , lea n n ess lay few eggs and re fuse to
,

ha tc h so m e t i m es t h ey fa ll on t heir s i des a n d dr a w their

cl a w s co n v u lsively toge the r w h e n t h ey a tte m pt to arise
t he fi na l sy m p to m is a deca v of t he c o m b a nd feet, a n d

t h e n dea th follo ws .It w il l be see n fro m th is t hat no

m a tter h ow ca re fu lly fo w ls a re a tte n ded th ey can no t
“ &
esca pe kriebel if fed o n c o rn or gra i n co nta i n i ng
m uch s m u t o r e rgo t ; m an y a w ell —kep t h e n n ery ma
y
ha ve bee n deci m a ted fro m t h is ca u se, m uch to t he
p u zzle m e n t of its prop rie tor The c u re, of co u rse, is
.
 TH E PO ULTRY D OC TOR . 51

pla i n re m ove t he ca use T he hea l th o f the floc k w il l

-
.

be rega i n ed m o re ra pidly by givi ng it three or fo u r

doze n pel le ts of S ol anum ni g every day i n the d ri n k
.

i n g w a ter .

L i ce

T he d a n gero u s lo u se to po u l try is t he l arge gray

&
bac k w ho w orks o n t he h ead n ec k a nd ve n ts is ha rd
, , ,

to fin d as i t l u r ks c lose do wn on t he sk i n at t he roo ts o f

th e fea th ers , a n d is so blood th i rs t y t ha t o n e or t w o are

-

en o u g h to kil l a yo u n g c h i c k Thes e li c e a re w i th
.

c h i c ke n s a ll t he t i m e b u t espe ci a lly d u ri n g Ju ly a n d
,

Au g u st . S ea rc h fo r t he m o n t h e hea d neck a n d throa t

,
.

B o w el disea se i n s u m m er is a sig n o f li c e ; th e s leepy

'

disea se, i n w h i ch th e ch i c ks are sl eepy or d ro wsy , i s a

sig n refu sa l t o ea t ; p u ny l ooki n g body, and slo w
gro w th s u dden deat hs ; g ra d u a l wast i n g a w a y ; c on
s ta n t cryi n g ; loss of fea th ers on the h ead ; a n d o the r
sy m p to m s t ha t a ppear s u rprisi n g or rem a rk a ble E ve n .

i n th e clea n es t o f h o u s es w h e n n ot a sig n of li c e c a n
,

be se en look on t he c h i c ks for the la rg e li ce Not

,
.

o n ly on c h i c ks b u t t he l a rge body li c e a re n ea rly a lwa ys

o n a d u l ts .A ch i c k w i ll n ev er g et lo u sy un less th e old
fo w ls a re n ea r an d t ha t is th e reas o n w hy b rooder c h i c ks
,

gro w fa ster t han t hose u n der h e n s The l arge li ce w ill

.

k il l d uc ks s u dde n ly T hey kill n ea rly all t he yo un g

.
52 TH E PO U L TRY D OC TO R .

t u r keys t ha t d ie . W he n eve r y ou n o t ic e a si c k fo w l

d u s ti n g i ts el f lo ok for li ce .

T he re a re as m a n y re m edie s fo r t h es e p es ts a s t he re
a re c u re s fo r w a r ts a m o n g s c hool boys a n d y et t he ,

l i ce fl o u ris h H ere are so m e of them

.

Wa s h t h e fo w l w i t h a deco ct io n o f a bsi n th i u m ( w orm

w ood ) .

O il o f fe n n el d ropped on t he h ead o r n ec k w i ll d ri ve
a w a y li ce.

C lea n t he coop o r h en h o u se tho ro ug h ly a n d w h i te

-

w a s h i t eq u a lly a s t ho ro u g h ly R u b th e ro os ts w i t h
.

a m i x tu re o f k eros e n e oil a n d l a rd ; i f t h is is k ep t u p
for a t i m e t he v er m i n w ill d is a ppea r .

F u m iga te t he hen h o u se w i th a pan o f l iv e co a ls a n d

-

a h a n d fu l of s u lp h u r .
(Also be v ery ca re fu l y o u do n ot
s et i t on fire by so doi n g ) .

A pply k erose ne fre ely to perches a n d w hereve r t he

l i ce m ay fin d refuge .

P u t a l i t tle , a ve ry l i ttle kerose n e o n th e fo w ls n ec k

,
’

fe a t he rs , an d th i s w i ll d ri v e a wa y t he lic e fro m the fo w ls .

B e ca refu l n o t t o pu t o n too m u c h as i t is ir r i ta t i n g , .

A good oi n t m e n t fo r l ice is m a de by m i x i n g a c u p o f
l a rd w i th a teaspoo n fu l of ke rose n e .

T o c l ea r a ho us e o f flea s , m i t es t i c ks li ce an d s u c h
, ,

p a rasi tes , c lea n i t w as h i t w i th h o t li m e was h, sp ri n kle

,
 TH E P OU L TRY D OC T O R . 53

t he floor w i th a sol u tio n of ca rbolic ac id , a nd g re ase

t he roos ts w ith a m i x t u re o f on e po u nd o f l a rd , on e

p i n t of ra w l i nseed oi l , q ua rte r o f a pi n t o f k erose n e

a n d a q u a r ter of a po u n d of s u l p h u r .

F o r l i ce a m o n g pigeo n s , c lea n the h o u se , or co te ,

t h o ro u g h ly a n d sp ri n kle i t w ith ca m p hor a ted w a te r

, ,

a n d s u pply t h e bi rds w i th pl en ty of ba th i ng w a t er .

G ree n t w igs of a lder pu t i n to t h e coop or h o u se , a n d ,

re m oved n e x t d a
y w ill be fo u n d c ove red w i th th e
,

ve rm i n .

I f h an d fu l s o f w ild t hy m e be th ro wn i n t he c oo p a n d
a bo u t t he h en — h o us e, li ce w i ll rarely t ro u ble th e fo w l s .

T o c lear si n gi n g bi rd s o f li ce keep t he cage c l ea n

, ,

i m m e rse i t i n s ca ldi ng w a te r, a n d let th e bird b athe

freq u e n t ly . I f li c e are o n the bird ta ke a piec e of flan
,

n el a n d C atc h the bird a n d

pu t so m e t u rpe n t i n e on i t .

w ra p h i m u p i n th e fl a n n el as c losely a s y ou ca n w i th ,

ou t h u r t i n g hi m lea vi n g o n ly h i s h e ad ex posed
,
H o ld .

hi m for a few m i n u t es a n d t hen rel ea se hi m a n d the ,

fl an n el w il l be fo u n d covered w i th li ce, or so m e li ce at ,

a n y ra te . F i re o r sca ldi n g w a t er is t he n th e best tre at

m e nt for th e l i c e a ft er bei n g ca u g ht .

A m o n g t he n u mero u s p a rasi t ic pests of fo w ls is on e ,

’7
w h i ch w e m ay ca ll red m i tes . They a re n o ti ced as
bei n g in co u n tless myri ads on the w a lls a n d roosts .
54 TH E P OULTRY D O C TO R .

An ot he r l s
c as of m ites , pa ra sitical ,
are fo u n d un der
s cales o n the c o m bs , a n d on the legs belo w the
,

feat-hers .I f u n m ol ested t he co m b gro w s thi c ker a t

,

th e ba se d a rke r, a n d fu rro w ed
,
Th e fe at he rs o f t h e
.

h ea d a n d n eck fa ll off T he disea se is i n fe c tio u s , an d

.

w h e n a fo w l is a ttacked , i t s h ou ld be ca ged a pa rt fro m

t he flo c k T he t re a t m e n t m u st be e x tern a l
. T he p a r ts .

m ay be p a i n ted w i th keros e n e or w a s h ed w i t h ca rboli c

so a p An oth er good trea tm en t is to w as h the a ffec ted
.

p a rts a n d t hen an oi n t th e m w i th s ulp hu r ce ra te , w h ic h

m ay be O bta i n ed a t a ny ho m oeop a t h i c h o u se A n o t her .

good oi n t men t a n d one that ca n be ho m e m a de, is

,
-

t wo pa rts of s weet oil or l a rd to on e p a r t k erose ne .

“
S ca bby or sca ly legs &
i n po u l t ry a re d u e per ha ps ,

e nti rely to thes e pa rasi t i ca l pests an d they m ay be

, ,

e ntirely re moved by a li ttle ca re— was h i n g th e leg a n d

r u bbin g it w it h th e keros en e oi nt me nt, or a v ery l ittle
p ure kerose n e A doze n pel lets of S ulph ur i n t he
.
,

w at er c u p o f t he fo w l u n de r t re at m e n t re n e w ed every
-
,

day , w ill a id i n t h e c u re e n a bli ng t he fo w l to reg a i n

a h ea l th y ski n a n d c o m b m uch soo n er t ha n w i t h o u t it .

O ne o u n ce oil o f ceda r m i xe d w i th a pi n t o f oth e r

oi l an d pu t on t he n eck , bac k , etc , o f c h icken s is s a id .

to clea r the li c e a wa y O n ly a few drops s h ou ld be

.

u sed a s g rea se is rep u g nan t to fo w ls

, .
 TH E P OULTRY D OC TO R . 55

F oryo ung ch ic ks : two parts gly cer ine, o ne p art car

bolic acid , t he t wo m i xed w ith five t i mes their b u l k i n
wa ter Apply freely to S pro u ti n g fea t hers
. .

I n co nc l u sio n, a nd i n t he w ords o f a n e xperie nced

“
u t m
po l ry a n ,
l ice m ea ns work &
.

L i v er C o m pl a i n t .

It is rather d i fficu l t to detec t t h is co m pl a i nt u n til

the fo w l is ki lled w he n t he l ive r w ill be obse rv ed
,

t o h a ve an u n n a t u r a l color a n d a cer ta i n ro tten or ch ees y

look W he n a live the fo w l has, i f i t may be so ex

.
,

p res sed , a j a u ndi ced a nd bilio us look , w i th a ltern a te

a tta c ks of di a rr hoea a nd cos tive n ess P od o p h yllum
.

w ill c u re t he t ro u b le Ma n y c ases of th is d i fli oulty are

.

ca u sed by the u se of coppera s sol u ti on s i n th e d rin k ng

w a ter, by i nexperien c ed po u l try m e n k n o wn a s D o u gl a ss
,

m i x tu res .

M a ra s m u s .

Maras m u s , or Co n s u m p t io n, is so meti m es
as it
ca l led , th o u g h n ei t her desig n a t io n s ee m s to be q u ite c or

rec t, is t ha t diseas e i n w h i c h the gl ands s ecreti n g a n ,

oily fl u id a mo ng t he ta il feat hers, beco m es stopped .

W h e n t h is occ urs the fo w ls cease scratch i ng , s i t a bo ut

m oros e, bi t i n g o ften a t t he r oot o f t he ta il fea thers be ,

co m e co ns tipated , gro w lea n and d ie The e xter na l .

56 TH E PO ULTRY D OC TO R .

t rea t m e n t is t o reope n t he gl a n ds i f possible , o r to ,

a n oi n t t h e p a rt w i th o il— s w ee t oil bei n g bes t .

S u ch t rea t m e n t w h ile p a ll i a t ive is n o t re a lly cu r a

, ,

t i v e, for i t is fa i r to ass u m e th a t t h e dise ase is n ot d ue

t o e x ter n a l ac c ide n ts T h e h o m oeop ath i c re m e d y for

.

t h e c o m pl a i n t i s H ep a r su l ph Isol a te the fo wl , if.

pos s ible a n d pu t a d o ze n pelle ts of t h e re m edy i n her

,

w a te r cu p
-
.

M o u lt i n g .

P rope rly spea ki n g, t hi s is n ot a disea se b u t a n or m al

p ro cess t h ro u g h wh i c h t he fo w ls p ass w i tho u t d i fficu l ty .

S h o u ld i t h a pp en t h a t t he p ro cess i s slo w a n d t h e fo w l
s ee m s i n a ge n e ra lly d ry a rres ted c o n di t io n gi ve i t
, , ,

C a l c ar ea c arb I f t h ere is a ra w cor rodi n g fl u id

.

a m o n g t h e fea t h e rs
‘

gi v e Na t rum muri ati cu m I f

, .

fever , A c oni t e O ily fo ods s uc h as s u n flo wer seeds

.
,
-
,

l i n seed m ea l etc a re ben e fici a l d u ri ng m o u l ti n g

-
,
.
, .

P ip .

A di s ea se t hat a ffects th e to n g ue a nd m o u th o f
t he fo w l a n d is evide n ced by a t o u g h , s ca ly gro wt h o n
,

t he to n g u e, a n d is o fte n th e res u l t o f d ry n ess o f t h e

to ng u e d u e t o th e c loggi n g o f t h e n o s tr ils w h i c h ca u se
,

t h e fo w l s to brea th e t h ro u g h t he m o u th The te rm .

&
pip is n o w seldo m u sed The regu l ar tre a t me n t .
&
58 TH E PO U L TRY D OC TOR .

p ellets for th e c u ra ti v e vir tu e lies i n t he s imili a of t he

,

&
dose a n d n ot i n i ts s t reng th .

R ou p .

U n de r is g ro u ped too o fte n th e w h ole

th is h ea di n g , ,

’
s e ries o f ca ta rrh a l affec t io ns I f Webste r s U n a bridged
.

&
is ope n ed a n d R o u p looked u p, t h e i n q u i rer is re
’

&
fer red to R oop ; t u rn i ng to th a t w o rd h e is ag a i n
“ & “ &
refe rred to C ro u p and ,
t h a t rea lly is R ou p .

D u n gl is o n s Med i c a l D i c t io n a ry a lso gives th e sa m e

’

de ri v at io n The di ffere n c e bet w ee n cro u p an d d i ph

.

t h e ri a i n b rie f a n d w h a t c lose r s tu dy w o u ld prob a bly

, , ,

revea l t o b e a n a l o go u s ro u p a n d pip is th a t i n r o u p
, , ,

t he m u c u s rema i ns s l i m y a n d s t ri n gy w h ile i n pip i t ,

h a rde n s a n d fo rm s t h e “ s cale & B e t ha t a s i t m ay ,

.

ro u p is t he b a n e of c h i c ke n — ra i s ers and of ch i c ke n s .

The dise a s e is c ha ra cte rized by a fo u l b re at h o ffe n ,

s i v e di s cha rges fro m t he n os tril s i n fl a m ed a n d s w ol le n

,

h ea d s ore eyes a n d a ca n ke ro u s looki n g t h ro a t a n d

, ,
-

m o u th .

Th e h o moe op a t h i c re m edy fo r ro u p is S p ongi a a n d ,

if ho m oeop a thy had do ne n o t hi n g else for po u l t ry

breede rs t ha n to give them th is rem edy i t w o u ld m eri t ,

th eir l as t i ng g ra t i t u de O f i ts e ffic acy t h ere c a n be n o

.

d ou b t S p ongi a is the sovereig n re m edy fo r crou p i n

.
 TH E PO ULTRY D OC TOR . 59

ch ildre n as co untless t h o us an ds co u ld testi fy , a n d i t is

,

t he s a m e i n c ro u p , or ro u p o f fo w ls That th is th eory
,
.

is co rrec t is co nfir m ed by ex perie nce w herever th e

re m ed y has bee n a d m i n istered to fo w ls B reeders , w ho .

h e ret ofore ha d lost fi ft ies a n d h u ndreds fro m ro u p , fin d

t h a t t heir loss u nder S p ong i a di m i n is h ed to n e xt t o

n o th i n g .

,
I n a d m i n isteri n g th e re m edy , all that is req u i red is
to dissolve fro m a doze n t o fo u r dozen pel lets i n c lea n

w a ter a n d pu t the w a t er t he u s ua l q u a n t ity a pport ion ed

, ,

t o t he fo w ls , i n a clea n v essel w he re t hey w ill d ri n k i t,

.

C o n t i n u e u n t il th e d i s e ase h as dis a ppea red w h i c h w ill ,

b e i n a very s hort t i m e .

&
T he diseas e so m e t i m es cal led R a ttle i n gees e se em s
t o be n o t h i n g b u t a sp ec ies o f R o u p and S p ongia is t he ,

rem edy for it .

A m o n g o th er h o m oeopa th i c re medies for R o u p m ay

be m e n t i o n ed H epar s ul ph A c oni t e Arseni cu m a nd .
, ,
’

Tart ar em eti c B u t t h ese w il l ha rdly be c alled for

.
“

often .

B efo re closi ng t h is s u bje c t i t may no t be a m iss to

q uo te the follo w i n g tes ti m o n y fro m a correspo n de n t of
The P ou ltry K eep er, a w el l k n o w n j o u rn a l -

I don ’ t k n o w b u t i t w ill b e i n pl a e to s a y som eth i ng m ore of th e Spong ia

c
.

W h en I l as t w rote I was tryi n g i t on a roos ter t at h ad th e R o u p h for si x

m on t h s . F or a w on der i t c u red h i m up . O f cou rse i t w ou l d b e i m p oss ibl e

60 TH E P OU L TRY D OC TO R .

to d o t hi s in ev ery c a s e . k n ow I w rot e y ou
Y ou s ev era l t i m es a b ou t l osin g
m y y ou n g c hi ck s w it h th e R ou p W ell , I l os t t
. h ree l o ts —
4 50 i n a ll I k ept .

on t ryi n g , a n d , a ft er u si n g t h e Sp ong i a , I h a v e on ly l os t a few , and w ill h a ve

w i n ter fy
r s i nstea d o f s prin g fy
r s .
&

A n o th er o e po n de n t
c rr s w ri tes as fo l lo w s

I a m n ow prepa red t o st at e u n con di ti on a lly t h at Sp ongi a d id i t ; . c i rcu m

s t a n c es as m ore f a vo ra bl e w eat er, h and my ow n ra t h er c ost l y ex peri en c e

of l ast year m y ha ave h ad s om et hi ng to d o w i t h it b ut th e f

a c ts a re t h a t,

fro m Ju ly , 1 889 w h ,
i n v a d ed m y fl oc k s , u n t il F eb ru ary , 1890,
en t h e rou p

w h en by di n t o f t h e ‘ su rv i va l of th e nttest , ea l t w as a g a i n i n a m easu re ’
h h
res tored i n m y pou l try h ou s e, my c h i ck en s h ave yi el d ed m e very li ttl e i n
c om e, a n d h
l ess pl ea su re ; a n dli ng a n d d osi n g i so l a ti n g a n d u m ig a t i n g , , f
u n t il I w as a lm os t s u fo c a ted a n d en t i rely d i sg u s ted f
O n e-t i rd of m y . h
en t i re fl oc k s u ccu m b ed . F act is a l so th t l th o g h
a a u not a b eli ev er i n
h o m oeo pat hi c rem e di es , I u sed Spongi a thi y s thea r o n e st ren g t h of th e

P ou ltry Keep er
’
s reco m m en d a t i o n , a s soo n th e d
as df rea ul di s ea se sh w ed
o

i tsel f , a b ou t t h e m iddl e o f A u g u st , a n d t h e l a st an d m os t f
s a t i s a ct or yf ti
ac s

h
t at m y he ns a n d c hi c k en s n ev er w ere i n b etter h e l t h th
a an th ey a re n ow .

a nd h av e b een si n c e th e b eg i n n i n g of S eptem b er ; on ly a s in gl e c hi c k en

o u t o f 1 50 h av ng i di ed of th e di sea se . C erta i n ly , s i n g l e ex am pl es do n ot

p rov e a ca s e, butf th i e ex peri enc e o f m an y ot h ers , w h i h w ill

c n ot b e sl o w
to co m e i n , s ou h ld h s ow t h at i n S pong i a w e h ave a si m p l e a n d effec t i v e

rem edy a g a i n st a s t erribl e a sco u rg e a s rou p, th e pou l try fra t ern i ty m ay

w ell c on g ra t u l a te i tsel f an d h
t a n k t h e P ou ltry K eep er .
&

The fo regoi n g was w ri tt e n by a ge nt le ma n i n Wis

c n o si n . H ere is a b it of e x pe rie n c e fro m one, a c i t i ze n
of New Y o rk
h h i f ll
‘

I a d a b ou t t w en t y c a ses o f rou p i n m y fl oc k t s a . I tried t u rpen

ti n e, gl y c eri n e a n d ca rb oli c a c id , i n p roper p roporti on s w i t ou t e fecti n g a . h f
s i n g l e cu re, a n d a so l u sed c h lo ra u m a n d sev era
l l ot h er rem ed i es ho t
w it u

a ny g ood effect . I co m m en ced Sp ongi a a b ou t a w eek a go, a n d pa r t of t h em

a re n ow w ell , a nd h
t ere i s a v ery m a rk ed i m prov em en t i n t h e rest of t h e
&
ca s es .
 TH E P OULTRY D OC TOR . 61

An o ther po u l try man wri tes

S i n ce y ou sen t m e Spong ia for a rou p rec i pe I h a ve g iven i t a h
t orou g h
t ri a l , and fin d i t strikes t h e v ery v i ta l parts an d d oes the work . I h a ve tri ed

a n u m b er o f rec i pes , a n d t h ey all proved a fail u re, an d w it h th e sa m e

s y m pt o m s . an d every con di t i on , th e S pong la. h as cu red in every i nsta n ce, an d

for you r a d v ice i n th e m a tter I a m u n d er m a ny o blig a t i o n s . I h av e q u i te a .

goo d pla ce he re a n d ex pec t to i

ra s e a l a rg e nu m b er o f c h i ck e ns th e com i n g
&
s eason .

A n d s ti l l an o t he r
At t h e t i m e I c om men ced u si n g t h e Spang la I h a d fi teen f or tw en t y

ca s es o f rou p, a n d n ew o n es co m i n g d ow n every d ay . Th ey soon com

m en c ed to s h o w s i g ns o f i m prov em en t , a n d a re all n ow enti rely well . Sp ong i a

&
di d the bu si n es s .

L a te ri ss u es o f th is j o u rna l c o n ta i n ed a b u n d a nt co n
firm atory evide n ce o f t he i n es t i m a ble v a lu e of S p ong i a ~

i n R o u p ; o n e n u m be r co n ta i n ed le tte r s fro m t w e n ty
di ffere n t corres po nde n ts fro m all parts o f t he c o u nt ry
tes t i fyi n g to th e cu ra t i ve po w e rs o f S pong i a .

I t m ay n o t be o u t o f pl a c e to em p hasize aga i n t he
n ec essi ty o f ge tt i n g H omoeopa thi c S pongi a to obta i n
’
th ese res u l ts We o nc e . a n A llop a t h i c pro fes so r s

acc o u n t O f h o w S p on gi a is p repa red a n d ca n a ffi rm

tha t if a ny o n e a d m i n is te red t he re m edy p rep a red as he

d i rec ted n o res u l ts w o u ld be obta i n ed .

Sw el l ed C ro p .

by e at i n g too m uch or fro m so m e th i ng tha t

C au sed
preve n ts th e food fro m p assi n g ou t o f t h e crop , as the
62 TH E P OUL TRY D OC TO R .

p assage fro m the crop to the gizza rd m ay be c logged

w i th lo n g d ry g ra ss O ld ra gs o r o th er s u bs tanc es
, ,
T he .

h en r u ffles h er fe at he rs t h ro ws h er he a d bac k an d h er
,

c rop feels p a c ked re a dy to b u rs t F as t i n g a n d ge n t le

.

m a n ip u l a t io n ge n era lly cu res Nu x v om i c a or Arseni

. .

cu m w ill a id i n gi v i n g rel i ef S o m e b reeders as a la st

.

reso rt c u t t h e c rop a li tt l e w i t h a ve ry s h a r p k n i fe w i th ,

d ra w t he fo od a n d s ew u p th e w o u n d w i th a silk threa d .

I n t h e l a t te r cas e a n o i n t th e c u t w i t h C a l en d u l a cerat e ,

or ,
if tha t is n o t a t h an d , w i th Arni c a a n d w at e r .

Sw e l l ed H ea d .

F ro m so me ca u se n ot c lea r t he h e ads o f hen s w il l

,

o ften s w ell g re at ly a nd be ve ry h o t E x pos u re t o .

d ra u gh ts o f a i r ho we v e r is a fru i tfu l c a u se of bo th
, ,

s w elled head s a n d s w olle n eyes S pong i a h as give n '

. .

r elie f i n m a n y ca ses bu t B ell a d onna is t he i n di c ated

re medy for th is tro u ble ; Bry oni a a lso w il l rel ieve . .

T h ru s h ( A ph t h ae) .

C o n si s ts of
s m all vesi c les or w h i te spec ks o n t he m em
b ra n e of m o u t h to ng u e, etc Th ere a re severa l re m edies
,
.

for t h is c on di tio n o f sore m o u th o r S to m a t i t is a m on g

the m m ay be n a m ed i n th ei r o rder : Ni t ri c a c i d if th ere

is a ge n era l yello w is h a ppea rance ; Mer curi u s Vi v i f .

 TH E P OULTRY D OC TOR . 63

red spo n gy , bl eedi n g S t aphi sagri a if p a le , w hi te a nd

, .

rea d ily bleedi n g ; a n d Th uj a i f th ere a ppears to be a .

fu n g u s li ke g ro w th
“

-
.

Tum o rs , E x c r e s c e n c es .

D o m es t i c fo w ls o m et i m es a ttac ked w i t h T u m o rs
a re s

w h i c h a n yo n e w ill re cog n ize a t a gl a n ce Is o l a te t he .

fo w l a n d diss o lve a doze n pelle ts of Ar seni cu m ea ch

d a y i n i ts w at er cu p i f i t i s s u ppo s ed th e T u m o r is a
n a t u ra l g ro w th o r if c a us ed by i nj u ry H epa r su lp h
, , ,
.

C a u lifl o w er li ke ex cres cen ces o r s eed y w a rty g ro w t hs

-

req u i re Th uj a .

V es i c l es .

S m al l Vesi cles ,
pi m p les a bo u t th e size of a pi n
or

h ea d a n d pe ar l l ike w ill so m eti m es be fo u n d o n t he

,
-
,

n ec k ,
co m b a n d w a ttles o f fo w ls They h un t s u n n y .

pl a c es d roop t heir w i ngs a n d gro w lea n O n the s ev ent h

,
.

d ay t he Vesi c les r ipe n an d i m pro v e m e n t s e ts i n or the

fo w l di es Is o l a te th e affected on es Ni tri c a ci d i s th e
. .

bes t re m edy diss o l v e i n t he w a ter cu p a dozen or m ore

pell ets each day u n t il c u red .

W a rt s .

W a rts do n ot tro u ble fo w ls o ften T he bes t gen era l .

p res crip tio n fo r t he m is Thuj a O ccasio n a lly t here i s .

m et w i th i n pigeo n s a n d o t her fo w ls , w a r ty , ca n cero u s

64 TH E PO U L TRY D O C TO R .

or u cl ero u s g ro w t hs i n the m o u t h a n d throa t It is .

di fficu l t to c u re bu t Ars eni cum w il l i n m a n y ca ses

,

“ &
relieve . F or W h a t is k n o w n as W a rt S ki n (n o t
C h i c ke n po x) gi v e C a l c a rea c arb
-
.

W h ite C o m b .

This d i s eas e is s a id by Ge r m a n a u tho ri t ies to be a

vege ta ble p a ra si te o r fu n gu s w h i c h a t tac ks fo w ls so m e
,

t i m es
. The c o m bs be c o m e co ve re d w i t h w ha t l o oks
like a w h i tis h d us t t h e fea th e rs gro w s c ra w n y an d t he
,

fo w l d ies . T he c o m pl a i n t s ee m s to be con tagio u s a n d ,

t he fo w ls a ffe c ted s ho u ld be isol a ted T he tr ea t m en t

.

re co m m e nded by t he Ge rm a n po u l try men is S u l p h ur

fo r a d a y o r t w o i n t he d r i n ki n g w a te r foll o w ed by ,

S t a phi sag ri a w h i ch is t he m a i n re medy

, .

S o m e th i n g w h i ch so m e w ha t rese m bles t h is c o m pl a i n t
w il l be fo u n d u n d er t he h ead i n g L ice .
&

W o rm s .

W he n a ny fo w l is k n o w n by observatio n to be
af fe cted w i t h w o rm s Gin a o r t h e ac tive p ri n c iple o f
,
,

t ha t re m edy S an t oni n e i s the re m edy

, , C o n ti n u e u n t i l .

good hea lth is res to red R a w fles h is ge nera lly t he

.

c ause o f w o rm s b u t n o t a l w a ys
, .
66 TH E P OU LT R Y D O C TO R .

ex p os u re to bu rn i ng throa t F or beg i n
co ld dry w i n d s
,
. D ry .

n i ng of p leu r isy o r p n eu m on i a S pi t ti ng of bri gh t froth y . ,

bl ood P ressu re as of a wei g h t i n th e pit of th e stom ach U ri ne

. .

h ot p ai nfu l red
,
Milk fever Teeth i n g wi th h ot i nflam ed
,
. .
,

gu m s L ary n g i ti s w i t h i n fl a mm a tory fev er

.
,
Dr y h acki n g .
,

cou g h H ot b reath
. O ppress ion of th e ch es t wh en m ov i n g
.

Grea t i rrit a ti on of th e
'

fast . P u l se fu ll a n d h ard i n fevers

n ervo u s s y s t em S ki n red dry a n d bu rn i n g ; s w ea t i ng wh en
.
,

d and att ack s of ch illi ness S l eepl ess n ess of old age
c overe . .

Gen era l i ndi ca tion s are dry fever h ea t , an d es peci a lly restl ess .

n ess Aconi te i s v ery u s efu l i n t he fi rs t s tag es of a l a rg e n u m ber

.

of a il m en ts .

A pi s .
— i w i th g rea t s welli n g a l m os t
I n fla mm a t ory af
fect ons ,

lik e d ro p sy Th e p a i n is of a bi t i ng s ti ng i ng b u rn i ng ch aracter
.
, , ,

l ik e th a t ari s i ng from th e st i ng of a bee A great i n dica t i on .

for th e sel ect i on of th is rem edy i s th e w a n t of thi rs t i n s pi te o f

fev er a n d i nflamm a t i on Th e sam e h old s g oo d i n d ro p s i ca l
.

S ore t h roa t w i th s ti n g i n g p a i n w h en sw a llow i ng

'

a fl ecti o n s . .

I ncipient dip hth eri a E ry s ip el a s An extrem ely v a l u able

. .

rem edy i n a grea t v ari et y of di s eas es o f t h e ey e, i nfl a m m a t ory .

Apocy nu m C a n n a b i n u m — H ea v i n ess of t h e h ea d .

ev en i n g s H y d r ocep ha lus
. Great th irs t bu t wa ter dis a grees .
, .

D r op sy Acu te i nfla mm atory dro p sy

. E xcret i on s of u ri ne an d .

s w ea t grea tly di m in i s h ed D ro p sy a nd d rop s i cal con di t i ons .

.

A rn i c a M o n t a n a — E x tern a lly
. A l ot i on of on e p art .

t i nc tu re t o t en of w a ter t o be a ppli ed to all i nj u ri es from fa ll s

,
,

blows concu ssions a nd s p ra i n s I nterna lly ( i n p ellets ) for all

, .
,

h ea vy bl ows or con cuss io ns B l a dd er affec ti ons from m ech anica l .

i nj uri es P l eu risy fro m m ech an ica l i nj u ri es R h eum atis m of

.
.
 TH E P OULTRY D OC TOR . 67

laborers . P al p i tati on an d s t ra n i of the heart i l

after v o en t

C lergy menB ru i sed feel i ng Grea t

’ &
i
exert o n . s s ore throa t . .

ph ys ica l fa ti gue Ill effects from blows or heavy exerti on

.

gen era lly Neuralgia fol lowing inj uri es

.
Nose bleed wi th .

“
bl ac kis h bl ood .

A rs en i ou m A lb u m . H ea d ach e, moti on a g g ravat es .

C hron ic p tions, w i th p ustu l es o n the head Vi ol ent b u rni ng

eru .

in th e ey es D i sch arges of ca d av erou s od or from t h e ears

. .

W a t ery di sch arge cau sing bu rni ng and s marting i n th e n os tril s .

C ancerou s u lcers on th e fa ce E ru p ti ons sores and u lcers on .

,

mou th or lips Th irst, d ri n k s often bu t l ittl e at a t im e Ere

. .

q u en t vo m i t i ng Vom it i n g im m ediatel y after eat in g H ea t

. .

a n d bur ni n g in t h e pi t of t h e s to m ac h D iarrhoea a fter ch ill .

i ng th e s t omach by food or d rin k I ll efiects of cold wa ter or

'

i ce crea m H aemorrh ages from b owel s , d ark and offen s ive

. .

Asi a ti c cho lera w i th w a tery d i scha rg es S u dd en cat arrh th reat .

en i n g su ffoca t i on a t n i gh t D ifli cu lt breathi ng Tig h tn ess of

. .

ch es t . Ag on i z i ng h eart p ai ns Trem bling lim bs ; v i olent .

s t art i ng wh il e fa lling a s l eep Very ra pid sin ki ng of stren gth . .

D rea m s fu ll of care, sorrow a n d fear Eru p t ions pim ples car .

, ,

B a d efiects from toba cco chewi n g , q ui

'

bu ncles ,
ca ncers , lup us .

n i n e or a lco hol . B i tes of ani m a l s S u dd en and extrem e d ebilit y ,

.

b u rn i n g p ai n s and bad eru p ti ons . H aem orrh oid s, wi th bu rni ng ,

lik e fire .

m Jo d a t u m (I o d a t u m ) — Enl ar ed scrofu ou s
l
A r s en i c u .
g

g l an ds . B l oo d p ois on ing w ith d ebil i tati ng sweats . Eru p t i on s

in syph i lit ic p atients L as t sta g es of diph theri a and crou p
'

. ,

pu trefac tion . D iarrh oeas , d ark , m u sh y stool s .

B ell a d o n n a — D el iri u m .. . B l oo d mou nts to th e h ea d .

68 TH E P OULTRY D O CT O R .

Ju m pi ng ,
i l
v o en t , t h robbi ng h ea d ach e, e esy feel as if s tarti ng
from t h ei r s ock et s . H ead ach e from h ea t of t h e su n . F ace
swo ll en an d h ot . Vi ol en t t h irs t an d d es i res sou r d ri nk s . S ea/r
let fever . A t t a ck s of cou g h n g , a s i i f from dust . E ry s ip ela s .

Bad from sm ok in g tobac co P er itoni ti s S u its full

'

fi e ects . .

bl ood ed p eople C ong es t ion of bl ood R ed i n fla m ed s welli ng s ,

. .
,

red fev eri s h s ta t es

,
.

B ry o n i a — H ead ach e b eg i n ni ng i n th e m orni n g an d i ncrea s

..

i ng a s t h ou g h th e h ea d w ou ld b u rst t ill ev en i ng : w ors e on

, ,

m oti on H ot soft pu fli n ess of face

.
, C oryz a w i t h g reen i sh .
,

di sch arg e from th e n ose B i tter ta s te Ang ry di sag reeabl e . .

,

t em p er S oren ess i n pi t of s t om a ch wh en cou g h i ng

. B i li ous .

n ess . D esi re t o breath e d eeply b u t ca nn ot on accou n t of p a i n ,

i n th e ch es t P leur isy P a i n s i n th e j o i n ts
. R heu m a ti sm
. . .

Grea t a ggrav a t i on of su fferi n g from h eat Cons tip a ti on s tools .

ha rd d a rk brown or bla ck dry a s if bu rn t

, L u m ba g o P ro , , . .

fu se o fl en s i v e sw ea t
, Y ell o w s ki n I n g en eral biliou s com
. .
,

pl a i n ts a nd all com pla i nts worse o n m ot i on C a t arrh w i th dry

-
.

n ess . D ry m o u th a nd t hroat . L u m ba g o .

C a l c a r ea . C a rb o n i c a .
— S crofu lo u s o p h t h al m ias . H a ir
dry , fa lli n g d an d ru ff, an d g enera lly sca bby a nd u n hea lthy
ou t , .

S ore, u l cera ted n ost ril s Oz ena Fa ce p al e bl oat ed old a n d. .

, ,

w ri nkled l ooki ng D vfi cu lt teethi ng C ou g h dry exp ectora

. .

t i o n s al t y C h ron ic dys p ep si a
. F elons Feet cold d am p , . .
,

bu n ions Tak es cold ea s ily

. E pil ep sy ; m a rasm u s C racki n g .
.

o f j o i nts as if dry H ead ach e i n sch ool ch ild ren

, .
S crofu l ou s .

i nfla m m a ti o n of t h e ear S ki n dry sh rivell ed R i n g w or ms .

, . .

For rick et y an d scrofu l ou s p eopl e or u nh ea l th ily l a rge ch ild ren

bi g h ea d ed E nl arg em en t of t he li ver wi th j au n dice ; li ver
.
,
 TH E P OULTRY D OC TOR . 69

sore . C hron ic dys pep si a . wi th a vers on i t o wa rm food or

d ri nk . W h i te swelli ng of k n ee-j oint . Inflamma ti on of hi p

j oin t C hroni c form
. of intermi ttent fever Many cases of
.

g oi tre .

C a m ph o ra — S u dd en .. and ex trem e p rostrat ion . Face p al e ,

l ivi d , co ld . C old s wea t . Cholera . C holera morbus . S ick

ness from to ba cco . Ton gu e cold . Mou th co ld . S um m er com

p la i n t ld . Body
S trang u ry Influ enz a when pa t ient
co . .

feels cold an d ch illy H an d s col d bl u i sh Grea t prostrat ion .

, .
,

Im p otence C h ill wi th sh iveri ng and shak i ng ; ch att ering

.
,

t eet h U nh ealt hy cold ness C h ol era cram p s col d pros tra

. .
, ,

t i on s ( N B — Th e rem edy u sed sh ou l d be h omoeo p ath i c

. . .

“
ca m p h ora , an d n ot th e cru d e d rug from th e cam p hor
&
bot tle )
Ga rb o V eg et a b i l i s — Ail m ents from . eat ng i fat m eat s ,
p ork , etc .
, or i n waterbrash , O
s u r r s ng s , i i great flatu lency w ith
con s t ant eruc t at ons i . S p asms i n th e s tom ac h wi th burni ng and

ach n gi p ai ns Ail men ts after abu se of mercu ry , as offen s i v e

.

b rea t h bleedi ng of th e g um s ca nk er i n th e m ou th Usefu l i n

, , .
.

all ki n d s of fou l sm elli n g di sch arges, ev en from u l cers Bad

- .

fl ects from d ri n k ing i ce w a ter su ch a s coli c S enil e g ang rene,

e , .

hu m id leg . C orros i ve l eu corrhoea .

C a u st i c u m — Ail m ent s res u l t i ng from . su pp ressed eru p ti ons

like m ea sles , sca r a l tin a , etc. L oss of v o ce i . P ara lyt i c con di
t i on s , k n ess of th e neck of the bl adder, ch ild ren
i i
sc a t ca . W ea

wet ti ng t he b ed Acid dys p ep s i a H orny warts . . .

C h a m o m il l a — C h ild cri es q u i et on ly when carri ed w h in

.. ,

in g restless ; w an ts t h in gs a nd wh en ofl ered p u sh es t h em
‘

, ,

aw a y ; p eevi sh n oth i n g p l eas es , one ch eek red w h il e t he o th er

.
70 TH E P O ULTRY D OC TOR .

i s p al e . Eructat ion i nclinat i on t o vom i t C onvu l si on s

s ou r , .

of ch ild ren S tool green w a t ery or l ik e ch opp ed eggs, wi th

.
, ,

coli c . For ch i l d ren d u ring t eeth i ng and for i nfa nti le colic ,

earach e .A va l u able rem edy for u teri ne h aem orrh ages .

C i n a —C h i l d d oes n ot w a n t t o be t ou ched ; can not bear y ou

..

t o com e n ear i t ; u nea s y an d di s tress ed C h i l d pick s at i ts .

n os e . Gri nd s i ts t eeth wh en asl eep U nnatural hu nger Th e . .

ch i ef rem edy for worm s i n ch ild ren ( S a n to ni ne cures worm s .

if Gi na fail s ) .

C i n c h o n a ( C h i n a ) —H eav i ness i n th e h e a d fa in t i ng tem

. .
~
, ,

porary loss of s igh t ri ng i ng i n th e ears ; co l d surface

, After .

h aemorrh ag e Vert ig o a fter l oss of an i m al flu id s

.
, H ea d ach e .

w ors e i n t h e o p en ai r b etter from h ard p ressu re ,

, H abi tu al
n osebleed Fl a tu l ency
. H eart b urn .H ect i c fever, freq u en t .

ni g h t sw ea ts , di arrh oea , p a ll or sl eep l ess , n ervou s After ex

, .

h a u sti ng di seas e or l oss of an i mal flu id C h ills a nd fever, esp e .

ci a lly i n s warth y p ers ons For all l os ses of anim al flu id s

.
.

R apid emaci at i on wi t h i n di g est i on voraci ous a pp et ite , u n di

, ,

g es ted s tool s an d copi ous n i g h t swea ts R ing i ng i n t h e ears . .

C o l c hi c u m — Grea t . s
pp etite s mell of foo d
t h ir t bu t no a ,

disg u st i ng Intense n eu ra lg ic h ea dach e wi th i neffect u al efforts

.
,

to sneez e S tom ach i cy cold , colic disten s ion B reath i ng as th

. .

m a t ic . R h eu m atic p a in s i n elbow wri s t , fing er j oi nts (E de ,

-
.

m atou s s wel l i ng a nd cold n ess i n l egs a n d feet Ti n gling i n t oes .

lik e after bei ng frosted S mell of cook i ng n au seates W ants

.
.

t h i ngs , b u t wh en brou g h t th ey n a u s ea t e Usefu l w it h asth .

m a t ic, g ou ty , rh eu m at i c p eopl e .

C o ra lli u m R u b r u m i s ver y s erv cea b e i n nervou

i l s cough s
an d whoopi ng cou gh , m os tly d uri ng th e s p as modic s tage ; also ,
 TH E PO U L TR Y D OC TOR . 71

in Mill ar s ‘
as th m a of ch il dren
ld ai r p assed . S en sa ti on as if co

t h rou gh t h e res pi ra tory orga ns wh en taki n a l on brea t h

g g , .

D r o s er a W hoop in g cou g h i n p eri odically retu rni n g par

.. -

o xy s m s wi t h v om i t i ng t h e ch ild feeli n
, g bett er d uri n g m ot i on
,

t h an d u ri n g res t W hoopi ng -cou g h w i th h aem orrh ag e from

.

t he n ose a nd m ou t h ; nos e bl eed es p eci ally m orni n

g a nd even
-
,

i ng or w h en s too pi ng
, C ou g h w orse a t n ig ht a nd m ad e w orse
.
,

by s i n g i ng l au g h i ng cryi ng s moki ng and d ri nki ng Oppres

, , , .

s i on of ch es t a s i f a i r cou ld no t be ex pi red .

D u l c a m a ra — D u ll h ead ache , con t nu ou si . Ach i ng i n ye es

w h en di ng
rea . C oryz a w orse after slig h t est ex p osu re . S aliva
t io n . Menses ppressed by cold R heum a ti c p leur itis a n d
su .

p leu ra — n eu m on i a wi th t ou h di fli
p g c ult di scol ored s p u t a Ery , , .

s ip el as o f feet P a i n s i n th e j oi nt s a ft er exp os u re t o cold

. .

R en di ng p ai n i n s id e u p w ard Tet ter o oz i ng a w a t ery fl u id

, .
,

bleed s a ft er scra tch i ng Net t lerash w i th m u ch i tch i ng ; a ft er

.

s cra tch i ng i t b u rns ; i n creases i n w arm th better i n cold , .

F l esh y w ar ts Usefu l i n g enera l i n a il m en ts a r ising from

.
, ,

cold w et w ea ther es p eci a lly i n p h l eg m a t ic

, , scrofu l ou s t orpid , , ,

p eo pl e ; ca t a rrh a l trou bl es al way s w orse i n cold w et w ea ther , ,

w i th free s ecreti on o f mu cu s ; l a m en es s i n s m all of b ack a fter

g et t i n g w et .

E u p h r a s i a — E y es w i th s wollen a gg l u ti n ated lid s

.. Thick
y ellow di sch a rg e from th e eyes S t itch i ng press u re i n th e eyes . .

S en sat i on as of s a n d i n th e eyes O p aci ty i n th e corn ea . .

C a t arrh a l op h th a l m i a w ith l achrym at ion a nd m u cou s di sch a rge .

P rofus e flow of a crid tears I nflam m a t i on a nd u lcera t ion of t h e

.

m arg i n o f t h e lid s P rofu se bl an d fl u en t cory z a w i th sca ldi n g

. , , ,

tears an d a vers i on t o li g h t C ou gh ca n scarcely get breath .

,
.
72 TH E P O U L TRY D OC TO R .

Atta ck s of h ea t d u ri n g t h e day , w i th red ness of face and cold

h a n d s H as st rong act i on on ail men ts of th e ey es i n connect ion
.

wi t h co ld s .

G el s em i u m .
— C om pl ete l oss of m u scu l ar p ower from w a nt
o f n erve- ton e. P ara ly s i s . C erebro-s pi n el m en i n g i ti s -
. I nfan t ile
i
rem t ten t fever, a nd i tt ent ch aracter
o t h er fevers h a vi ng a rem .

Feveri sh con di ti o ns w i th g rea t res tl ess n ess Neu ra lg i a wit h .

n erv o u s t w i t ch i n g s P ros tra t i on from n i gh t w a tch i n g W eak

. .

n ess of s i g h t d ou bl e v i s i o n Afl ect ion s from p ros trat i on of h ot

'

.
,

’
w ea th er .H iccou gh i f ch ron i c W ri ter s cra m p E s p eci ally . .

“
u sefu l for all cold s or ca t arrh s co n t rac ted i n h ot m oi s t
.
, ,

w ea th er . C a t arrh .

G ra p h i t eS — D rt
i y c ru sts on t h e sca lp E very th i ng tu rns
. .

bl ack before t h e ey es w h en st eepi ng S tyes o n l ow er lid ; .

w en s o n t h e li ds E ru p t i ons b eh i n d t h e ears ; fi ss u res ; sca bs

. .

D ry sca bs i n t h e n os e w i th sore crack ed u l cera ted n os t ril s ;

, ,

p u ru len t foetid secret i on S cabs on th e face ski n dry bea rd

, .
, ,

fa ll s ou t R otten o d or from m ou t h an d g u ms Ta pe w orm

’

. . .

F iss u ro a ni . E m iss i on s w i th ou t erect i ons . Noct u rn al em i ss i on s ,

fl a cc id ( l on g -
s tan din g com pl a i n t ) . H yd rocel e, left s id e L eu .

corrh oea l disch arg es i n g u sh es H ard s cars . . Abscess H ard .

,

dry res pi rati on H orny h an d s crack ed raw

.
, pl aces n ail s bla ck
,

a nd rou g h C a llou s u lcers on t h e feet ( q ua rter

. cra ck in horses )
.
.

B u r ni n g i n o ld from u lcers W ill rem ov e or

s ca rs . Old sca rs .

l ess en sca rs F or u nh eal th y h ard d ry crack ed sca bby ski n

.
, , , ,

a n d s l o w fou l u l cera ted con di t i on s .

H ep a r S u l p h u r Morni ng h ead ach e w ors e from every j ar

.
—
.

B oil s on h ea d an d n eck F a lli n g o u t of h a ir w i th sore pim pl es

.
,

a n d b a ld bl otch es D isch arge of foetid pu s from th e ear P a i n

.
.
74 TH E P OUL TRY D OCT O R .

M erc u r i u s Vi v u s — H ea d feel s as i f i n a vice or b ou n d w ith

.

a h oo p w orse at n i gh t
,
Foetid sou r s melli n g oily s wea t on t h e
.
,
-

h ea d P urul en t disch arg e g reen from th e ears

. C oryz a , n ose ,
.

red sh n ng
i i sw oll en w ors e at n i g h t Teeth l oose t ooth a ch e
, .
,

from cari es ; gu m s p a i n fu l , s woll en bl eedi ng , recedi n g from ,

th e teeth Oz aena ofiensi ve sore b ones E rysip el at ou s i n fla m

.
, , .

m a ti on of th e t hroat raw n ess rou gh n ess , m ou t h fu ll of s aliva ;

, ,

t on s il s d ark red u l cero u s b u t rarely dip h t h eri t ic

, C onstip a
,
.

t i o n s t ool s tenac i ou s or cru m bli n g v i ol en t stra i n i n g som eti m es

, , ,

w i t h bl oo d C ou gh , v i ol en t racki n g w orse a t nig h t a s if h ea d

.
,

and ch est wou ld b urs t s h ort b rea t h an d s om et i m es bl o ody

,

s p u tu m S crofu l ou s cat arrh

. Ach in g i n th e b on es P a ral ysi s . .

a g i t an s C hron i c i nfla mm a ti on of th e li ver wit h j a u n di ce

. .

S yp hi li ti c co n d i ti ons g en erally . Venereal u l cers .

N a t ru m M u r .
— ll b eg i n n i ng i n th e
In term i tt en t fever , c hi

m orni n g back ach e , P rofu s e s w ea t h av i ng a sour s m ell

. Ma .

la ri a l p oi son i ng H ea d ach e a s if bu rs ti n g beat i n g or s t i tch es

.
,

t h roug h n eck an d ch est E xcess iv ely sore red ey elid s . H eart ,

.

bu rn a l way s after eat i ng C ons tip a ti on ; diffi cu l t s tool w i th .

fi ss u res a t th e an u s C h ron ic ca tarrh of th e ear Greas y slai n

. . .

N i t r i c A c i d — Usefu l i n i nfla mm a tio n and u lcerat i on of t h e

bones ; syph ili s a n d s ycos i s ; tediou s s u pp u rat i on and g l an d u la r
disea ses sore t hrea t from syp h ili s o n abu se of m ercury p rick
,

i n g p ai ns as fro m sp li n ters ; cari ou s u l cers p a in i n old sores on

ch a ng e o f t h e w eat h er brown red s p ot s on th e s ki n an d b oil s -
.

I s often req u i red i n s econ d ary syp h ilis a n d m ercu ri a l a ilm ent s ,

s m a ll pox -
P n eu m on i a i n old p eo ple B l eedi n g w arts
. B ad . .

freck les:of t h e ski n (R esem bles Mercu ri u s i n m a n y res p ects )

. .

N u x Vo m i c a — H yp och on d ri ac m o o d .. of p ers ons of s ed

 TH E P OULTRY D OC TOR . 75

entary h a bi ts ; of th os e who di ss ip ate . H ea d ach e from d ri nk

i ng piri tu ou s l iq u ors ; red bl otch ed face o r yell ow and florid
s .

E yes bu rni ng and sm arti ng Tooth ach e w i th swollen face

. .

Taste ; bi tter, sou r, d wh i te or yell ow

t on gu e h eavily coa te , .

B ad effects of coffee al coh ol ic d ri nk s and d eb au ch ery I n dig es

, .

t i on a fter abuse of drugs ( too m uch allop at h i c or p a tent

medici nes ) S ed en tary h abi ts h igh li ving
. L iver swol len ,
, .

sens i t i ve c aused by d ebau chery or h i h l i v i n Jau n di ce wi t h

g g .

c onstip a t i on from s ed ent ary h abi ts or a bu se of al coh ol

, Al ter .

na te co n s ti p a t i on a n d di arrh aaa R o ugh n ess and ra wn ess i n

.

t he ch es t Nervou s p rostrati on from m ent a l overwork

. .

O p i u m — Thi s rem edy i s freq u ently s u i ta bl e t o dru nk ard s

.

an d old p eople, an d t o persons on wh om o th er medici nes a re

sl ow to ac t D ream S t u pid sl eeples sn ess ; conseq u ence of frigh t ;

. .

t rem bli ng j erk i ng con vu l si ons b eg i nn i ng w i th ri g idi t y of t he

,

wh ole b o dy lou d cri es ; epi lep sy ; t etanu s ; p a i n ters p araly si s ;

’
,

d el iriu m tremens ; ex pectora t i on of froth y bl ood when cou gh

i ng ; con st ip at i on from torp or of th e bo wel s ; stu p or occas ioned
by fa lls b lows , or oth er accid en ts Val u a bl e i n a p o plexy wit h
, .

s t u p or a n d cold ex trem i ti es ; a l s o i n t hrea tened a p o pl exy of

d ru n k ard s .

P h o s p h o ru s — Im p en di ng p aral ysis of brai n and c ollapse ;

s oft en i ng of th e b ra in D a n d ru ff c opi ou s ; h air com es ou t i n
.

bu nch es B ad effects from exces s i ve u se of sal t After d rink

. .

i ng as soon as wa ter b ecomes w arm i t i s th row n u p Ja u ndi ce .

w i th p n eu m on i a o r b ra i n di sease S exu a l exci tem en t la sci vi ous

.
,
'

dream s , em issions a n d wea k ness As thm a w i th fear of s ufloca

.

t i on ; l oss of vo i ce, rat tli ng b rea th i ng , h oars eness wi th cou gh

an d ra w n es s ; co ug h worse a t n i g h t and ch angi ng from w arm

76 TH E PO U L TRY D O C TO R .

t o cold B ron ch op u l m on ary c a t a rrh P neu m on i a , w ei gh t on

'

-
. .

ch es t . Ty ph oid p n eu m o n i a . P l eu ri ti s . Tu b ercu l os i s i n th e
t all , d er or ra pidly g rowi ng Grea t d ebili ty , freq u en t a t
s enl .

t ack s of bronch it i s C l a m m y swea t B l oo d b oil s O p en can cers

. . .

bleedi ng eas ily Gen era l ten den cy to fa t ty deg enera ti on S often
. .

i ng of th e bra i n b ra i n al way s feel s t i red .

P o d o p h y llu m — E xcess iv e s ecret i on o f bil e g reat irri tabilty

.

o f th e li ver ; t orpidi t y of th e li v er ; j a u n di ce ; ch ron i c h ep a t i s

P rol a p su s an i w i th
’
h yp eraem i a of li ver B i li ou s a tta ck s . .
,

s t ool ev en fro m l eas t exert i o n foll o wed by s t ool or th ick , tran s

, ,

p aren t m u cu s or m i x ed w i th bl ood P il es w i t h p rol a p su s an i

,
.

a nd l on g s ta n di n g di a rrh oea B ili ou s t em p era m en ts . .

P u l s a t ill a — E s p eci ally a d a p ted t o fem a le d era n g em en ts

.
,

ch ild ren an d to p erson s of m ild g entle di s p os i t i ons bu t v a l u , ,

a bl e i n m a ny com pl a i n t s of all p erson s H ea d ach e from over .

l oa d ed s tom ach p as try fa t food R h eu m a ti c h ead a ch e D eaf

, ,
. .

n es s as i f ea rs w ere s t o pp e
, d ; from cold ; earach e ; bl an d ,
n ea rly i n offen s i ve di sch a rg e C oryz a wi th l oss of sen s e of ,

t as t e a nd s m ell or di m i ni sh ed ,
L oss of t a s t e w i t h catarrh .
,

n oth i ng t as tes g ood Thi rst l ess ness E ruct at i on s t as t in g of

. .
,

food .P ressu re o n th e pit of th e stom a ch a fter ea t i ng ; colic

from cold w i th di a rrh oea ; from ices fru i ts , p as try P h th i s i s , .

flori da su pp u rat i ve stage ; ch l orotic g i rl s

, P a i n i n ch es t as if .
,

u l cera ted C a tch i n g p a i n s i n reg i on of th e h eart bu rn i ng ,

.
,

p alpi ta ti on S ti tch es i n sm all of b ack P ai n i n s m all of th e

. .

b a ck a s from st eepi ng l o ng P a i n s tha t shift from p la ce to

,
.

p la ce H ys teri a
. Fa i n t i ng fits p a l e face sh iveri ng
. Ep i , , .

lep ti c co nvu ls i ons from su pp ress ed m ens es Tired wo rn ou t .

,
-

feeli n g F li tti ng ch illi ness n ow h ere n ow th ere

. E m a ci a tion
, , . .
 TH E P OULTRY D OC TOR . 77

Acts p eci all y wi th li gh t h ai red

es -
or bl ue eyed , fair p eopl e
-
.

Old p a i nfu l ch ilbl a i ns

, .

R h u s T o x i c o d e n d r o n — S ttfin ess . or la m eness on fi rst

m ovi ng after r es t ; better after exercis e . C om pl ai nts from g et
t i ng wet wh il e over- h ea t e d . E rys ip el a s . B urni ng , d raw i n g ,
t eari ng i n face . F issu re of anus , w i th
p erio di cal p rofuse bl eed , ,

i ng pil es S ti ff n eck p ai n i n sh ou ld ers a n d b ac k w i t h s tiff

.
, ,

ness as from a s p ra i n
, Effec ts from g ett i ng wet or s l eepi n g i n
.

d am p cold pl aces L u m ba g o in creased by cold S ci at i ca

, .
, . .

S p ra i n from o ver-li fti n g . R heum a ti sm j oi n ts s tiif , or red , an d

sh n ng
i i . E ru p t i ons , re d m ea sly
i tch i ng b urn i ng E c
, ras h, , .

z em a s u rface ra w
, C h ilbl a i n s
. Va lu a bl e for effect s of stra i ns .

on th e m u scl es from lift i ng Muscu l ar rh eu mat i s m w i th ou t

.
,

m u ch fever or i nfla m m at i on Acn e rosa cea . .

S il i c ea — Vi ol en t p eri odi c h ea d ach e Am blyopi a of t h e

. .

eyes from a bu s e of s t i m u l a nts C ory z a l ong l a st i n g C aries of . .

t h e b o n es C a ri ou s t eeth
. Ai lm en ts ca u sed by va ccin a ti on
. .

L a ck of v i t a l w arm th ; scrofu l ou s con s ti t u tions ; foot swea t ;

w aterbra s h w i th ch illi ness ; co u g h h oll ow S p as m o di c ; n i g h t ,

s w ea ts . Na il s yell o w brit t l e C a n cer ; fis tu lous O p eni ng s

,
.

yell ow dirty , or w ax lik e ski n W h il e H epar s u l ph u r tend s to

,
-
.

p rom ote th e s u pp urat iv e ( fes teri n g ) p rocess bri ng i ng i t ou t ,

t o a h ea S i l i c ea t end s t o h ea l th a t a l rea dy est a blis h ed

&
.

Abscess at roots of t eeth .

S p on g i a T o s t a — H ead ache i n b ack p art of t h e h ead

. .. .

Mem bra n ous croup , s u ffocati ng attack s barki ng cou gh Thick ,

.
,

ofl ens iv e, v i scou s m ucu s L ary ng ism u s s trid u l us

. I nflam m a .

t i on of th e l a ryn x, t rach ea a n d bron ch i a C hroni c cou g h .

,

v i o l en t a tt ack s b roug h t u p s m a ll , h ard tu bercl e Asthma

,
. .

W heez i n g , l abori ng breath . H erpes .

78 TH E P OULTRY D OC TO R .

S t a p h i s a g ri a — H yp och on d ri acal ,
.. a p ath eti c ,
w eak m em ory ,
face su n k en , b ack ach e p ros trat ion resu l t ing from
w ea k l eg s , , ,

a bu se of s exu a l org an s H erp es dry w i th scabs

. Ulcers i n
, ,
.

scu rv y Toot h ach e from Old d ecayed t eeth

. C erta i n d eep .

cou g h s not ch ron ic

, C h ron ic g ou t w i th n od os it i es
. .

S u lp h u r — Afiects th e wh ol e org an is m ren deri n g i t su s

.
,

c ept i ble t o t h e a ct i on of o th er rem edi es bu t m ore n ot iceably ,

a cts on t he sk i n i tch i n g ; freckl es ; yell ow brow n fl at s p ot s ; , ,

s ki n rou g h scaly sca bby ; h erp es s ca bby a n d scu rfy ; eru p t i o n s

, ,

wh i t l ow ; bl ack p ores on n ose O ften p reced es C al ca re a

.

c arb .

T a rt a r E m et i c —Th i s i s i m p orta n t remedy i n th e fi rs t

. an

s tag e of i n fl u en z a ; d ry cou gh and af fect i on s of th e ch es t ; a l so ,

i n biliou s a ffect ion s s m a ll pox ; as p hyx i a o f n ew born i n fa n t s

- -
.

P u s tu l ar eru p t i on s of th e whol e b o dy ; s tu p efyi n g h ea d ach e ,

wi t h p ressure ab ov e th e ey es nau s ea v om i t i n g a n d di arrh oea , ,

v i ol en t o pp res s i on o f t h e st om a ch ; su fl oca ti ve s p a sm odic cou g h

ra ttli n g of m u cu s coug h i n g a nd sneez i ng ; di f

, fi cu l ty of brea th
i n g , es p eci a lly at n ig h t ; p alpi ta t i on of t h e h eart a n d oppres
s i on of t h e ch es t .

Th u j a — H ea d ach e wors e from h ea t i n g

. E yes : ch ro n ic con .

j un cti vi tis W at ery offens i ve di sch arg e from th e ear Ul cers

.
, .

i n th e m ou th B a d efl ects of va ccin a ti on C a u lifl ower ex

’

. .

crescen ces W a rts B l eedi ng fu ngou s g row th s

. .
,W h i te s caly .
, ,

d ry m ealy h erp es
,
E m aci a t i on an d d ea d ness of affected p arts
.
,

F i ng er tip s n u m b a s i f d ea d
-
, E xtrem ely foetid s wea t of th e
,

feet . D ys uri a R ep ress ed g on orrh oea

. .

V er a t ru m A lb u m — C holera , ch ol era morbu s wi th col d

.
,

s weat on foreh ea d a nd cra m p s ; lip s bl u i s h ; cold n es s ; cra m p s

,
 TH E P OULTRY D OC TOR . 79

i n th e ca v es of
l l egs . Gastric cat arrh , g reat wea k ness ,
cold , su dd en si nk in g . E xternal ch ill an d co ld ness wi th i nter
na l h eat . R h eu m a tic fever, w i th p rofu se s wea t, great weak

n ess and di arrh oea Typ h oid forms of fever i n ch ol era

. season .

O ft en i ndicat ed aft er Arseni cu m .

80 TH E P OULTRY D O CT O R .

R E MED IE S P R E S C R IBED .

Ac id u m su lp h .
, H ep a r su lp h u r ,

Acon i t e, Ig na t i a a m ara ,

Apis , I p eca c .

A p ocy nu m canna bi nu m , L ach es i s ,

Arn ica, Mercu riu s corrosivu s ,

Arsen icu m a lbu m , Mercu ri u s v i vu s ,

Arsenicu m j od a t u m , Na t ru m m u ri aticu m ,
B ell a d o nna ,
C al carea car on ca ,b i Nu x v om ca , i
C a l en d u l a , O pi u m ,
C a m pli ora , P od op h yll u m ,
C arb o v eget abili s , P u l s at ill a ,
C au s ticu m , R h u s toxi cod en d ron ,
C ham om ill a , S ilicea ,
C h i na , S ol anu m n ig .
,

C i na , S p on g i a ,
C olch i cu m , S t a p h is ag ri a ,
C oraliu m ru ru m , b S u lph u r ,

D rosera , S y m phi tu m ,
D u l cam ara , Tarta r em eti c,
E u p h ras i a , Th uj a ,
Gel s em i u m , Vera t ru m a lbu m .

Gra p h i t es ,
82 TH E P O ULTRY D OC TOR .

C o n s u m p ti o n ( cf. Maras m u s ) —Hep ar su l ph . .

,
S p on g i a ,
C alcarea carb .

C o re — . Mercuri u s vi v S ilicea C h i na .
, ,
.

C o ry z a — C a t a rrh — Mercu riu s v i v Acid um sulph A r .

,
.
,

s en i cu m , E u p hras i a D u lcam ara H ep ar su l ph Gel sem iu m

, ,
.
, .

C o u g h — D u l cam ara D ros era S u lph ur , ,

.

D i a rrh e a — D y s en t er y —I peca c Arseni cum C ham o . .

, ,

m ill a C arb o v eg Aconi te Mercu ri u s cor Ni tri c acid

, .
, , .
, .

D i s e a s es o f t h e E y e — Acon i te Eu p h ras i a, S ulph ur ,

.

D i s t em p er — Nu x v om ica
. .

D iz z i n e s s B ell ad on n a Acon i te
.
-
, .

D r o p s y — Ap ocy num ca nnab Apis

. .
, .

E p i l ep s y — B ell ad on na .

F ea t h er i n g — C al carea c a rb C hamomi ll a , H ep ar su l ph
. .
, .
,

“
Acon i te Ka li p hos i n
. nervou s p ros trat i on
.
, .

G a p es — D rosera D u lcam a ra Ig n ati a, L aches i s , C h in a

.
, , ,

C i na S an ton i n e
, .

G o u t — B ryon ia R h u s t ox ,
.

H ern i a — Aconite Nu x vom P u l sat il l a , .

, .

H o ar s en ess — Acon i t e C a u s t i cu m H ep ar su l p h , P u l sa
.
, , .

t il l a
.

H u m i d o r B l a c k D i s ea s e — S ul phu r .

In di g es t i o n D y s p ep s i a — Nu x vom , P u l sat ill a , C h i na

, . .
,

C a rb o v eg .

I t c h — S u l p h ur S t ap hi s ag ri a , .

K ri eb el - S ol an u m n i g er
. .

L i c e — S u l p hu r
. .

L i v er C o m pla i n t — P o d o p hyll u m C hion a n thus (h yper

. .
,

t ro p h y of l i ver Nux vom i n big ea ters

. .
, .
 TH E P OULTRY D OC TO R . 83

M a r a s m u s (cf cons u m p t ion ) — H ep ar su lph

. . .

M o u lt i n g — C al carea carb Na tru m m u r Aconi te

. .
, .
, .

P i p — S p ong i a Mercu ri u s v iv , .

R ou p — S p ong i a H ep ar su lp h Acon i te Arsen icu m Tar

.
, .
, , ,

t ar em et i c .

S w ell e d C rop — Nu x vom Arsen i cu m

.
, .

S w ell ed H ea d — B ell a d on n a , B ry on i a .

T h ru s h ( p
A h t h se) — Ni t ri c. ac id Mercu riu s
, v iv .
, S ta phis
i
ag r a , Thu j a .

Tu m o r s , E x c r es c e n c es — Arseni cu m . H ep ar su lph .
,

Th u j a
V es i c l es — N i t ric ac id .

W a rt s — Th uj a Ars en i cu m C a lcarea carb

.
, , .
,

W h it e C om b — S u lph u r, S t a ph isagri a .

W o rm s .
— C i na , S a nton i n e .
84 TH E P OULTRY D OCT OR .

I ND E & .

P A GE

Adm i n i s tra ti o n of R emedies , 1 0 D y sen tery

A po pl ex y , 26 D y s pepsi a,
A sth m a , 26
E pil eps y ,
Bl a ck D iseas e, 48 E xc res cences,
B l ack-rot , 27
F ea th eri ng,
B on e-w en , 27
F eed i n g ,
B roken B on es , 28
F l u x,
B u m bl e-foo t, 28
F o od ,

C a tarrh , 35 G a pes’
C h i ck en P o x , 29 Go u t ,
“
C h i ck en P owd ers, 23
C h i p,
&
30 H ern i a,
C h ol era . 31 H oa rseness,
C l i n i ca l C as e of C holera, 32 H o m oeo pat hy an d I ts Meth
C oc ks to H ens , o d s, .

C o ns ti pa t ion, 33 H o w t o keep H omoeo pat i c h

C o n ten ts, R emedi es ,
C ontu s i on s, 34 H o w to P rocure H om oeo
C o ns u m p t i on , 34 path i c R emedies ,
C o re, 35 H u m id or B l ack D is ea e s;
C ory z a , 35
I ll u stra ti ons,
C oug h , 37
I nbreedi ng,
D i arrh oea, 37
In d igestion,
I n fla mmati on of S pl een ,
D is eases, L i s t of, 80
D is eas es o f th e Ey e, 40
Itch ,

D i s tem per, 41 K ri ebel ,

D i z z i n es s, 41
D ro psy , 42 L i ce,
D uc k s, 22 L is t of D i seas es ,
D ust-ba th , 20 L i st of R emedi es ,
D y n a m i z at i on, 12 L i ver C o m pl a in t,
 TH E PO U LTRY D OC TOR .

P AG E

Ma ras mus S a l t, 19
Ma teri a Med i ca , S cabby L egs, 54
M i tes ,

Moul ti n g ,
S ca ly L egs, 54
S i m ili a S i mi l ibus C uran tur, 7
O v er-feed i ng , S ma l l P ox, 29
S taggers , 41
P a rt I , . S well ed C rop, 61
II , .
S welled H ead , 61
III
Tr uth o f H o moeopa thy
.

13
P i p, .

Tu m ors , 61
P oten ti a tw n ,
T u xk ey s ,
P rac ti ca l H i n ts ,

m
P refa c e, Vertig o,
P reli m i n a ry Re a rk s ,
Ves i cl es ,
P rofits,
P rom oti n g H eal th , & W a rm t h,
W a rts,
R a ttl es ,
m
W a ter,
R em edi es , L is t o f, W h i te C o b,
R h eum a ti s m , W h i te D ysen tery ,

R ou p, W orm s ,
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T I C P R A C TI C E
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MD . .
,
E di n .
,
et c . E di t ed a n d revi sed wi th n u
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,
. .
,

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.
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The H om oeopa th i c D om e s t i c P h y s i ci an — B y C O N S TANTI N E

H ER I N G , M D B oeri ck e
. Tafel , P h il a d elp h i a
. C l ot h , .

pp . 458 ,
To D r C onst a n t in e H eri ng , th e world i s i n d ebted for t h e
.

“
fam ou s H om oeop at h ic D om es t ic P hy s ici an , i e , for th e idea
&
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d omest i c p ractice Thi s b ook i s t he firs t o f i ts cl ass ever w ri t ten,
.

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of F a m ili es and P ri va te I n di v id u al s By J D J O H NS O N , . . .

M D B oeri ck e & Ta fel, P hil ad elp h i a P p 494

. .
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&
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w i th wh i ch i t i s u n d ers to o d by th e non -m edi cal D r Joh n son . .

i s a l s o t h e a u th or o f t h e w ell k n o wn work for th e medi ca l -

pro
fes sion , John son s Therap eu tic K ey
'
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Th e S teppi n g—S tone t o H om oeopa th y a n d H e alt h By E . .

H R U D D OC K , M D
. New Am eri can E di ti on
. .
E di ted an d .

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lVOm en , an d o n e o n th e Tw elve Ti ssu e R em edi es By W m . .

B oerick e, M D B oerick e
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,

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Ta fel P h il a d elph i a P p 1 91 1 8 m o C l oth P rice, 50 cen ts

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H om oeo pa th i c Medici n es i n S i m pl e . Ai l
“
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& &
m ents .
,

P reface, w an ts t o be u n d ers tood — t h os e w h i ch are, or s eem ,

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T E RI N A R Y W O R K S
VE .

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Ta fel , P h il ad elph i a . P p 6 84
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Th e sco pe Of t h is work i s m u ch g reater t h an i ts t i t l e i n di

ca tes , for i t no t o nly g i ves t h e trea t m en t for t h e d i seas es of a ll
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New Ma n u al ofH om e opa t hi c Ve t er i n a ry Me di ci n e An .

E asy a n d C om p reh en si v e Arra n g em ent of D is eases , ad a p t ed

t o th e Us es of ev ery O wner of D om es t ic An i m a l s H orses , ,

C a t t le, S h eep , S w i n e an d D ogs B y J C S C H AFFE R Trans

. . . .

l a ted fro m th e Germ a n by C H AR L E S J H E MP E L , M D . . .

B oeri ck e Ta fel , P h il a d elph ia . Pp . 32 1, octa v o . P rice,

Th i s s tan d ard work y p ractice enj oys a w id e cir

i
o n v eter n ar
cu l at i on h ere a n d i n Germ an y a n d W i ll be fo u n d i n va l u a bl e t o
,

t h e fa rm er h ors e fan ci er an d h erd s m an

, .

Th e H an d-Book to Ve t er i na ry H om e opa thy O n the .

H om e op a th i c Treat m en t of th e H ors e, th e O x , th e S h eep

and th e S wi ne B y J OH N R U S H , Veteri n ary S u rg eon F rom
. .

th e L on d o n E di t i on B oeri ck e
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144 , l 6 m O . C l ot h . P ric e, 5 0 cen ts .

Th i s i s t h e s m a ll es t of ou r v eteri na ry m an u a l s , an d will s u i t
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