Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-06-22
Diseases Of Fowls.
A CHAPTER ON RcuP


peared in your Chronicle some
time ago. on "The american cure
for roup, ''but also 10 poultry fam
ciers in general, that / should in
form you Of tho result Of several
experiments l have made lately
in the treatment Of that infec-
tious and hitherto fatal malady.
In the early part Of last spring,
roup appeared in my yard, at
lacking first my game fowls,
(Which inhabit a building at some
distance from the other poultry,)
and soon running through the
whole flock, which have contin-
ued to manifest more or less Of
its symptoms ever since.
In their treatment, | gave a
very fair trial to every remedy
that has, as know, been yet sug-
gested-from the old Cookie
ders'" mixture ofrue, garlic, and
and butter, to calomel. blue pill,
jalap, peper,&c., &C., with various
other compounds Of my own sug-
gestion, both for external and
internal application. These sew
eral modes Of tratment, many Of
them based on scientific princi-
pies, appeared, however, Of little
use in stopping short the disease,
although l ultimately lost but one
bird; and I was beginning to think
that this malady was one which
would run a certain course, in
spite Of every precaution and
remedy.-When | first read the
article / have already alluded to,
in the Poultry Chronicle, | tried
the simple remedy there sugges-
ted, viz: saturated solution Of
alum, a dessert-spoonful ofwhich /
gave internally, twice q day, In
jecting about a teaspoonfal into
the nostrils each time by aglass
syringe.
In every instance, thus far, it
hes never faild to effect a cure
in from twenty-four hours to three
days, according to the stage of
the disorder, and the symptoms
manifested.
] have given it to birds so
swollen in the face, that they
could hardly see; to others rat
ling in the throat; 10 some with
the clear, watery discharge from
the nostrils: to others with q pur-
ulent discharge ola moro advanc-
ed stage, and that with the most
signal success in every instance.
Yet ] do not wish TO infer that
this preparation must necessarily
be eficacious in every instance;
nay, / still think that il allowed
to run too long, and prey to far
upon the constitution, roup will
be found very difficult to cure.
Unjust acknowledgeatthe same
time that, in my opinion, this rem
edy is far more certain if applied
in the earlier stages, when its
astringent effect upon the inham-
ed mucuous membrane lining the
cavities Of the nose and lauces,
are most important and benefi-
cial.
/ fear that | have already tres
passed too far upon your time and
patience, yet, ifthey can be ofany
service to you, permit ME to add
a few remarks upon roup in gen.
eral, some Of which mmy be new,
and some merely backing out the
theories and suggestions Of 9TH
ers
How seldom TO we see roup
manifested in a farm-yarl, where
the poultry are too often little car
ed for, and are permitted To roost
in any clubhouse, no matter how
much exposed and filthy. Yet,
how is it that We find fowls, per.
haps Of the same beed, INDUCED
in every way, both as to diet and
housing, suffering so severely from
this disorder? Is not this, to a
certain extent, the very reasoni
The birds are brought to an ar.
tificial.state Of growth and system
by high feeding. They are Sc.
cured for the night in n building
at all times rendered close by
their own breath, and the exhul.
tations of their own bodies, and
in addition to this, sometimes
warmed by pipes Of hot water, OIL
a gas apparatus.
Relaxed and heated by such q
process, they leave their roosting.
place at early dawn, (for no arti,
fetal treatment can change this
natural instict,) and at once be.
gin breathing a totally different
atmosphere, sometimes damp,
sometimes frosty, and at all times
chill.
Such sudden changes must and
do influence them most prejudici.
ally, sowing the seeds Of catarrh,
roup, inflammation Of the lungs,