The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-15

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canal.
/ A more powerful remedy must be
given in severe cases of cholera. Doses
of bicarbonate of soda and powdered
opium, with subnitrate of bismuth;
mixtures of laudunum. tincture of cap
sicum, tincture of camphor, chloroform
and alcohol have proved efficient.
| COLDS, DISTEMPER AND ROUP.
| These diseases are of so complicated
nature and so closely related that it
will be impossible in this bulletin to go
| into details respecting them. Full and
| careful descriptions have been given
| by Salmon in his book on THE Diseases
| of Poultry" 1t suff1ces to say that this
whole series of diseases is indirectly
! due to sudden changes in the weather,
filthy houses full of cracks which cause
drafts and a general lack of attention
to sanitary conditions.
| Colds-ColdS are very prevalent
among chickens in Hawaii They often
develop in a short time, even with the
best of care and under apparently per-
feet conditions. While light colds may
not be contagious, it would be wise to
remove the sick bird and give it clean
and warm food and any good warming
stimulant, such as little ginger.
Distemper-Authorit differ as to
whether this disease is an independent
malady or whether it is Immediately
associated with the roup. Whichever it
may be. the trea tment here given has
proved more or less effectual. The
bird affected with this trouble mani
tests a listless, quiet manner. The face
is puffed under the eye. Second day
white froth is discernibIe in the cor
ner of the eye. There is also a lack of
appetite. If taken in time it is only
necessary to wash the head and beak
with dilute solution of carbolic acid
Keep the bird in quiet place, giving
it nothing but water in which a little
bromid of potassium has been dissolv-
ed
Roup-If detected in the flock, roup
should be Immediately stamped out by
killing and burning the infected fowls.
The disease is caused by bacteria and
is infectious. The symptoms of the dis
ease are very pronounced, and are as
follows: A running at the nose and
eyes, an offensive odor, caused by the
discharge which is deposited on the
feathers from the birds beak; a gath
ering about the eyes, which in time
may force the ball out of the socket.
breathing soon becomes difficult, and
the patient finally succumbs to a pain
full death.
However, in case the fowl is consid-
cred too valuable to Destroy antiseptic
ana healing remedies may be applied
% the throat and diseased portions of
he head Some of the remedies rec
'mmended are boric acid, Is grains to
IN ounce OF water; carbOlic acid in 2
,er cent solution; peroxid of hydrogen,
hluted with an equal quantity of wa {
er; permanganate of potash. / grain !
o an ounce of water. Kerosene also f
lnds favor. Steaming the head over I
lot water containing a little carbolic c
cid has been recommended A spoon {
I'll of castor oil internally should fol- s
DIV these lotions. b
INTESTINAL WORMS.
The variety of these worms is so 7
reat that mention will be made of !,
hem only as a class. +
The sanitary conditions which pre-
all about the Chinese huts are so bad q
hat worms and germs of all kinds find Fl
reeding places there, and it is not a
uprising that many of the fowls are II
lbJect to the diseases caused by these r.
The symptoms of infection W
re not characteristic. The birds may q.
ct and appear as they do when affect
by many other troubles They be o.,
ome emaciated, lifeless, do not seek n
II 1000, and at times suffer from n
arrhoea. The best proof of the exist r
ice of the malady is to examine the al
'oppings for either the worms or their fe
sgs; better still, to examine the bird 81
hich is suspected of having died from n
e effects of worms. If infected, there ST
Ill be found in the intestines both the o.,
ormS and, their eggs. lo,
4 ne purpose of treatment should be CT
Kill the living worms or eggs and
en- to administer a purgative. A YER
ifuge should be given early in the
orn1ng before the bird has been fed, ar
Id follow this in six hours with pl
'se OF castor oil. Powdered areca or tn
tel nut is advocated for tapeworms; te
of turpentine for worms which in eX
hit the passages of the intestines. su
frlic is recommended for the cape of
)rm trouble. re
preventive measures, such as chang oh
g the yard and run of the flock ev- ow
y Few years. are recommended. The an
oppings of the infected birds (Which XII
ust be isolated) should be burned pr
lie houses should have a careful disin- NJ;
ction with dilute carboIic acid and til
lter or some other good disinfectant tn
erosene, tar, sheep dip, and white IS
lsh are excellent for this purpose trs
LICE AND VERMIN. va
;, no
All yards are more or less troubled an
these pests, and while they may not fo,
the immediate cause of disease, they an