Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-30
Home Remedies.

Apop'exy usually comes from over
feeding on starcfiy foods and can but
rarely be cured. If the bird is very val
liable, proceed as follows: Open the
large vein under the wing, and hold the
birds heaG under a cold water trap for a
minute or two: then, if it shows signs Of
recovery, feed it sparingly for a few days
on soft. light fool and give a dose Of five
grains Of txovside Of potassium each day.
TO keep tile large body lice off Of
fowls. melt one pound Of lard in an iron
kettle and add one.fourth pound of
powdered sulphur and a little strong
decoction Of tobacco, stirring the All
until cool to prevent settling of the
sulphur. This ointment rubbed under
the wings once " twice wiz rif tile birds
Of the large body lice as fast as they
hatch out.
The scAly leg is caused by all in
initesimal parasite getting under the
scales OIL the shanks and toes of fowls.
These live and multiply III the juices
of the flesh. In bad cases a thick, tough
scab is formed which canssS it to be
given the name Of ''scab leg instead of
its real name, the ''scaly leg" This
trouble can be cured by the Use Of
kerosene wash or emulsion. In the
first place the shanks should be washed
in warm soapsuds, SO al to soften the
scales and then by saturating the shamks
with kerosene and lard a few times the
trouble will abate. A second or third
application may be necessary i'll
aggravated cases.
Gapes are the result of parasitic worms
in the windpipe- One II , is to dis
lodge them. This is sometimes success
fully done by putting the chicks in a
box, covering the top with a piece of
mus'in, and busting fire lime through
the cloth. The chicks breathe the lime,
and Ms it comes in contact with the
worms. these let 80 Of the membranes
and are dislolged by the coughing and
sneezing of the chicks. To prevent
gapes, the chicks sssppld not Ike kept on
ground where fowls have previously
been. This may Ike done eitises by spad.
old ground deeply each year.. or provid-
ing a different locality for the poultry
yard.
It is not at all for hens,
especially old and infirm ones, To he.
come egg.bound. The eggs without
shells collect in the eggs passage, and
form a mass OF hard. cieesy matter,
which III time causes the abdomen to
swell, and finally kills the fuwl. In the
early stages Of this trouble st>e remedy is
to inject some linseed oil iato the pass.
age aud, by dilating it with tine finge S,
remove the collected matter. The
tsasble is generally due to overfeeding
With stimulating food.
unfortunately for the fowls, It is
impossible to describe the ''hen lice"
Tor there are 80 many Of them. Unless
speci~l care is taken, little chicks. when
they are fr,t matched. are sadly afflicted.
Not only cosn.non fowls. bu, all other
domestic birds. including the delicate
pets, slHh .as ~, canary, and the wild
birds FROM the largest 10 the smallest.
are infested by parasites-as animals and
plants thai live upon other animals anil
plants arc. called. Vermin is the pest Of
p,uisry, aisii when chicken houses get
thoroughly infested, 1t is not an EASY
matter &c cleanse them. II the house is
waaa,ed With iw,. Inns and the roos,s are
dubbed with a mixture OF kerosene oil
ssa lard, the t.ec ~ili' he maIe unco'n-
fsrs%Aae aud # THIS trea"'snt is repeated
sfeShhnss ths .hAusS. ssa alSo tssfa~h