Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-06-06

tual outbreak OF virulent disease, IL
is well to add to the limewash six
ounces of crude carbolic acid to each
gallon, to increase its activity as a
disinfectant.
The kerosene emulsion which is
frequently used to destroy lice and
mites may readily be converted into
a disinfectant. To make the emulsion
shave half a pound of hard laundry
soap into half gallon of soft water
and boil the mixture until all of the
soap is dissolved, then remove IT to
safe distance from the fire and
stir into it, at once, while still hot,
two gallons of kerosene oil. This
makes a thick, creamy emulsion. or
stock mixture. When it is to be
used for killing lice in the house one
part of this emulsion is mixed With.
ten parts of water.
Lice Powders.
Very good lice powder may be made
at little cost by mixing fine road dust,
two quarts, and tobacco dust, one
pint. In place of road dust, anthracite
coal ashes well sifted may be used.
and Persian insect powder or flowers
of sulphur may be substituted for the
tobacco dust. The important point is
that all the ingredients should be in
the form of a very fine dust
Cholera and Cholera-like Diseases.
There are several diseases which
have happ investigated and daocr;harx
as different because the bacteria which
cause them differ in some of their
characteristics. The symptoms and
the changes which are seen after
death are so nearly identical that it
is only by studying the bacteria that
any one of these diseases can be dis
tinguished from the others. The treat
ment applicable to one is equally APP
plicable TO the others
Treatment
The best method of treatment is to
kill the sick fowl in such a way as
not to spread the infection with their
blood. burn or deeply bury their bod
les. and separate the remaining birds
into small lots of three 10 five each.
so that when a bird is attacked there
will not be more than this number
exposed to it. Then watch each lot
so as to remove any sick bird as soon
as symptoms appear Disinfectants
should be used in the houses and
yards where the disease first APP
peared, and also in the small pens in
which the separate birds are kept
RoYp or Contagious Catarrh.
The disease called ''roup" by pouI-
trymen is A contagious catarrh, close
ly resembling the more malignant
forms of influenza in the larger ami
mails and in man. 1t attacks princi-
pally the membrane lining the eye,
the sacs below the eye Gnfra -orbitaI
sinuses), the nostriis, the larynx. and
the trachea. 1t is attended with high
fever and is very contagious.
Treatment.
The medical treatment of this dis
ease may be very successful il ap-
piled. The sick birds should be re-
moved from the flock and put in
warm, dry. and well-ventilated room
which is free from drafts of air. The
affected mucous membranes should
then be treated by applying antiseptic
and healing mixtures. The best meth
cd is to use a good spraying apparat-
us; but, lacking this, small syringe.
an oil can, or even a medicine dropper
can be made to answer the purpose
1t has been recommended that the
birds head be plunged into a basin
or bowl of the mixture and held there
a few seconds, but not long enough to
cause suffocation.