Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
CHICKENPOX: IT'S SYMPTOMS,
TREATMENT AND IMMUNIZATION
Individual Local Applications
of Iodine Give Quickest Re-
suits.
Vaccination is Successful; For
mula for Making the Vac
cine Material.
nv ROBERT ARMSTRONG
Expert pontryman aud Writer

avian dipthheria, is likely 10 enter the
ponIir, ward. II may he introduced
hy infected fowls in new stock. or
by wild birds. such az sparfows, or
spread from one farm to another ny
prrsans or animals BEING highly
contagious. the trouble Is easily
transmitted from one bird to- another
via the drinking water ar feed hop
per. until every fowl on the place ~
affected Therefore. unless the poul-
tr,man IL on the lookout for II. and
prepares for isolation of the first vic
Tins and prompt treatment OF the
suspects, the disease may secure
strong fooihnld. and do considerable
damage Vigorous preventative
measures are absolutely essential.
Some investigators arc of the opinion
that oHekcnpox. cankor. dlphthera and
swell head ere eatI4ud ll} tho eainc lisease
organism onY thes constitute different
manifestations of tho dI4raeo This may
hc 50. hut "a tho writer's experience.
ehIrtenpax "a the lpaet hartuiul. and the
irast trMble 4euo a. rnmhai
Aet, iftle loss # ant, uerd "rcur from
ehl,kcnt,o<. prov,luR tho ponlirs keeper
le vatthhl of hrs Hueks and handles b"
trouble ~ tlc ulfbfrai Pos sp"nds -
treatment Ycp mueh quicker han thn
other dfaeaze- tfnn-is mentioned ani
uuiese lre4eutrd a. = particularly tlrlIout
inrtn tire maturity 81 the pulIet s not
seriously ehetl,j and he iaNor- afe not
thraWn b4tIs aul IT ttudltlan although
thes Nti erase lafrH af course he tnain
confederation - quarantine hc affcf iei
birda ffnfucdlstcis and ntEc tic rrtualndcr
Of he aacf ptftrntatfsa treatment
urraN- - mrrraE
th,Fkenlaay $ ,r4,feritet tt H. ~
pesran,,s ~ vari hike ne1tiiea .l mmrfes
atl lle fut comb Vsttiaa t3rr and o3r
latca ean,1alls ~ the region II fhc baeo
81 =, totaii 4n,l around 4 III no- rIl= whore
tic h,,l acfrns a. POM thr iacc hr
eruption. are round Long or lrrogllarlr
shatpi CLUSTERS fratn tho =izr - p'n
head ta thai II i dime Ihr1 bngin as
red 81 reddish gta' n"si'iios changing r.
isreRn#h At relan4-h lopoeife winch
are Vttt like IN -tri,ffrr In ffmo the
.urfage drtca INTO ha nists Winch
fail of - thr ll4eae, stnndE ~ trcat
uaonf h.ee ,ruat -lraad ~ nfnefion.
naturally
H. Maid casr- hc rlpnon Fl restricted
r. thc hoad md i" pnnples -oon dFH.
heat and dl44t,pcaf ~ srr'ons easc4 flr
eruption Is =pfead ayct portions 81 .hr
hpei, Ntth consequent inflammation Tho
victim scratches the liberated -nrface
vhleh then di-charec- fhek vizeid
itIld el,aaqrcc8hlc - the smcli IL fhls
malignant form vhich moro ~ lcas
rafr. and tho result nf neglect he diseaso
= very difficult toctHc
Il i accompanied ~ fcver. rapid loss
IN aoah and x aftcp iatal Pigeons arc
more susceptible to Tins virtjcnt form ot
pa& than chickens Aisu fhcy arc great
,artlers - the contaelon Tho lnfamma-
tlan dnlckly spreads to the mucous meuf
hranca ~ the eyes and throat and closely
resembles a diphthertIc condition
"a with most poultry diseases there arc
two methods 81 treatment / lock treat
ment and individual treatment The lat
ter Is always the most effective and he
quickest to bring results. although # =
usually the mo lahurloua he additional
labor. however. IS compensated hy the
rapidIty of the cure. and wherever it s 70
be advised
rn ArPLy LOCAL TREATMENT
Local applications 81 two-per cent
solution ot creolin. iy~oI, q saturatcd
solution of horaclc acid. carhnlated oint-
meut. or painting with tncturr OF iodine
are all eXet NJ remedies OF these iodine
Is The most commonly used.
tir,t. soften the scahhv surface oi the
no,lilc5 with vaScline or glyccun, or even
hot water with mild soap will answer
the purpose Then remove the crtist~
with a clean rag or piece of cotton. assist
ed by a knife blade or pair of forCcps
and when the raw tissues are exposed
apply any one OF the remedies previously
mentioned Bp removing he scabs in this
WAY he dlsinfcctauts and their healing
properties are brought IN direct contact
with the lnHamed tissue. hence a quicker
cure
Collections OF eNudate on the mucous
mcmbra OF the mouth should be re-
moved with forceps or "A similar lnstru-
ment and the exposed surface treated
with the diSlnfectant NJ collections with
in the cvclid can be removed usually bv
pressing with the thumb and finger tips
around the eve Afterwards. drop a small
amount OF the dislnfCctant INTO the eve
4 medicine dropper Is convenient in
applying the dlsinfectants. Treatment
should be repeated rs often as the scabs
reform However. a fowl hat does not
show Improvement after three or four
treatments. Is poor case and unless 1t be
valuable for some particular
purpose 1t Is more economical 10 destroy
the fowl than to give further treatment
FLoCK TREATMENT AND pIstNFECTANr
1t seems needless To add that the pouI-