. Farmer and stockbreeder . ch pressure is liable torupture the duct; but, in case of obstructions,their resistance is very slight, if movable at all. GRAVEY EYES Gravey eyes, or such as have a chronic dis-position to accumulate thick matter in the innercorner, give ri>e to overflow cf tears. Bacterio-logists find in these discharges certain persistentorganisms which give rise to the trouble, an Jexperience teaches us that germ destroyers giveus a remedy. If the accumulated matter iscleaned away a little ointment may be intro-duced under the lid, and quickly by tinmovements. Ten g
. Farmer and stockbreeder . ch pressure is liable torupture the duct; but, in case of obstructions,their resistance is very slight, if movable at all. GRAVEY EYES Gravey eyes, or such as have a chronic dis-position to accumulate thick matter in the innercorner, give ri>e to overflow cf tears. Bacterio-logists find in these discharges certain persistentorganisms which give rise to the trouble, an Jexperience teaches us that germ destroyers giveus a remedy. If the accumulated matter iscleaned away a little ointment may be intro-duced under the lid, and quickly by tinmovements. Ten grains of yellow mercuricoxide, mixed with 60 grains of white vaseline, issuitable for most of the infective eye troubles,and should be used daily cr even twice in a badcase. If an ointment fails, a solution of five toten per cent, of argyrol or protargol should betried, but all preparations of lead and copperare to be avoided, as they tend to cause opacitiesof the cornea. Vet. 390 THE FARMER AND STOCKBKEEDEB March 10, POST-MORTEMS Post-mortem examinations of poultry aro con-ducted at the nominal charge of Is. 6d. Ifforwarded by post they must be sent at the letterrate of postage, and be packed in receptacleshermetically sealed or otherwise securely closed,which must themselves be enclosed in strongwooden, leather, or metal cases. Packets con-taining such bodies which are not packedin this way or are sent by parcel post will, ifobserved in transit, be destroyed by theauthorities. They should be addressed to ThsFarmer and Stockbreeder, 6, Essex-street, Strand,London, , and marked Post-mortem. DUCK (Wyandotte II.).—Blood-poisoning was thecause of death, as a result of gangrenous abscessesin the lungs and abdomen. She must have been ailingfor some time.—Vet. CHICKS (C. K.).—The chicks died of cramp ofthe bowels caused by acute infectious measures of disinfection were probably in-effective. For brooders I have found gas the onlysatisfactory means of d
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