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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 15, Issue 752, 13 January 1870, Page 4

Tobacco fob Sick Potjltky.—A correspondent writes as follows: — Si Speaking with the wife of a working bailiff who had been a successful raiser of fowls, I asked what plan she adopted when they were piekly; she quickly made answer—'l give 'them a quid of tobacco. ? This reply so ueted <"-n my risible faculties that I could iiot follow up the conversation, but she further stated —' I have adopted the plan with success for ten years.' I then inquired why she gave it, and the quantity administered To which she replied—'l had noticed that, when my husband was mopish and out of sorts, jf he took a large quid of tobacco, he soon came round, and the thought occurred to me that it might relieve niy fowls, which it always does ; so whenever J see any of them sick, I give them a piece of tobacco about as large as from the end of my ttjurab to the first joint.' You can judge of my surprise as a medical man, when I say that I have seen a like quantity destroy life in a human being. Now for the sequel. In the autumn of last year I purchased some prize fowls, and one of them a month since became sickly. I gave the old woman's remedy, a piece of tobacco the size of the first joint of the thumb (ie., 20 grains.) It had a speedy and singular effect upon it; in two minutes there was a little staggering, accompanied by a peculiar twitching of the tail, which gradually became straight with the back, and ultimately trailed on the ground ; in 20 minutes the fowl appeared quite well, and has contiuued so. This morning mj servant, as usual, let the fowls out and gave them some barley, but the cock bird appeared very sickly, and disinclined to eat. He stood with his mouth slightly opened and wings hanging down ; in fact, what the old woman termed ' out of sorts.' I offered him some pieces of tread, my constant practice, but he took little notice, or of the hens, whilst eating it. As this state had lasted three or four hours, I looked at his throat, which appeared healthy, and he had nothing in his crop. I then gave him, in the quid, tobacco, i.e., 35 grains, in two or three minutes he appeared very weak, and his began to droop slightly; he then sat down under a tree and remained quiet for about Ave minutes. I then walked to him, when he got up, and in a few minutes commenceot pecking some corn, and in a quarter of an hour from the first taking of the tobacco, he appeared quite well, and began to crow most lustily, although he had not made the slightest effort before that morning, which was very unusual, as he freWntly crows well. To see him now, 24 flours after the dose of tobacco, performing' his accustomed duties, one would gofroely believe that he taken so potent a remedy. J do not prpfes_s to give the m*A*,cntnoyrt.m.iiS. hilt AS it fints llkfl ft ftharm it is worth knowing.'—tT.ifi, Colchester, jn| the Wardeners' Chronicle. 1.1. ;.. ::l\±\.... -if -' ■'-- •