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sold sooner, they are suffered to remain there till 

 the weather becomes warm. They are then packed 

 in hogsheads with straw, or oatmeal seeds, and sent 

 to the places of sale. It has been found by experi- 

 ment, as stated in the survey of that district, that 

 hams lose 20 per cent of their weight in the curing, 

 which fully demonstrates the advantage and eco- 

 nomy of consuming them without this sort of pre- 

 paration. 



28. General Remarks. 



We have thus given a general and comprehensive 

 sketch of the diseases of swine, and the best mode of 

 breeding, rearing, and feeding them. On the former 

 svibject, we beg leave again to refer our readers to 

 the preceding observations on the diseases of other 

 animals, and which are also applicable to pigs. No 

 attempt has yet been made to offer a clear systema- 

 tical arrangement of the disorders of this useful ani- 

 mal. Mr. Lawrence very candidly acknowledges, 

 that, though he has paid great attention to this sub- 

 iect, and suffered considerable loss from it, ' he 

 knows very little of the matter ; and that you may 

 as well doctor, or drench the devil as a pig.' 



The most formidable disorder to which these ani- 

 mals are liable is inflammation of the lungs, and 

 other internal parts, for which bleeding and opening 

 medicines are undoubtedly the grand remedies ; but 

 there is some difficulty in performing the operation 

 of bleeding upon pigs. The method commonly 

 adopted is to cut off part of the ears or tail ; but a 

 sufficient quantity of blood cannot be drawn in this 

 way. 'The best mode of bleeding,' observes Mr. 

 White, ' is to open a vein in the roof of the mouth, 

 about an inch from the front teeth, in a line between 

 the second and third tooth ; afterward about two 

 ounces of castor oil should be given. Sulphur is a 

 good laxative for pigs ; the dose, from two to three 



