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nephritis, or cystitis. In some instances, for example, 

 those cases dying of strychnin poisoning, no lesions will be 

 found. 



Symptoms. The symptoms, like the lesions/ are 

 variable and depend upon the nature of the poison. 

 There is usually vomition and diarrhea, associated- with 

 listlessness and drooped ears and tail, and as a rule there 

 is marked evidence of colic. The affected animals may 

 die suddenly or they may linger for several days; some of 

 them may recover. 



Treatment. The further feeding of the polluted 

 garbage should be prohibited. Emetics, enemas, and 

 purgatives to effectually remove the offending material 

 are indicated in the beginning. If the specific poison is 

 known, the antidote should be given. In the later 

 stages, treatment of the various symptoms as they arise 

 is good practice. 



Cryptogams (Molds, Yeast f Bacteria) 



No doubt some forms of garbage poisoning are due to 

 molds, yeast, or bacteria that are capable of producing 

 injurious substances in the alimentary canal or have by 

 their growth and activity produced injurious substances 

 in or upon the foods prior to the time of their ingestion. 

 Gastro-enteritis resulting from the action or products of 

 the above-mentioned vegetable microorganisms is desig- 

 nated cryptogamic poisoning or mycotic gastro-enteritis. 



This condition is not so common in swine as in some 

 other domestic animals, notably the horse. Glover, of 

 the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, has 

 reported outbreaks of such a disease which were probably 

 due to bacterially decomposed potatoes. Some un- 

 authentic cases have been reported of this condition 

 arising from the consumption of moldy alfalfa. Cases 

 have been observed, but not frequently, of swine that had 

 been fed upon moldy corn dying of mycotic gastro- 

 enteritis and cerebritis. 



Lesions. There is considerable variation in the 

 postmortem findings in swine that have died of mycotic 



