578 SWINE IN AMERICA 



as Other animals from toothache, but I have never seen 

 any cases where I could detect it. I am not able to 

 account for the cause of black teeth unless it be natural 

 for some hogs to have them. If it should be discovered 

 that a hog- has a decayed tooth and is apparently suffer- 

 ing from it, by all means ha\-e it removed, which can 

 easily be done with a pair of wolf teeth forceps. I can 

 advise swine breeders not to trouble themselves if they 

 should notice some of their pigs having discolored teeth." 



THUMPS 



For thumps this has been recommended : "Drive the 

 pigs out of their beds into the sunshine, and see that 

 they take exercise every day. Decrease the sow's milk- 

 producing food till the pigs are older. Be sure they 

 have a clean bed and plenty of exercise and they will not 

 be troubled with thumps or sore tails. Thumps in larger 

 pigs is sometimes caused from an affection of the lungs, 

 but never in a pig three weeks old. Early pigs are more 

 apt to have thumps than later ones, as in cold weather 

 they stay close to tlie nest." Doctor Mcintosh says 

 thumps is palpitation of the heart and its most frequent 

 cause is a morbid condition of the system from feeding 



QUINSY 



This is characterized by sore throat and the appear- 

 ance of a swelling on the sides of the neck at the angle 

 of the lower jaw and sometimes extending between the 

 wings of the jaw. \\'hen the swelling is large it presses 



