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wood or animal charcoal and give in the drinking-water tec 

 drops of carbolic acid for each one hundred and fifty pounds 

 of live weight. Take the temperature daily, inserting a 

 clinical thermometer in the rectum, and remove every 

 animal showing a temperature of 103° or over. 



Kill and bury as soon as the symptoms of the disease are 

 well manifested. 



Medicinal treatment of the disease is of but little avail. 

 A good dietetical treatment, including a strict obsei vance of 

 sanitary principles, is of much more importance than the 

 use of medicines. 



The pens should be kept scrupulously clean. The food 

 given should be clean, of the best quality, and easily 

 digested. The troughs used in feeding should be thor- 

 oughly cleaned at least once daily. Keep away from in- 

 fected herds, as the germs may be carried on the shoes or 

 clothing. It is said that the virus will blow half a mile on 

 the wind. It may also be spread by birds and dogs. 



Intestinal Worms. 



This is one of the most common troubles of swine. 



Symptoms. — A cough is usually the first symptom noticed; 

 animals have a voracious appetite, yet lose flesh and exhibit 

 general signs of ill health. If the faeces are examined the 

 worms or their eggs can usually be found. 



Treatment. — Give one teaspoonful of spirits of turpentine 

 for each one hundred and fifty pounds of live weight once 

 daily in milk or oil. Place common salt where they can have 

 free access to it. Give nutritious, easily digested food. 



VETERINARY REMEDIES AND DOSES. 



By W. G. Clark, M.D.C, Marinette, Wis. 

 Graduation of Doses. 



