180 THE YETERINARIAX 



Apply some good Coal Tar disinfectant, one part to 

 one hundred parts of water. This is non-irritating, and 

 will destroy hog lice, and will heal the pustules of nettle 

 rash. Apply twice ten days apart. It also must be 

 borne in mind that pens and sleeping quarters must be 

 disinfected; the old bedding and manure burned and 

 replaced with good, clean straw or hay. Feed easily 

 digested food, slops, etc. 



Champion Poland China Boar King Hadley 57722. 

 Owned by W. J. Baker, Eich Hill, Mo. 



PARALYSIS OF THE HIND QUARTERS 

 Cause : There are a great many things that may pro- 

 duce paralysis of the hind quarters. For instance, ship- 

 ping hogs in crates; fractions of thigh bones; Eickets, 

 due to feeding food that is deficient in mineral matter; 

 hogs piling up ; kicks or injuries to the back ; frequently 

 seen in sows nursing a litter of pigs and in a run-down 

 condition. Constipation and indigestion also produce 

 paralysis of the hind quarters. Some think it is caused 

 by worms in the kidneys; this is not always the case. 

 It is true that the presence of a parasite around the 



