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sun. When hauling or shipping hogs, wet them oeca- 

 sionally with water. It prevents heat stroke. In case 

 a hog is suffering from heat or sun-stroke, place it in a 

 cool, shady place and apply ice or cold water to the head 

 only. Also give Saltpeter in teaspoonful doses every 

 six hours diluted in one ounce of water. Also give 

 Alcohol, one teaspoonful, every three hours in one ounce 

 of water. Good recovery is often obtained from the 

 above treatment. . 



THORN-HEADED WORMS 



Cause: A white grub that is found in old manure 

 heaps, straw stacks and hog lots carries eggs containing 

 embryos of the Thorn-headed Worm. The white grub 

 is eaten by the hog. The larvae of the Thorn-headed 

 Worm is liberated by the process of digestion and be- 

 comes a parasite in the intestines of the hogs, where it 

 develops into a fully matured worm. Large numbers of 

 hogs quickly become infested with this parasite, as they 

 multiply very rapidly. These worms vary from two to 

 twelve inches in length, and have a whitish color. 



Symptoms: As a general rule, a worm can be seen 

 in the feces. Other signs are that the hog loses flesh, 

 appetite irregular, constipation, and then again there 

 may be diarrhoea, especially where there are large num- 

 bers of worms present. 



Treatment : First of all, burn all manure or decom- 

 posed vegetation that the hogs are liable to come in con- 

 tact with. Withhold all food from eighteen to twenty- 

 four hours and give one teaspoonful of Oil of Turpentine 

 to every one hundred pounds of hog weight, or if the 

 hog weighs less than one hundred pounds, doses should 

 be given in proportion. Follow this treatment for three 

 or four consecutive days. Turpentine is easily given to 

 hogs, as they will drink it in milk when well mixed. Per- 

 haps it is advisable, where a large number of hogs are 

 affected, to divide them into pens of five or ten hogs, 



