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Fever, or rising of the lights^ seems to be caused by 

 over-feeding; and may be removed by doses of sulphur and 

 oil. 



The staggers. Swine affl;cted with this disorder suddenly 

 turn round rapidly, and, it not assisted, will die in half an 

 hour. Remedy On opening the mouth, a bare knob in the 

 roof of it, will be discovered; cut this away, and let the 

 wound bit eii ; make a powder of loam and salt, and rub the 

 wound with it, and then give the beast some urine, and he 

 will presently recover. 



This remedy, Mr. De Gruchy, a Distiler, who fatens many 

 Hogs, says he found to be effectual, it applied in time. 



Like many other employments, that of rearing and fating 

 Swine will be. found more profitable, the more largely and 

 spiritedly it is entered into; and in order to this the Farmer 

 must have his hogsty of an adequate construction ; his pas- 

 tures adjoining; his steamboiltr; his clover-hay; together 

 with a due supply of roots and grain for feeding and fating. 

 The business is most advantageous when connected with a 

 proportionate dairy; but, by following the plan above laid 

 down, may answer very well without. 



Note. This article being essentially the same as the article \ 

 SWINE in a former edition of this Work, we deem it proper now to *' 

 add, that Mr. Cobbett has lately introduced a new breed of Hogs into 

 this Country. They are entirely black, short-nosed, and well pro- 

 portioned. Mr. Cobbett declares them to be incomparably superior 

 to the best breed known in Pennsylvania ; and that such is the ease 

 with which they may be completely fated, even at the age of a 

 twelvemonth, that the Swedish turnip, or Rutabaga, when steam- 

 boiled, is amply sufficient, of itself, for the purpose. 



This breed will, no doubt, be rapidly propagated and extended 

 throughout Longisland, where Mr. Cobbett at present resides; while 

 his liberality and public spirit, displayed in the introduction of these 

 animals, us well as his efforts in forcing the advantages of the turnip- 

 culture upon the attention of our Agriculturists, entitle him to the 

 thanks of the Country. 



He very justly deprecates the breed of lean, illmade, longnose^f 

 Hogs, that are too commonly found in this Country, but more parti- 

 cularly in the Southern States. They are indeed the meanest of all 

 the * swinish multitude,' and cost nearly as much to faten as they are 

 worth when fated. 



T. 



TAURINO CLOTH. Mr. Shotwell has manufactured 

 cloth, to which he gives the above appellation, of the hair 

 taken from hides at the taneries, mixed with one-third, one- 



