SWINE— CARE AND MANAGEMENT. 



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keeping. There is much point in the 

 •reply of the man when his neighbor 

 •wanted to get some of his breed of hogs, 

 •that he would want his swill tub too. 

 Yet, both a good breed and a well-filled 

 trough are essential to successful pork 

 raising. 



SWINE, Debility, General, or Emacia- 

 tion. — The falling off in flesh or wasting 

 away, of swine is in most cases owing to 

 derangement in the digestive organs. 

 The cure consists in restoring the. tone 

 of these organs. We commence the 

 treatment by putting the animal on a 

 boiled diet, consisting of bran, meal, or 

 any wholesome vegetable production. 

 The following tonic and diffusible stimu- 

 lant will complete the cure : powdered 

 golden seal, powdered ginger, equal 

 parts. Dose, a teaspoonful, repeated 

 night and morning. 



When loss in condition is accompanied 

 with cough and difficulty of breathing, 

 mix, in addition to the above, a few 

 kernels of garlic with the food. The 

 drink should consist of pure water. Should 

 the cough prove troublesome, take a tea- 

 spoonful of fir balsam, and the same 

 quantity of honey; to be given night and 

 morning, either in the usual manner, or it 

 may be stirred into the food while hot. 



SWINE, Epilepsy. — The symptoms are 

 too well known to need any description. 

 It is generally caused by plethora, yet it 

 may exist in an hereditary form. 



Feed with due care, and put the animal 

 in a well-ventilated and clean situation ; 

 give a bountiful supply of valerian tea, 

 and sprinkle a small quantity of scraped 

 horse radish in the food; or give pow- 

 dered assafoetida, 1 ounce; powdered 

 capsicum, 1 teaspoonful; table salt, 1 

 tablespoonful. Mix. Give half a tea- 

 spoonful daily. 



Dr. Dan states with reference to epi- 

 lepsy with which pigs are often suddenly 

 attacked, that the inherited tendency may 

 be mitigated by keeping the animals 

 clean, warm, and comfortable, and sup- 

 plied with a sufficiency of good, digesti- 

 ble, and somewhat laxative food. 



" To eradicate it the stock must receive 

 an infusion of new blood; and this is 

 especially necessary, as epilepsy in pigs 

 depends in most cases on continued 

 breeding in-and-in." 



SWINE, Fits. See Swine, Epilepsy. 



SWINE, BJienmatism in. — Exposure, 

 wallowing in filth, etc. 



It is recognized by a muscular rigidity 

 of the whole system. The appetite is 

 impaired, and the animal does not leave 

 its sty willingly. 



Keep the animal on a boiled diet, 

 which should be given to him warm. 

 Remove the cause by avoiding exposure 

 and filth, and give a dose of the following, 

 equal parts : Powdered sulphur, powdered 

 sassafras, powdered cinnamon. 



Dose, half a teaspoonful, to be given 

 in warm gruel. If this does not give im- 

 mediate relief, dip an old cloth in hot 

 water (of a proper temperature), and fold 

 it round the animal's body. This may be 

 repeated, if necessary, until the muscular 

 system is relaxed. The animal should 

 be wiped dry, and placed in a warm 

 situation, with a good bed of straw. 



SWINE, Ophthalmia. — Sudden changes 

 in temperature, unclean sties, want of 

 pure air, and imperfect light. 



Keep the animal on thin gruel, and 

 allow two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar 

 per day. Wash the eyes with an infusion 

 of marshmallows, until a cure is effected. 



SWINE, Vermin. — Some animals are 

 covered with vermin, which even pierce 

 the skin, and sometimes come out by the 

 mouth, nose, and eyes. 



The animal is continually rubbing and 

 scratching itself, or burrowing in the dirt 

 and mire. 



First wash the body with a strong lye 

 of wood ashes or weak saleratus water, 

 then with an infusion of lobelia. Mix a 

 teaspoonful of sulphur, and the same 

 quantity of powdered charcoal, in the 

 food daily. 



Or, procure some leat tobacco, and 

 boil it to a strong amber in water suffi- 

 cient to float it. Mix in, while hot, suffi- 

 cient amount of lard or refuse grease, to 

 make a thin salve, rub on the pigs or 

 hogs troubled, and in less than 24 hours, 

 if the ointment is thoroughly applied, 

 they will not have a single louse on them. 

 SWINE, Colic in.— Spasmodic and flat- 

 ulent colic requires anti-spasmodics and 

 carminatives, in the following form : Pow- 

 dered caraway seeds, one teaspoonful; 

 powdered assafoetida, one-third of a tea- 

 spoonful. To be given at a dose in warm 

 water, and repeated at the expiration of 

 an hour, provided relief is not obtained. 



