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ment, as they constitute the disease. Before attempting to stop the 

 discharge — which, if permitted to continue unchecked, would rapidly- 

 prostrate the animal's strength, and probably terminate fatally — ascertain 

 the quality of food the animal has recently had. In a majority of in- 

 stances, you will find this to be the origin of the disease ; and if it has 

 been perceived in its incipient stage, a mere change to a more binding 

 diet, as corn, flour, etc., will suffice for a cure; if you have reason to 

 apprehend that acidity is present, produced in all probability by the hog 

 having fed upon coarse, rank grasses in swampy places, give some chalk 

 in the food, or powdered egg-shells, with about half a draclim of pow- 

 dered rhubarb ; the dose of course varying with the size of the hog. 

 In the acorn season, and where facilities for obtaining tliem exist, they 

 alone will be found quite suflicient to effect a cure. When laboring 

 under this complaint, dry lodging is indispensable; and diligence will 

 be necessary to maintain it and cleanliness. 



Quinsy, or Inflammatory Affection of the Glands of the Throat.— Shave 

 away the hair, and rub with tartar emetic ointment. Stuping with very 

 warm water is also useful. When external suppuration takes place, you 

 may regard it as rather a favorable symptom than otherwise. In this 

 case, wait until the swellings are thoroughly ripe ; then, with a sharp 

 knife, make an incision through the entire length, press out the matter, 

 wash with warm water, and afterward dress the wound with any resin- 

 ous ointment, or yellow soap with coarse brown sugar. 



Tumors, of Hard Swellings, which make their appearance on several 

 different parts of the animal's body. It would not be easy to state the 

 causes which give rise to these tumors, for they vary with circumstances. 

 They are not formidable, and require only to be suffered to progress 

 until they soften; then make a free incision, and press out the matter. 

 Sulphur and nitre should be given in the food, as the appearance of 

 these swellings, whatever be their cause, indicates the necessity of altera- 

 tive medicines. 



Caturrh, an inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose, etc., 

 if taken in time, is easily cured by opening medicine, followed up by 

 warm bran-mash, a warm, dry sty, and abstinence from rich grains or 

 stimulating farinaceous diet. The cause has probably been exposure to 

 drafts of air — see to it. 



The instructions given comprise all that the amateur will ever find ne- 

 cessary for domestic practice, and far more than he will ever find occa- 

 sion to follow, if he have attended to cleanliness, dry lodging, regularity 

 of feeding, the use of salt in the food, arid the addition of occasionally a 

 small quantity of sulphur and nitre to the morning's meal. 



Medicines Employed in tha Treatment of Swine.— Few medicines are re- 

 quisite in the treatment of swine. Of these the chief are common salt, 

 Epsom salts (dose, from one-half to two ounces) ; sulphur (dose, one- 

 half to one and a half ounces) ; useful as the basis of ointments for cu- 

 taneous diseases; nitrate of potass (dose, one scruple to one drachm); 

 ginger (dose, one scruple to one drachm) ; croton-oil (dose, one to three 

 drops) ; castor-oil (dose, one-half to two ounces) ; jalap (dose, one 

 scruple to one half-drachm). Besides these, we may mention oil, mer- 

 curial ointment, and turpentine, as ingredients in ointments, mixed with 



