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Swine are liable to various diseases ; but their treatment 

 has not yet been sufficiently ascertained, in consequence of 

 the difficulty of administering medical treatment to them- 

 They are, besides, not robust in their constitutions, being 

 exceedingly liable to complaints of the lungs, if kept in 

 cold situations, from the effects of which they are frequently 

 afflicted with a hard, dry, and husky cough. As with al- 

 most all our domestic animals, it is of infinite consequence 

 that their food should be regularly given to them. 



CHAPTER I. 



INTERNAL COMPLAINTS. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS. 



This complaint is often hereditary in pigs, and makes its 

 appearance in animals predisposed to it, when subjected to 

 wet and cold sties. It is also induced by their being too 

 hastily changed from poor feeding to that which is rich. 



Remedies. — In the highly inflammable state, with much 

 cough, bleeding will be necessary ; but when not severe, 

 cooling aperients may be given. The following has been 

 found effectual in affording relief : — 



Cream of tartar . 1^ ounce, 



Saltpetre . . . -^ ounce, 



Tartarized antimony . 1 drachm ; 



to be dissolved in warm water, and mixed with the food. 



The same quantity to be repeated every twelve hours, until 



an abatement of the complaint is apparent. 



