298 DISEASES OF SWINE 



Fresh air and good, pure sunlight are two of the cheapest tonics in 

 the world, and yet we find many who prefer to spend their money 

 for useless patent medicine dopes, while this highly beneficial 

 tonic provided by nature is left neglected, and even, in fact, shut 

 out both from our own homes and the quarters occupied by our 

 animals as well. 



(8) Disposal of Dead Bodies. — Do not fail to appreciate the 

 great amount of danger which surrounds improper disposal of the 

 bodies of dead animals. There are only two proper methods of 

 disposing of a dead animal carcass of any kind. One is by deep 

 burial, the other by burning. Of these two, the last is by far the 

 easier and the more effective. Thorough burning can be quickly 

 done if properly carried out, and not only destroys the carcass, but 

 also destroys for all time the disease-producing germs which 

 caused its death. 



Remember the great danger which follows the exposure to the 

 attacks of buzzards and carrion crows of dead animal bodies of 

 any kind. Get it firmly in mind that buzzards practically always 

 mean cholera, and do not permit anything to be exposed which 

 will be likely to attract these disease-carrying birds to your 

 premises. 



Again, let us call to mind the great amount of harm that can be 

 done by allowing healthy hogs to feed upon the carcass of an ani- 

 mal which has died from disease. This danger is, of course, in- 

 creased a hundredfold if the dead carcass be that of a hog which 

 has died of cholera. 



(9) The Buzzard. — Remember that this bird is practically 

 always the forerunner of disease, and especially is he noteworthy 

 as a means of spreading cholera infection. Laws protecting 

 the buzzard should in most instances be repealed. Until such 

 measures are taken the next best method of meeting this danger is 

 to offer no inducement for the buzzard to visit your premises. 

 Promptly burn all dead animals on your premises and insist upon 

 your neighbor doing the same. Carelessness upon the part of one 

 individual in this respect will endanger the health of the animals 

 of every farmer in the community. 



(10) Infected Stock-yards. — Remember that almost every pub- 

 lic stock-yard in the United States is infected with hog-cholera. 



