200 SUCCESSFUL CASE. 



hour thereafter, she had three pints of warm gruel. 

 In less than three hours, I had the satisfaction of 

 observing symptoms of great tranquillity and im- 

 provement in my patient ; and after leaving her at 

 night on a clean and comfortable bed, I was gratified 

 by finding her upon her legs the, next morning, in a 

 fair progress to recovery. I then repeated the above 

 dose, somewhat reduced in strength, and still keeping 

 her on warm gruel two days, my satisfaction was 

 complete, on finding her quite restored to her for- 

 mer health, saving a little inconvenience from the 

 obstruction of her milk. Of the pigs previously 

 removed, nine did well, and the sow became freed 

 from all relics of her disease in ten or twelve days. 

 I did not choose to risk another farrow with her, 

 therefore put her to the boar in October, and fed 

 her for the knife. She was killed at Christmas, and 

 made excellent bacon. Thus I saved a fine hog by 

 calling in Doctor Common Sense, to atone for the 

 insufficiency of the most skilful leech then and 

 there going; and if my brethern, pig-breeders and 

 feeders, would follow my example, in most cases, I 

 humbly opine, it would be to the benefit both of 

 their pockets and their pigs." 



