402 Diseases of Swine, 



lymphatic system, shown by enlarged glands and scrofulous 

 ulcerations in different parts of the body. 



The duration of the disease is from fi ve to fifteen days. In 

 examining the dead body the lining membranes of the nose 

 and upper throat are always inflamed ; from them, the red- 

 ness and swelling extend, in the first form, down the wind- 

 pipe to the lungs, which are generally found inflamed and 

 partially solidified. In the second form, the lining mem- 

 branes of the intestines are generally inflamed and de- 

 generated ; the spleen or milt is nearly always enlarged, dark 

 and soft; and the liver is generally diseased. Watery 

 exudations in the belly and chest are also very common. 



Treatment. — Dr. H. J. Detmers, of Missouri, who has 

 made a careful study of this disease, expresses the opinion 

 that a great many sick animals can be saved by proper 

 medical treatment. 



To accomplish this desirable result they must be separated 

 from the herd, and provided with a clean, dry and well 

 ventilated resting place, where they can have pure air, clean 

 water and good food. Each animal should take, as early in 

 the disease as practicable, the following emetic : — 



Ko. 447. Powdered white hellebore, 15 to 20 grams. 



Milk, J pint. 



Mix for a full-grown hog. 



Any hog not desperately sick will readily take this. 

 When this has acted, and a couple of hours have elapsed/ 

 give two or three grains of tartar emetic, if the disease is 

 principally in the lungs ; or the same amount of calomel, if 

 it is in the bowels ; administering the medicine on a piece of 

 boiled potato. This should be repeated two or three times a 

 day, for several days, or until a change for the better is wit- 

 nessed. 



Externally, the lungs, in the one form, and the abdomen, in 



