406 Diseases of Swine, 



over the swelling, with a sharp-pointed knife, just deep 

 enough to draw blood freely, and these should be fomented 

 with cloths wrung out of hot water. 



Internally, the most reliable remedy is turpentine. Give 

 it in swill, if the hog can swallow, in doses of two teaspoon- 

 fuls in a bowl of gruel ; or, if he cannot, fasten a feather to 

 the end of a stick, dip it in a mixture of half turpentine and 

 half oil, and with it swab the inside of the throat as far as 

 can be conveniently reached. 



DIARRHEAL DISEASES. 



Scouring or diarrhea is an affection chiefly of quite 

 young pigs, in the first week or two of life, and often proves 

 fatal to them. Its cause is usually the bad quality of the 

 sow's milk. This should be amended by giving her a change 

 of diet, and avoiding dry and spoiled corn and musty food. 

 The pen should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected daily, 

 as the odor of the diarrheal excrement tends to keep alive the 

 disease. 



The treatment must be largely directed to the sow. Her 

 food should be changed, and she should be given the follow- 

 ing :-~ 



No. 453. Fenugreek, powdered, 



Aniseed, " of eack 2 lbs. 



Gentian, " 1 lb. 



Carbonate of soda, 2 oz. 



Chalk, powdered, 2 lbs. 



Give a tablespoonful of this in the food, every time she is fed. 



Coal ashes should be placed in the pen, for the pigs to root 

 in. Oats, wheat and barley, ground together, mal^e an 

 excellent food for the sow at this time. Charcoal and salt, 

 in small quantities, may be given. 



