38 DISEASES OF THE HOG. 



is best done by giving from ten to twenty drops of 

 the medicinal solution of prussic acid in a little 

 Avater, or one to two drops of the wine of ipecac. 

 AUow^ the pig all the cold water it will take. After 

 the acute stage is over, the pig should get a little 

 new milk, with a little whisky or brandy in it, sev- 

 eral times a day. Care must be taken not to al- 

 low the animal to have much food for a week o:* 

 ten days; a little oatmeal made up with boiling 

 water and mixed with milk will be the best food. 

 Post Mortem Appearance. — It was at one time 

 thought that redness indicated that the stomach 

 was inflamed, but mere redness may be j) resent 

 after death and the stomach have been healthy. 

 In cases of true inflammation the mucous mem- 

 brane will be very much swollen and congested. 

 In some cases I have found swelling so great tha; 

 it had completely closed the cardiac opening into 

 the oesophagus. In such cases the animals can- 

 not swallow, there is considerable infiltration gT 

 serum mixed in the tissues, which are usually 

 easily broken down and will be either almost black 

 or of a yellow tinge. 



MEAT BRINE. 



Salt in moderate quantities promotes digestion 

 and the general health of the animal; but when 

 tal^n in too large quantities it deranges the stom- 

 ach and bowels, causing the formation of gases, 

 diarrhea, vertigo, convulsions and paralysis, and 

 death in eight to twenty-four hours. It also causes 



