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acute inflammation of the stomach or bowels, or 

 both. I have treated pigs which got too much salt 

 brine, causing the above. The mucous membrane 

 of the stomach, and in some cases part of the intes- 

 tines, were found, after death, highly injected and 

 swollen in patches and of a dark-red or a greenish- 

 yellow color. Pigs should not be allowed to get 

 brine of meat, unless in very small quantities, and 

 then it should be boiled. In cases where saltpetre 

 has been used in conjunction with the salt in curing 

 meat the brine should not be used. The symptoms 

 are those of gastritis. Treatment will depend on 

 the nature of the case. If seen early and the pig 

 has not vomited, mix a tablespoonful of mustard 

 in half a pint of hot water and pour it down. If 

 the animal does not vomit in fifteen minutes repeat 

 the dose. Then give one to two grains of pow- 

 dered opium in a little sweet oil every two hours 

 to relieve the pain. The animal will be very 

 thirsty and should get water in which barley or 

 slippery elm has been put. If there is severe diar- 

 rhea add five grains of acetate of lead to the 

 opium; if there are convulsions give bromide of 

 potassium in two to four dram doses, dissolved in 

 water, every two hours. In cases of paralysis give 

 a tablespoonful of spirits of nitrous ether mixed 

 with half the quantity' of aromatic spirits of am- 

 monia in a little water every two hours. If there 

 should be constipation give from one to two ounces 

 of castor oil. 



