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to it to destroy the diseased tissue; it can be re- 

 peated every third day if necessary. I have had 

 good success from this method of treatment. The 

 pig should be fed on milk and if it will not take it 

 it should be fed with a little milk and beaten eggs, 

 with a spoonful of good whisky in it to help diges- 

 tion. 



NECK ANTHRAX. 



This form of anthrax is characterized by an 

 eruption of boils which appear on the back of the 

 neck over the parotid glands below the ear. The 

 bristles on the affected parts stand erect; they are 

 dry and stiff, and if touched or pulled the pig will 

 squeal with pain; the skin is discolored, usually 

 of a purple tint; there is high fever, loss of appe- 

 tite, thirst, grinding the teeth, and a hot clammy 

 mouth; there is difficulty in swallowing and op- 

 pressed breathing, which would indicate sore 

 throat; the affected parts usually slough, erysipe- 

 las sets in and the animal generally dies about the 

 ninth or tenth day. 



Treatment: Give one to two ounces epsom salts 

 to cool the system ; then give five to eight drops of 

 the strong nitro-muriatic acid at a dose diluted in 

 a wineglassful of water three or four times a day, 

 continue this for three da^^s, then give two to four 

 grains of quinine and two tablespoonfuls of whisky 

 in a little water three times a day for two days, 

 then give from twenty to thirty drops of tincture 

 chloride of iron at a dose in water three times a 

 day. Bathe the affected parts three times a day 



