l42 DISEASES OP THE HOG. 



opium and mix in a quart of water, shake up well, 

 then take a piece of sponge and tie a cord to it, wet 

 this sponge with a little of the lotion and press it 

 well back on the tongue, let it remain for a minute 

 then withdraw and repeat, and in this way we can 

 sometimes succeed in relieving the swelling. I 

 have saved the life of several pigs by continuing 

 this plan of bathing for several hours. It is good 

 practice to inject into the swelling on the outside 

 a lotion composed of peroxide of hydrogen, one 

 part to four of water. This is a powerful antisep- 

 tic and will sometimes stop the process of the dis- 

 ease. In treating the above diseases it should 

 always be borne in mind that if any of the matter 

 from the affected animal gets into the blood of man 

 he runs a great risk of contracting the disease. 



