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too much of any kind of starchy food. Some pigs 

 are peculiarly susceptible to this disease. 



Symptoms: The sudden appearance of elastic 

 prominences on the skin, accompanied by great 

 itching of the parts; it may pass off as suddenly as 

 it appears. There is a second form of this disease 

 in which the lumps may rise on any part of the 

 body and if they do not pass off soon, may form 

 vesicles and discharge a glutinous fluid, and the 

 animal may appear dull, the appetite may be 

 somewhat impaired and the animaPs health dis- 

 turbed. 



Treatment: Give one to two ounces epsom salts 

 and change the food. To relieve the itching mix 

 one ounce of acetate of lead, one ounce tincture of 

 opium in a quart of water and bathe the parts well 

 with a little of it three or four times a day, if nec- 

 essary. If the animal is not cured in a few days 

 give five drops Fow^ler's solution of arsenic in its 

 food three times a day. The trouble usually dis- 

 appears after the stomach and bowels have been 

 cleaned out. 



LICHEN. 



This is a form of skin disease consisting of pim- 

 ples about the size of millet seeds; they develop 

 principally around the hair follicles in patches; 

 the hair falls off and the skin remains bare for five 

 or six weeks, when a layer of scales drop off, and 

 then the hair begins to grow. This malady is apt 

 to recur. 



Treatment: Give the pig a teaspoonful of sul- 



