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half a pint of cold water; after this operates give 

 acetate of potass in doses of half a dram three 

 times a day in the food. The diet under the same 

 circumstances should be of a cooling nature. Avoid 

 corn and give fine ground oats and milk instead 

 and some kind of green food. In weak animals give 

 the same kind of food, but do not give a physic; 

 instead, give from half to one teaspoonful of the 

 tincture chloride of iron in the food at a dose three 

 times a day; a tablespoonful of cod liver oil at a 

 dose in the food three times a day will be found to 

 be of great service in such cases. A dessert spoon- 

 ful of the compound syrup of sarsaparilla at a dose 

 three times a day is also useful. Keep the pigs out 

 of the sun and wash the body well with soap and 

 water and then bathe with a lotion of acetate of 

 lead half an ounce, sulphate of zinc half an ounce, 

 water one quart. In cases where the skin has be- 

 come hard use glycerine two ounces, water two 

 ounces, tannic acid two drams; apply once a day. 

 Iodide of sulphur fifteen grains, lard one ounce, is 

 also useful. When the skin requires a stimulant 

 rub once a day with a little compound soap lini- 

 ment. If the skin should crack the oxide of zinc 

 ointment will be the best to use. 



RING WORn (TINEA TONSURANS.) 



This is not a common disease among pigs, al- 

 though I have been called upon to treat a few cases. 

 It depends upon the presence of a vegetable para- 

 site which finds its way to the skin by contagion 

 and develops rapidly when it finds a suitable place; 



