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in a few hours the hog was perfectly recovered. In 

 the sequel, the feeder held up his hands with asto- 

 nishment at the possibility of a hog being gorged with 

 food! 



Imported into Liverpool from Ireland, in 1829, 

 (the number deficient by five weeks omitted) 153,000 

 pigs. Liverpool Mercury. 



I have been favoured by a very old friend with the 

 following successful and instructive case, which I 

 give from the MS. received : " In the autumn, 1828, 

 one of my sows, four years old, a good mother, 

 remarkably good-tempered, a cross between the Ox- 

 ford and China breeds, with eleven fine pigs by her 

 side, which had been farrowed three weeks, was 

 suddenly seized with fever and inflammation. In 

 twelve hours she became unable to stand, was very 

 restless and apparently in great agony, no evacuation 

 having taken place during two days. In consequence, 

 I called in the aid of a noted cow-leech of the vici- 

 nity, who with much gravity promised me he would 

 do what he could for her, but that all would be of 

 no use. The operations of bleeding, anointing, and 

 medicine were carried on for three days, at a charge 

 of thirty-five shillings, when the sage doctor dis- 

 missed the case with the consolation to me, that he 

 could do no more for the patient, and that it was 

 impossible she could live. 



" I then took her in hand myself, bled her, 

 and gave her a strong dose of salts and jalap, 

 which I succeeded in delivering, her jaws being 

 held open by a rope attached to each. In about an 

 hour thereafter, she had three pints of warm gruel. 



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