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system, generally most marked in the jaws, which are greatly 

 stiffened. Eating very slow, or entirely stopped; appetite not lost. 



Treatment. Some cases recover if carefully nursed. Give 

 nourishing drinks, elevate trough or bucket so the patient can get 

 its snout into the drink ; give dissolved in hot water and mixed 

 with the slop forty grains bromide of potash two or three times 

 daily until improvement is noticed. Do not attempt to drench. 

 Any wound which seems to be a cause should be cleansed and wet 

 often with five per cent, solution of carbolic acid and water. 



LICE. Very commonly found upon hogs. They are intro- 

 duced by new purchases or by visiting animals. 



Caution Examine the newly purchased hog well on this 

 point before placing with the drove. Hog lice are quite large and 

 easily detected on clean white animals, but not readily on dark or 

 dirty skins. 



Remedy. Wash well with soap and warm water, if weather 

 is not too cold, then apply enough petroleum and lard, equal 

 parts, to give the skin a complete greasing. If weather is too 

 cold for washing, clean with stiff brusn. Creolin one part to 

 water five parts is also a safe and sure remedy. Two or more 

 applications are necessary at intervals of four or five days to 

 complete the job. The woodwork of pens and rubbing places 

 must be completely whitewashed. 



MANGE. Caused by a microscopic parasite which lives in the 

 skin at the roots of the bristles. 



Symptoms. Intense itching with redness of the skin from the 

 irritation of rubbing. Rather rare, but very contagious. 



Treatment. Separate diseased animals ; scrub them thor- 

 oughly with warm water and strong soap ; apply ointment com- 

 posed of lard, one pound ; carbonate of potash, one ounce ; flor. 

 sulphur, two ounces ; wash and re-apply every four days. 



MAGGOTS. The larvae of the ordinary blow-fly fiequently 

 infest wounds on hogs during the summer months. Watch all 

 wounds during hot weather; keep them wet frequently with 

 creolin one part and water six parts, or five per cent, watery 

 solution carbolic acid. If the maggots gain entrance to the 

 wound, apply either above remedies freely, or ordinary turpen- 

 tine with a brush or common oil can. 



ROUND WORMS. Very common in shotes and young hogs, not 

 apparently harmful, unless in great numbers, when they cause 



