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SWINE AND THEIR DISEASES. 



lent remedies that have been employed with marked success in the 

 cure of the prevalent fatal diseases to which the hog is so generally 

 subject. Millions of dollars are annually lost from this cause, and 

 in some parts of the country breeding of hogs is a precarious bus- 

 iness, on account of their liability to disease. 



It is not a little singular thafa vicious hog is the most pugna- 

 cious and dangerous of all wild animals, the wild boar of India. being 

 more than a match for the jungle tiger. The Biarbyroussa, or wild 

 hog of Malacca, is one of the most formidable and dreaded animals of 

 the jungle ; while the little peccary, the wild hog peculiar to our own 

 country, is absolutely fearless, and is more than a match for any of 

 the wild animals of the forest, combating any of the savage animals, 

 or man himself, without regard to size or resistance. Illustrations 

 of these remarkable little brutes are given. 



Fig. 1250.— Wild Boar of Africa. 



The diseases of swine are usually caused by improper food or 

 drink, or by undrained and filthy styes. If, therefore, pigs are prop- 

 erly housed, and the feeding and management are good, the liability 

 to disease will be reduced to a minimum. On the other hand, if they 

 are allowed to lie on the manure heap, to drink foul water, and are 

 compelled to consume offal, disease must be expected ; nor is it, to 



