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SWINE AND THEIR DISEASES. 



Nitrate of potash (saltpeter) 2 dr. 



Bisulphite of soda .*. . , 2 dr. 



Mustard, or a blister on the chest, is often beneficial. 



Another method is, if the bowels are constipated, to give an 



injection of warm soap-suds, and at the same time take internally 



one half to two drams 

 of saltpeter,, according 

 to size, and one to 

 three ounces of Glau- 

 ber's salts. After six 

 hours, and then, three 

 . times a day, give one 

 of the following pow- 

 ders by throwing it on 



Fig. 1292.— Piles in a Hog. 



the tongues- 

 Tartar emetic . . .12 gr. 



Powdered opium. '... „ 12 gr. 



Nitrate of potash (saltpeter).,. J. l'J oz. 



Mix, and divide into eight pbwders. When the inflammation has 

 abated, a half dram of sal-ammoniac, three times a dayfor several 

 days, will prove beneficial. 



Pneumonia is caused by exposure ; it is much easier to prevent 

 it by proper management than to cureat by medicine. 



;:< "' ABSCESS. 



Abscesses are of two kinds, acute and chronic^ The acute form, 

 due to sharp local inflammation, is generally found undef the throat, 

 at the bottom of the neck, in the groin, or Upon the limbs* The best 

 treatment is about as follows : At the commencement, poultice well 

 with linseed 

 meal. If a poul- 

 tice cannot be 

 used, ointment 

 may be applied. 

 When the tu- 

 mor has come 

 to a "head," it 

 should then be 



Fig. 1293.— Common Plank Trough. 



opened with the knife. The chronic abscess indicates a general 

 morbid state, which is often owing to bad food or unhealthy styes. 

 This may be treated as above,- but it is of. the highest importance to 

 adopt, at once, a proper system of feeding and care. 



