Chapter XXXIY, 



Khjmet-Wobms — Hog-Lice— r Mange, Itch, oh Scab — Meailes — Measlei in Pobk 

 — Trichinosis— The Strongyi^s — The Abcabib — Symptoms of Works — 

 Treatment op Wounds. 



KIDNEY-WORMS, OB URS-WORMS. 



DR. C H A S E , says these 

 worms infest hogs to an 

 alarming extent ; other 

 authorities doubt their being 

 of common occurrence. The 

 symptoms attributed to the 

 presence of such worms are : 

 imperfect use of hind legs, in- 

 clination to lie down, a seem- 

 ing paralysis of the hind parts, 

 and inability to rise on the 

 hind feet. 



Dr. Paaren says the kidney- 

 worm is not common among 

 hogs, though occasionally one 

 or two hogs in a herd may, 

 suffer from its presence. It iscalled the strongylus gigas t and is not 

 found in the substance of the kidney, but in the hollow portion, in 

 which the secretion of urine takes place. . A tablespoonful of tur- 

 pentine poured on across the loins or small of the back, daily for 

 several days, is said to be a certain cure, even when the hogs have 

 been down for weeks and unable to rise. 

 Another remedy is the following : — 



Sulphate of iron (copperas) .... ' 1 teaspoon? ul. 



Sulphur i .1 teaspoonful. 



Mix, and feed in the night's meal for three days. Sometimes a 

 longer treatment is necessary. 



Corn soaked ,in lye made from wood ashes has been used irith 

 success at the first appearance of the complaint. 



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Fie. 1295.— Middle White Sow. 



