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SWINE AND THEIR DISEASES. 



Since the disease is caused 

 by the introduction of the 

 eggs of the taenia, the nece's- 

 ,-^^^^_p..^^_ : -^_ sary preventive measures sug- 

 ** gest themselves at once. 



Swine should never be al- 

 lowed to feed upon human 

 excrement. They should be 

 Fig. 1806— Cysticerous Cellulosus. kept away from all deposits 



ofthat nature,' nor should they 

 be pastured in land manured with this excrement. 

 Give- 

 White hellebore , ; .6 gr. 



Ipecac 6 gr. 



Tartar emetic ; 4 gr. 



A little castor-oil in addition will also prove beneficial. If the 

 animal can swallow, a little niter and sal-ammoniac, mixed in water, 

 may be given. 



Some breeders prefer to bleed in this disease. If bleeding is to 

 be practiced, give at the outset an injection of — i. 



Epsom salts . e . . . . .4 oz. 



Oil of turpentine 2 dr. 



Soap-suds ..,, -. % pt. 



Cast and firmly secure the pig, and with a sharp-pointed knife 

 make a number of incisions in the skin of the throat, just over the 

 swelling, and deep enough to draw blood freely. Apply to these 



incisions cloths wrung out 

 of hot water. 



Dr. Tellbf says that tur- 

 pentine is the most reliable 

 internal, remedy. It may be 

 given in swill, in two tea- 

 spoonful doses, if the hog 

 can swallow. If he cannot 

 swallow, fasten a feather to 

 the end of a stick, and swab 



..„.., „ .. . „ , the inside of the throat, as 



Fig. 1307. — Measles or Cysticercus in Pork. ' 



far as can be reached, with 

 a mixture of equal parts of turpentine and oil. 



TRICHINOSIS. 



Perhaps no parasite has ever attracted so much attention as the 

 little worm about one seventy-eighth of an inch in length and one 



