FARASITES OF SWINE. 



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Fib. 1313.— Trichina and 

 Cysl <100 limes nalual size). 



Fig. 1314— Muscle with Encysted 

 Trichinae 



STROWGYIjUS paradoxus. 



Fig. 1315 represents the Strongylus Paradoxus found in the 

 bronchi of the hog, but rarely causing disease. 



. Fig. 1316 repre- 

 sents the Ascaris 

 Lnmbricoides, a large 

 round worm, which 

 lives in the intestines 

 of the pig: The same 

 species is found in 

 the stomach or small 

 intestines of chil- 

 dren, and was known 

 in the time of Aris- 

 totle. 



A common remedy 

 for worms is a mix- 

 ture of wood ashes 

 and soap-suds', given 



a, Coat of cyst, marked by ever y few days with 

 Irregular concentric striae, show- the food. Dr. Chase pro- 

 ing the laminated structure, , ,-. ■■ ,« 



and streWn with'dirty gramuia- noiinces Santonin, the active 

 tlons; b, Cavity of the cyst, principle of the plant called , 

 overrun by a calcareous de-> , ■ ^T ". 



poslt^ c, Worm transformation wormseed, an effectual rem- 

 aning; d, A, Fat accumu- edy fo r , the round-worm. It 

 lated at the ends of the cyst. 



is in the form of small white 1 



crystals, and may be given in doses of one third of a 



l teaspoonful morning and evening, followed by a 



brisk cathartic. To exterminate the other two, give 



the following injections : — 



Tincture of asaf cetida 1 teaspoonful. , 



Salt i teaspoonful. 



Water . . . £ pt. 



Mix, and warm slightly, , 



RHEUMATISM. 



Pigs suffering from rheumatism exhibit dullness, 

 indisposition to move,, and more or less lameness. 

 There is tenderness in the affected joints, and this FlG - !315. —Strong- 

 tenderness shifts about from one joint to another. y,us Para *»™*- 

 Give a tablespoonful, of cod-livfer oil twice a day , 1# J*^ ? atural 



_ r ' size ; , 2. Female ntt- 



aral site ; 3. Anterior extremity of female, enlarged, a, (Esophagus; b, Intestine; c, Genital 

 4. Caudal extremity' of female, a, Vagina; b, Intestine. 5. Caudal extremity 'of the 

 a, b, The two lobes of the sac; c, Spicules. 



