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SWINE AND THEIR DISEASES. 



in the 'food. This promotes recovery, and 

 improves the general condition. Provide a 

 warm stye, and give cooked food and sour 

 milk. A liniment of turpentine and olive- 

 oil may be applied to the affected parts and 

 rubbed upon the spine. An occasional 

 dose- of bicarbonate of potash has proved 

 of benefit. If the pig is very fat, a dose of 

 Epsom salts will be of service. 



WOUNDS. 



These injuries are difficult to deal with, 

 as a bandage of any solid application is 

 almost certain to be rubbed off by a pig. 

 In a healthy animal a wound will generally 

 heal itself, the only source of danger being 

 septic influence from without. To guard 

 against this, a solution of permanganate of 

 potash may be syringed over the wound. 

 There is no better dressing than tar for a 

 wound in the foot. 



PARALYSIS OF HIND QUARTERS. 



This affects both young pigs and older 



hogs. Some think that by it are caused 



worms in the kidneys, which is, sometimes 



Pig. 1316.— AscarisLumbricoides. though not always the case. It is true that 



a, Female; d, Male, natural the presence of these parasites around the 

 size. 



kidneys may cause irri- 

 tation of the nerves of 

 the spinal column and 

 result in paralysis, yet it 

 is oftener a weakness 

 and loss of nervous pow- 

 er in those parts. The 

 Symptoms in either case 

 (for they cannot be dis- 

 tinguished apart) are 

 weakness of the back, 

 wriggling of the hind 

 parts, and finally settling 

 down on the haunches 



Fig. 1317. — Potato-cleaner, 



