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i), and vaseline (three ounces). Hot fomentations may 



be used. 

 " Sore teats should be bathed daily with white lotion (one 

 ; zinc sulphate, three-fourths of a part lead acetate, and 

 ty parts water) until healed." 



ECZEMA. 



Eczema, and similar skin troubles, can usually be success- 

 y treated by washing or spraying with a one per cent 

 -tion of creolin, or some of the well-known tar disinfectants. 

 ! hog should be kept in a clean, dry place, and out of the 

 until cured. It sometimes requires time to effect a cure, 

 the treatment should be given every day until the disease 

 lonquered. 



RHEUMATISM. 



In northern latitudes, rheumatism often occurs among 

 ne, especially during cold, damp weather. Damp, ill-ven- 

 ted pens are a common cause, and it may sometimes be 

 sed by overfeeding. Piggeries built with stone or concrete 

 Is and floors are generally more dangerous than those built 

 ivood. When such walls are hollow and the floors insulated 

 h a tar layer, they are much safer. 



The hog becomes very lame and stifF and moves about with 

 iculty. Sometimes the joints become swollen and very 

 aful, and the animal becomes practically helpless. In such 

 3S it is seldom that the hog makes a recovery. 

 The feeder must be on his guard against this disease. 

 Y, well-ventilated pens and careful feeding will generally 

 ble him to avoid disaster. Animals which become affected 

 uld be kept in dry, warm quarters. Dr. Craig ("Diseases 

 Swine ") says: " Salicylate of soda is the most useful drug 



