28 DISEASES OF THE HOG. 
be added a teaspoonful of carbolic acid to the pint, 
to be used as above. If ulcers appear they should | 
be touched with a pencil of nitrate of silver, and 
if not better, touched again on the third day with 
the silver. Alum water is also useful, a table- 
spoonful of the alum to a half pint of water. Milk 
or thin oatmeal gruel should be given to the pig 
to drink. 
There is a disease of the mouth known as “Gum 
Mouth,” which is a form of Gloss Anthrax. This 
is a constitutional disease, locating itself in the 
mouth; it is accompanied by a low form of fever 
and is contagious. 
Symptoms: A pig affected with this disease 
will refuse food, the eyes will be dull, ears lopped, 
saliva dribbling from the mouth, hot, dry nose, 
and the appearance of small pustules onthe tongue 
and lips; the tongue will be coated with a fur and 
the edges will be dark-red and raw, and a very foul 
smell will issue from the mouth. These pustules 
break and discharge a very poisonous substance 
which very soon kills the pig.. They should be 
cauterized with liquor hydrargyri nitratis, and a 
glass rod used to put it on. The strength should 
be kept up by giving four grains of quinine dis- 
solved in two tablespoonfuls of whisky three times 
a day. Eggs and milk beaten up and a little 
whisky added to aid digestion should also be given 
in small quantities several times a day. The 
mouth should be washed out occasionally with a 
solution of slippery elm bark with a few drops of 
carbolic acid added to it. The pig should be kept 
