38 DISEASES OF THE HOG. 
is best done by giving from ten to twenty drops of 
the medicinal solution of prussic acid in a little 
water, or one to two drops of the wine of ipecac. 
Allow the pig all the cold water it will take. After 
the acute stage is over, the pig should get a little 
new milk, with a little whisky or brandy in it, sev- 
eral times a day. Care must be taken not to al- 
low the animal to have much food for a week or 
ten days; a little oatmeal made up with boiling 
water and mixed with milk will be the best food. . 
Post Mortem Appearance.—It was at’ one time 
thought that redness indicated that the stomach 
was inflamed, but mere redness may be present 
after death and the stomach have been healthy. 
In cases of true inflammation the mucous mem- . 
brane will be very much swollen and congested. 
In some cases I have found swelling so great that 
it had completely closed the cardiac opening into 
the oesophagus. In such cases the animals can- 
not swallow, there is considerable infiltration of 
’ serum mixed in the tissues, which are usually 
easily broken down and will be either almost. black 
or of a yellow tinge. 
MEAT BRINE. 
Salt in moderate quantities promotes digestion 
and the general health of the animal; but when 
taken in too large quantities it deranges the stom- 
ach and bowels, causing the formation of gases, 
diarrhea, vertigo, convulsions and paralysis, and 
death in eight to twenty-four hours. It also causes 
