DISEASES OF THE HOG. ; 105 
the compound syrup of squills in doses of from 
twenty to thirty drops three times a day will be 
found serviceable. At this stage of the disease 
opium should be avoided as it is apt to arrest the 
secretions or prevent the expulsion of mucus from 
the small bronchi and therefore increase the dis: 
tress and danger. It is better in the case of the pig 
not to restrain the cough, as it is often an effort of 
nature to expel the accumulated mucus. If the 
cough should be very distressing recourse may then 
sometimes be had to the fluid extract of hyoscya- 
mus three to five drops at a dose every two hours 
or hydrocyanic acid in doses from five to fifteen 
drops every two hours. In the advanced stages 
when it appears to be verging on a chronic form, 
take one ounce of the bruised roots of senega and 
licorice, boil this in one and one half pints of water 
down to a pint, and when cool add one grain tartar 
emetic and two ounces of sugar, and give the ani- 
mala tablespoonful of this every two hours. If the 
pig is weak, give it five to ten grains of carbonate 
of ammonia in a little cold water every two hours. 
The animal’s strength should be supported by good 
milk or eggs beaten up and a little whisky added 
-toit. Keep the animal as comfortable as possible. 
Post Mortem Appearances.—The bronchial mu- 
cous membrane is reddened, thickened, sometimes 
softened; in some cases there is ulceration and gan- 
grene. Occasionally the redness is diffused, but 
more frequently in patches. In some few cases 
there will be abrasion. The tubes contain mucus in 
various states, sometimes blood and not infrequent- 
