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to it to destroy the diseased tissue; it can be re- 
peated every third day if necessary. I have had 
good success from this method of treatment. The 
pig should be fed on milk and if it will not take it 
it should be fed with a little milk and beaten eggs, 
with a spoonful of good whisky in it to help diges- 
tion. 
.NECK ANTHRAX. 
This form of anthrax is characterized by an 
eruption of boils which appear on the back of the 
neck over the parotid glands below the ear. The 
bristles on the affected parts stand erect; they are 
dry and stiff, and if touched or pulled the pig will 
squeal with pain; the skin is discolored, usually 
of a purple tint; there is high fever, loss of appe- 
tite, thirst, grinding the teeth, and a hot clammy 
mouth; there is difficulty in swallowing and op- 
pressed breathing, which would indicate sore 
throat; the affected parts usually slough, erysipe- 
las sets in and the animal generally dies about the 
ninth or tenth day. . 
Treatment: Give one to two ounces epsom salts 
to cool the system; then give five to eight drops of 
the strong nitro-muriatic acid at a dose diluted in 
a wineglassful of water three or four times a day, 
_continue this for three days, then give two to four 
grains of quinine and two tablespoonfuls of whisky 
in a little water three times a day for two days, 
then give from twenty to thirty drops of tincture 
chloride of iron at a dose in water three times a 
day. Bathe the affected parts three times a day 
