DISEASES OF THE HOG. 141 
giving twenty to forty drops of the syrup iodide of 
iron in a little syrup three times a day, also give 
four grains of quinine in a little whisky and water 
twice a day for two days. In the early stage of this 
disease the skin should be kept wet with a lotion 
composed of acetate of lead one ounce, water oné 
quart; when the skin becomes dry and cracks rub 
it once a day with an ointment made by mixing 
two ounces oxide of zine with four ounces of vase- 
line. Feed as directed in the former. The pig 
should get all the cold water it can drink in all - 
cases of fever. 
GANGRENOUS ANGINA. 
This form is common in the pig, its principal 
seat being the throat and is characterized by a diffi- 
culty in swallowing and breathing, with a wheez- 
ing sound; the tongue often swells and becomes of 
a dark purple or of a bluish black color, “black. 
tongue,” there is usually a painful swelling on the 
outside of the throat, sometimes extending down 
between the fore legs. If the skin is white it will 
be changed to red and later on dark. As the dis- 
ease progresses the breathing becomes more diffi- 
cult, the tongue may swell to such a size as to 
cause suffocation. 
Treatment: If the animal can swallow give it 
one to two ounces of epsom salts; follow this by 
giving five to eight drops of the strong nitro- 
muriatic acid well diluted three or four times a 
day. If the tongue is much swollen take half an 
ounce of acetate of lead and one ounce tincture of 
