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DISEASES OF THE HOG. 149 
too much of any kind of starchy food. Some pigs 
are peculiarly susceptible to this disease. 
Symptoms: The sudden appearance of elastic 
prominences on the skin, accompanied by great 
itching of the parts; it may pass off as suddenly as 
it appears. There is a second form of this disease 
in which the lumps may rise on any part of the 
body and if they do not pass off soon, may form 
vesicles and discharge a glutinous fluid, and the 
animal may appear dull, the appetite may be 
somewhat impaired and the animal’s health dis- 
turbed. 
Treatment: Give one to two ounces epsom salts 
and change the food. To relieve the itching mix 
one ounce of acetate of lead, one ounce tincture of 
opium in a quart of water and bathe the parts well 
with a little of it three or four times a day, if nec- 
essary. If the animal is not cured in a few days 
give five drops Fowler’s solution of arsenic in its 
food three times a day. The trouble usually dis- 
appears after the stomach and bowels have been 
cleaned out. 
LICHEN. 
This is a form of skin disease consisting of pim- 
ples about the size of millet seeds; they develop 
principally around the hair follicles in patches; 
the hair falls off and the skin remains bare for five 
or six weeks, when a layer of scales drop off, and 
then the hair begins to grow. his malady is apt 
to recur. 
Treatment: Give the pig a teaspoonful of sul- 
