154 DISEASES OF THE HOG. 
half a pint of cold water; after this operates give 
acetate of potass in doses of half a dram three 
times a day in the food. The diet under the same 
circumstances should be of a cooling nature. Avoid 
corn and give fine ground oats and milk instead 
and some kind of green food. In weak animals give 
the same kind of food, but do not give a physic; 
instead, give from half to one teaspoonful of the 
tincture chloride of iron in the food at a dose three 
times a day; a tablespoonful of cod liver oil at a 
dose in the food three times a day will be found to 
be of great service in such cases. A dessert spoon- 
ful of the compound syrup of sarsaparilla at a dose 
three times a day is also useful. Keep the pigs out 
of the sun and wash the body well with soap and 
water and then bathe with a lotion of acetate of 
lead half an ounce, sulphate of zine half an ounce, 
water one quart. In cases where the skin has be- 
come hard use glycerine two ounces, water two 
ounces, tannic acid two drams; apply once a day. 
Icdide of sulphur fifteen grains, lard one ounce, is 
also useful. When the skin requires a stimulant 
rub once a day with a little compound soap lini- 
ment. If the skin should crack the oxide of zinc 
ointment will be the best to use. 
RING WORT (TINEA TONSURANS.) 
This is not a common disease among pigs, al- 
though I have been called upon to treat a few cases. 
It depends upon the presence of a vegetable para- 
site which finds its way to the skin by contagion 
and develops rapidly when it finds a suitable place; 
