INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS. 
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Swine are liable to various diseases ; but their treatment 
has not jet been sufficiently ascertained, in consequence of 
the difficulty of administering medical treatment to them* 
They are, besides, not robust in their constitutions, being 
exceedingly liable to complaints of the lungs, if kept in 
cold situations, from the effects of which they are frequently 
afflicted with a hard, dry, and husky cough. As with al¬ 
most all our domestic animals, it is of infinite consequence 
that their food should be regularly given to them. 
CHAPTER I. 
INTERNAL COMPLAINTS. 
INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS. 
This complaint is often hereditary in pigs, and makes its 
appearance in animals predisposed to it, when subjected to 
wet and cold sties. It is also induced by their being too 
hastily changed from poor feeding to that which is rich. 
Remedies. —In the highly inflammable state, with much 
cough, bleeding will be necessary ; but when not severe, 
cooling aperients may be given. The following has been 
found effectual in affording relief :— 
Cream of tartar ounce, 
Saltpetre \ ounce, 
Tartarized antimony . 1 drachm; 
to be dissolved in warm water, and mixed with the food. 
The same quantity to be repeated every twelve hours, until 
an abatement of the complaint is apparent. 
