Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-02-09
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IMPORTANT TO FARMERS.
From the Farmer and Gardener.
SWELLED THROAT OF HOGS


A disease commonly called by this naue,
attacked my hogs few weeks since, and
carried off three fat hogs before INV attention
was called 10 it. On examining ali INV
hogs, found about twenty had The disease.
Being then an entire stranger to the disease,
l made inquiry among my neighbors, but
found they knew but little of it, except that
1t was fatal To nearly all that took il. Short
~ after, l took a fat hog which had died oil
The disease, and skinned the throat, then cut
out all oil the swelled part in one large piece,
and then cut IL up into small pieces, al each
cuthnding the pores filled with slightly color
edwater, until cut to gland which was filled
with substance which looked like cheese,
or white corn meal dough, and about as large
20 huiled walnut. then concluded that.
II tho throat of the hog was opened 10 The
diseased gland as soon as i, was found to have
the disease, it might then be saved: and
have since fully proved the fact, by opening
ABOUT ~ and putting into the incison a mix
ture OF corrosive sublimate and red ptecip-
tate. In performing the operation Law The
hog down, feel for the lump, then cut in
iengthwise carefully, until split the diseas-
ed lump, which will be known by its dis.
Charging dark blood. then put in The above
mixture, and the hog will be we'll in few
days. In several cases the hogs were SO far
gone, and their threats sw elied so much, that
1 could not precisely find the lump; | then
cat cash about three inches ieng on
each side of the throat. as deep as I thought
safe, and put in the mixture. sail have got
we'll, or are on the mend, am induced 10 be-
ieve, that ii farmers would open the threats
Oh their hogs as soon as they commence swell.
ling, they might Ire cured in every instance
would describe the symptoms, but the dis
case is 50 common that think il unnecessa-
ry, only TO state that The swelling may be
discovered ny examination about week be-
lore the hog stops eating, then il not reliev-
cd, the hog iaets but q few days longer.
JOEL SCOTT,
Franklin county, Ky. Dec Is
We have seen it stated that flour of sui
phur administered, periodically, in the mes
SOS OF hogs, was an excellsat preventive of
this disease, and from it's cooling and sperient
character, we have no doubt il would be
found eficacious; for we take il Tor granted
that the disease arises fron Instructions in
the glands OF the throat, which probably
spring from surfeit, cold, or the impurity
of the blood.
While we have no doubt that The plan pur-
sued by MIR. Scott, 10 an excellent one, and
that the operation can be pc, formed in safety
by asy careful person with steady hand and
good eye, we would recommend that the
hair OF the throat be shaved off, and poul-
iice made Of bruised wormseed, TO be boiled
mixed with mush and small portion of oil
or grease OF any kind, and applied TO the al
iected part warm, it would assuoge the swell
ling nine times out Of ter, indeed, in all
cases, where the puss had not been formed
As an auxiliary to this treatment we would
administer small dose Of sulphur TO the ami
mal, which should be given in warm messes
Of ground grain of some kind seasoned high
ly with cayenne pepper, the animal to be pro-
yidsd with good bedding. We have never
seen this treatment tried on hogs, hut have
no doubt OF its efficacy, as we have seen
most obdurate swellings both on The horse
and dog yield to it's emolIent effects.