Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-07-02
PREVENTION OF DISEASE IN
sWINF.

Hogs arr seldom diseased VIXEN they
Nre allowed to wander through the fclds
and woods, for they fnow the r ms dies
that are necessary wien he Fret s. mp
toms of sickness appear, and ihey are
very prompt in making use Of thtm.
An intelligent farmer in England,
seeing ono Of his hogs lying sick in the
pen, laid a spadeful Of eurth near its
nose. The hog got up md began to
eat rreedly. A s"Idefu Of cinders
was then introduced This was eaten /
Rreedily, which caused the animal to
vornit copiously, and in q few hours it
was quite we'll.
When hogs are shut up in pulled
OF planked pen, they ought to be sup
piled with diet as nearly resembling
their natural food as possible, and
especially with that which contains a
portion of sulphur. Comon mustard,
OF n few plants of wild mustard, will
supply this at others time little
radish, or the top rind If Swedish OF
other turuips. A little flour Of sulphur,
or teaspoonful Of Glaubcr salts, ay
be mixed with their food
The cruciftrous plants soom to be
especial fayorites of swine, for they
contain small portions Of acrid vcgcta-
dole oil, having sui phur in its compost
aion. Horse radish is extremely useful
to thcm,. and they are very fcnd of
Il. IL is said that ,ho breath of a
healthy hog always smells of horse
radish, even when the animal has no
access to that plant. The peculiar smell
Of horse>radish arises from the sulphu-
rous, volatile oil in it.
Ofall the domcsticaicd animals, swine
are most subject to acidity of the etom
ach. They come to maturity so rapidly
and lay on so much fat, that they need
much more attention than is generally
bestowed on them when shut up an,
fed on artificial food. The swine is no
naturally a lover of filth; the den G
Hair of wild boar, and the bed Of
wild SOW, are clean. The domestic bog
when subjected to mans mismanage
inent, is driven to wallow in the miro
the alkaline properties of which hay
"a soothing effect on the skin. Whe
and sour milk make very nutritious foo
for pigs. These contain considerabl
of the Sulphuric pbospboric acids Fec
.essary to build their frames. But TIL
food, when the animals are deprived {
exercise, produces aciiity of the stou
.ach, and acidity Injuries the coats of I'll
stomach, weakens the bones, and vitiOtt
the fluids. AS corrective of this evi
small sprinkling of powdered cha
should be mixed with the food on,
week, to prevent dieases of the ski
The sickness of the hog above refe
red to was no doubt occasioned
acidity of tho stomach, and the car
was eaten to couuteract It's effects. T
coal-cinders contained as much sulph
as formed sulphuretted hydrogen in t
stomach, aud caused vomiting.
lSulphuret of antimony, called bla
antimony, is too often given to hogs
persons ignorant of its nature and actic
When sweating is necessary, it may
as useful as any other medicine, I
dore being proportional to the size
abe hog. White antimonial powder |
hearty the same properties as bla
antimoDy; as it has neither smell 1
taste, it is more readily taken. In I
hands Of a practical physician, tar
emetic may be useful, but it is no
medicine for common use, it being W
powerful
Some persons are very liberal in {
pinistering medicines TO hogs, dos
them repeatedly to sweat away diseu
when they are sick, yet, as soon os
patients recover, returning to the sn
careless and improper managem
which produced the disease. Prevent
Is better than cure. When roam
through the woods and prairics, the
Is his own physician; but, confined
yard or pen, he should be suppl
with preventives Of the various dlsca
20 which he is subject A mixtur,
earth and chalk should always be wi
in his reach. Coal ashes OF powIe
charcoal, are also essential. Salt sho
be given daily in small quantities.
few grains of nitre have been foI
beneficial in warm weather. Sulpl
in some shape should always be wit
reach. erfect cleanliness should
observed, and food and drink should
given with regularity and at suita
intervals. A proper condition of
bowels should be kept up. by attic
ing to these particulars, the health
swine would be preserved, and We wo
not hear so much about "hog dist
per-" or 4" hog cholera. "-EaprriB
tai Farmer.
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