The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-20

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DIR. u. l.. Pharcs has added TO his
already widespread notoriety by
examining into the new hog-slck
ness. as it has been quite prevalent
in Mississippi. Mr.. Phares has
suggested the name ''Episulc Pnen-
monia, and made many dlssectlons
to prove the difference between this
new disease and the ordinary hog
cholera. In a recent number OF
Cur Home .Journal he saws
In the less acute cases, the medi-
cines NAV be given IN milk, or al
most any other cooked food. As
the season advances and the at
mospheric temperature rises, the
malady is much modified. The
pulmonary trouble Is not usually so
urgent. unless the animal is con-
fined in "A pen exposed 10 direct sun
heat and fed on ri or other con-
centrated feed. Now the duodenum
will be more ~congested, perh'ps
loaded (its tissues) with blood TO
burstir of the small vessels. Some
times patches or bands OF the small
intestine, or Of the mesentery, or
both, may be similarly charged with
blood: while the other viscera pres
ent the same appearances rs des-
cribed in the former papers.
These cases may last many days.
There are often remissions, or
complete intermisslons Of symptoms
followed by exacerbatlons; cold
and hot stages, The animal dies IN
the congested, cold stage, Perhaps
he may have been improving for
some days: when being caught by
cold rains, the congestion is renew-
ed and sudden death follows. Such
is about the general coarse of the
malady without treatment IN
warm seasons.
The malady is amenable to
treatment and the animal shOulc
have the full dose of calomel and
bicarbonate of soda to begin with,
as recommended in former papers
of tie series. Quinine is yalua-
BILE also in these RENTING and m
termitting cases, and probably IN
those also where we may not be
able to detect alterations of cold
and pyrexla,
In addition to the purgative dose
free blood-letting IN the earlier
stages will assist much in aborting
the disease and subdue it at nee.
Later, the blood loses the property of
c~oaglating; and then the animal
may bleed to death from the slight
est wound.
After the first acute stage, | use
sulphite of soda, of potash, or of
magnesia, mot sulphate) and chic
rate Of potash. The blood is very
dark and charged with carbon and
zymotic organisms bacteria vibri-
ones, etc, 1t is then eminently in
fictitious. The sulphites arrest the
rapid propagation of these and kill
those already in the blood. The
chlorate oxydizes the blood, reddens
it, consumes the carbon and other
etfete matters, restores the complex
ton of the skin and tissues, arrests
decomposition and promotes diges-
sion and assimilation.
The sulphites may be given
twice or thrice daily in the food Of
doses of one-half to one teaspoon
full of the powdered drug. The chic
rate potash may be given thrice
daily IN dose of one tablespoonful
of saturated cold water solution.
These doses are for adult animals
and may be less for small pigs.
Prompt, efficient treatment, how
ever, will arrest the disease in the
earlier stage and all these evils will
be avoided. The best preyentive(per-
feet | believe,) is to withhold con-
centrated dry feed during hot sea-
sons, or to use sparingly, with plen-
ty OF beets, carrots, parsnlps, pota-
toes and other roots; tender succu-
lent grasses, including green corn:
melons, cucumbers and especially
squashes.
DR. Phares has studied the sub
iect thoroughly, as these few ex-
tracts from his papers will show.
He has tried and proved the remi-
dies he advises among his celebra-
ted "B~erkshires' at Woodville
Miss. In the hands Of a skilled vet
Urinary surgeon or physician they
will undoubtly work well, but the
average farmer will find the
tar and %turpentine the most handy