Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-31

Hog cholera Is due 10 feeding on sour
swill. grain or corn disiillery slop, tho
essence of the sourness being a vinegar
which Il formed IN tho food after tho
alcoholic fermentation has had it, rim.
The hnahip Of alcohol aud vinegar IL
very close. "a all distillrrs know. their
grsat art being to stlvo of the vinegar
fermentation. Baker, know u also.
They strive To keep their dough from
boing sour The first effects of exclusive
feeding on this sour or vinegar food II
generally to prodnc. constipation, next
diarthea. ~ the bowels. more or lees
mralyzei by the contact Of the alcohol.
vinegar. oarbonic acid gas, etc, become
disicnded. thickcncd. and pour OIL vary.
ing quantities Of glairuy, glucy or watery
fluid that come mostly from the para
lyr,,d cells coating the bowels.
After u while the blood becomes In.
fccted with the vinegar yeast. tho red
corpusclcn adhesive and sticky, the liinin
hlaUents. that naturally arr very deli
cate and almost invisible under the mi.
croscope. become thickcned into massive
threads. which aggregate moro or loss,
forming s.scins. clois or plugs which
catch on the valves 81 tho heart These
lbrgn filaments sometimes aggregate
into long concrctions that run for sew.
cral inches. blocking mp the blood vessels.
sometimes plugging up tho smaller ves-
sells completely. The heart meantime
automatically beats harder 10 overcome
tho obstacle. and " tho vessels aro weak
thoy rupture near the obstruction and
the blood pours ont under the skin. II
this Is the site of tho plug, and makes II
look red almost like case Of scarlet To-
vcr Again. from the paralyKing inlu-
cnce OF the intestinal gases, thoro Il, II the
animal lives long enough. n paralysis Of
the hind legs morn or les complete. Tho
hog will bunch up is back and draw the
feet together underneath. In worse
cases Il will move by It's forefeet while
the hindicct drag.
Internal organs are subjected 10 inter.
nal homorrhago from the same olots
floating In the blood stream. II the AMI.
nal lives long enough there will be found
Ia the lung more or lcss breaking down
and tubcrcular deposits due 10 the vine.
gar yeast collecting there from the blood
sirram. Tho appearances ~ much NJ.
seinble those IN consumption In man that
hog cholera has been termed form Of
quick consumption.
II hnot contagious save by contact and
hogs living among the dung " infected
hogs. Swine that have been fed on good
sweet corn by the side of and In differ
ont pens from swine fed ON distillory
slop, aud suffering from hog cholera. have
not taken it--Aocorling 20 DR.. Salisbury.
And swiiio affected with IL have been
cured by giving them good sweet corn.
II hogs everywhere were fed on good
sound food hog cholera would 30 much
les. II the food Is cooked thorough
ly the heat will destroy tho alcohol
plants aud tho vinegar plants, which
soine call hacilll. and there will DO
much lcss danger OF the disease. Tho
immunity Of swine fed on sweet, sound
food, some may say, Il due 10 tho re-
sultant health of the animals resisting
tho disease. b this as 1t may. those who
are troubled with the hog cholera should
feed only good sound sweet corn well
steamed, nnd unless the cases are too far
gone they will iind tho diseaso arrested.
OF course tho animals should DO protect.
cd from cold.
80 long MAJ swine, aud kline, too. arc
fed on swill. dislillery slop, dungy and
dirty soured corn. or swill that Is indi.
gcstible, with orange or lemon peel,
trouble with the bowels must be- expect
cd. more or less severe according TO cir.
cumsiances. II those whoaro Interested
doubt these statements It ia easy 10
prove or disproyo them by tlit.s ac-
curutely conducted Feed healthy swine
ON dhtlllery slop and nothing else for
three montlis, having other healthy
fwino alongside la hdiacent pcns ted
with good sweet corn nnd water. and
then note The rusults.- Ephnim Cutter,
NJ. d., Ii. d., In American Agricultir.
vt.