Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-12-17

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ana gradually overcoming the vital pow
ers OF the animal by poisonous suhstan-
ces produced by their growth. The first
visible sign OF disease IL fever, shivering.
unwiiiingness to move, more or less
loss OF appetite, increased temperature
ut may reach lo6 to 107 degrees FL, the
animal appears stupid and prefers to
hide In the litter. But many animals die
suddenly without showing any disease.
rhe bowels may be normal or constipa-
ted at the beginning Of the attack. La
ter there Is usually fetid diarrhoea,
abundant, exhausting and persisting to
the end. The eyes are first congested
and watery, but later the secretion thick
ems, becomes yellowish and eventually
gums the eyelids together. The breath
ing becomes rapid and is oppressed in
the advanced stages. A cough is pres
emit, but IL Is not frequent The skin In
often congested and red over the abdo-
men, inner surfaces of the limbs, under
the neck and upon the ears, the color va
rying from pink red to dark red. An
eruption il seen sometimes that leaves
crusts upon she skin. The loss of flesh
is rapid, the strength declines rapidly,
the walk Is uncertain, the back arched
and belly drawn up. Weakness increases
20 the fatal end. The symptoms of plague
are not noticeably different from those
Of cholera. The disease runs two to three
days 70 as many weeks.
CHOLERA CURE.
The most efiicacious formula tried Is
wood charcoal, sulphur, sodium sulphate
and antimony sulphide, Of each one
pound, and sodium chloride, sodium, BIZ
carbonate and sodium hyposulphite, of
each two pounds. These things are well
powdered and mixed. The dose is q
large tablespoonful for each 200 pounds
Of hogs to be treated This Is to be Civ
en- but once per day. Never feed chole-
70 patients on corn alone, but give at
least once per day soft feed made of
bran middlings and oats, or oats and
wheat crushed. Hogs are fond of the
mixture. II too sick to come to the
trough they should be drenched with
the medicine in water, but very carefully,
so as not to suffocate them. Do not turn
the hog on its back, but pull the cheek
away from the teeth, thus forming a
pouch into which the liquid may be
poured slowly. Hogs SO drenched often
begin to eat very soon afterwards and
have improved rapidly until well. This
medicine may be used as preventive in
the food Of well herd. Care must be
taken, however, to see that each animal
gets its proper share. II appears to be
an excellent appetizer and stimulant to
digestion, causing hogs to take on flesh
and look thrifty.
The hogs must be kept warm, dry and
comfortable, and where drafts of cold
air will not blow upon them, and the
food must be such as may be easily d.
gested by the infamed organs. When
first found affected the lots or pens
should be carefully disinfected by dust
ing plentifully with air-slaked lime or
by sprinkling with five per cent solution
of crude carbolic acid. The animals
should be then all removed to other
quarters. The sick and apparently well
should be first separated and kept in diff
ferent lots. These lots should have no
stagnant water and little or no mud, and,
and should be kept well disinfected.
Hogs SO recovering are afterward prac-
tically proof against cholera, but other
hogs should not be brought there for five
or six months. Hogs that die should be
burned or buried deeply. No person
should 60 into Enclosure of sick hogs and
then visit well herds. A particle of ma
nure or dirt the size of mustard seed
is sufficient to infect q whole herd To
breed from mature stock only is in itself
partial safeguard against cholera. The
feeding of variety of foods instead Of
all corn is another. The exclusive use
of corn weakens the vital powers and
makes the hogs more susceptible to dis
ease. Ground wheat is both cheap and
valuable for hog feed; so is young grass
and clover.
ROLAND SMITH.