The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-27

pressed with the idea that the hog is
an omniverous animal and able TO eat
ANYTHING with impunity, that they will
scarcely believe that swine suffer from
indigestion, yet such Is the iact IN
digestion. especially Of young pigs Is
a very common complaint, and oIleh
a serious and even fatal one. Ine
symptoms OF the trouble are varied
but in pigs one OF the commonest Is
vomiting and this is often accompap-
led by fits, staggering OF thumps
Other symptoms are squealing ana
rubbing the nose in the mud; general
thriftlessness, emaciation. constipation
or diarrhea, skin diseases, such as
hives, nettlerash, eczema and itchi-
ness. Cough is also acommon symptom
Of indigestion, but In our experience Is
usually found along with the indiges-
tiun caused by the presence Of worms
in the stomach or intestines. II Is also
usual to find the appetite OF hogs suf-
fering from indigestion depraYed OF
peculiar IN that they will prefer Tor
eign bodies to good food, drink manure
tea rather than pure water or slop and
at strangely, sometimes hungry
sometimes having no appetite al all
When any Of these symptoms are seen
To affect the hogs II Is time 70 com
nlence a search for the cause, and this
Is usually to be found in erroneous
methods Of feeding or N the Io2a
supply. The bad effects Of the sour
sWill barrel have been alluded 20 10
a former article. The long continued
feeding Of any one food such as corn
Is a common cause Of trouble OF the
digestive organs, and the same may be
said Of feeding too much Of any food
or combination of foods. In the nrsi
place it should be remembered that
the stomach OF the young pig requires
a little food often more than II does
great amount If food at one time, 50
that when a pig is seen to yomit there
may be nothing wrong with the food
itself, but the amount given Is too great
and the time between feeds Is tQ2&
long The first step on noticing the@
the pigs are suffering from indiges-
ton IS to cut down the amount OF food
and give It oftener and IN II mix
something which viii make It digest
better. A good medicine for this is
lime water, and II may be very easily
made by pouring water upon fresh
lime and thereby slaking t. The wa
ter should then be diluted further and
may be mixed with advantage In the
food OF the pigs. Charcoal Is also val
liable in the same way, and for this
reason many are IN the habit OF feed
ing soft coal but there is no doubt
that powdered wood coal mixed with
the food has a better effect The soft
coal has one advantage IN that L con
tains sulphur, but this can be added
several time a week II there Is a tend
ency TO constipation or skin disease.
II a pig is found 70 be constlpated.
then the bowels should be moved By
two tablespoonfuls Of castor oil or an
ounce or two OF epson salts. after
which it Is well to mix IN the food
twice daily one teaspoonful Of hypo-
sulphite OF soda and a half teaspoon
ful Of ground ginger root For chronic
vomiting we have found nothing bet
the than nux vomica In small doses
mixed with the food For a pig three
grains three times daily OF the pow
dered drug win DO TO start with. but
il should be increased II necessary.
and II the vomiting does not cease
then add two or three drops Of car
bolio acid well mixed up In a little
milk. For diarrhea the treatment
would be a little different The hrst
thing Is to clear the bowels by means
OF a dose OF castor oil. then follow up
with ten grain doses OF subnitrate of
bismuth and fifteen drops Of tincture
OF opium or three grains Of powdered
opium three times daily In food
Where there Is a lack OF appetite the
bowels should be moved freely. then
follow with ten grains Of powdered
gentian root and a like amount uf
dried sulphate OF iron twice daily In
the food. A change OF food Is always
indicted and n roots can be obtained
they win usually give the best OF re-
suits or the food may be boiled.