The Atlanta constitution., 1903-12-14
FARM CORRESPONDENT
Continued from Page Ten.


very often prescribed for in this depart
ment. The following treatment Is taken
from n reply to a similar inquiry pub
lished in issue OF October I9:
Give the hog one ounce of castor oil
and one drop OF croton oil at a dose.
Follow this up by giving 8 to 10 grains Of
iodide of potassium twice a day in the
drinking water. or food for week At
the end of the week. if not better give
20 TO 25 drops OF tincture of nux vomica
in little water twice day for two or
three weeks, il necessary. Rub the back
and loins once a day with compound soap
linimcnt The trouble is sometimes caus-
ed by Il blow on the spine causing pres
sure on the spinal cord. Ii is then rather
a hopeless case.
In addition. change her food from pea
nuts TO something more strengthening.
say, bran Inashes, oats and corn. | have
known Il healthy, fat hog to inJure Itself
by merely playing, SO as to cause this
trouble from spran of the back.
POSSIBLE SPAWN OF HORSE.
A. $. McC. Baconton, Gal have a
hiSll-bred Kentucky nare shipped here
for the purpose OF raising fine colts She
Is about IA years old and has brought
two colts since / have owned her. The
first colt is Ia months old the second 2
months old. III the early spring of this
and was satisfactory in every way. On
the morning of the LIST of May she was
found lying in her stable unable to rise
and showed signs Of having struggled the
greater part OF the night. Her right hind
leg was cold and almost stiff. She was
sensitive TO touch about the stifie
joint the muscles of the right
fland were contracted and she was
unfit for any service whatever. No treat
nent was resorted TO and in two weeks
she had so far recovered that she was
put back to ploW and proved mat three
days plowing brought return OF the
condition. and an enlargement on tue
inner side of each hook joint rather to the
front All the summer she would make
no effort to rise after lying down unul
a whip was brought and some one TO
support her effort The 10Th OF Octoher
She brought q fine colt Since then she
lies down and gets UP at Will and she can
trot pretty well, but has not sufficlent
use Of her hind legs to gallop. The mare
Is a hearty eater and In good health and
spirits in every way eAcepi TINS .itlc-
tion. please name the condition ana give
treatment / will surely appreciate H.
Answer notwithstanding your evident
effort 10 describe the symptoms yet II IS
true that it is one of those frequent cases
Of lameness in which personal eAainl-
nation by an expert would be necessary
m determine just what is the matter.
am inclined to the opinion that Sne mas
u.hat is called occult spawn. At any
rate absolute rest and for long unle Is
~ arst requisite If there is any sore
Ihe ns '5si or heat about the hook other Joint
apply hot water to the place thrfe e t tine n :.
a day, nfteen minutes It tine i'm Ru6 nu5rs. dFy
and then apply a io1iom 9,,art VI If water.
%nen Sf sqsaf the o. lSn M suosdes rub in
rarf w ,iTN of the following ointment: Two
Dr. Grams Of contharddes one dram o. Of plniS- IrS
dide Of mercury and TWO fo,, oun{sn ponrs rs fhen
asb 1et II off and apply little lard Repeat At
W'es'i wa hIjstcr ia in two weeks, and again N
t1ro weeks. Give d long rest.