. The American farmer. A complete agricultural library, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments and details. STEPHANURCS DEXTATCS OR LAHD WORM. B, Male, d, Female. :, Head, HAEMATOPINTJS. Blood-Bucking loaee of the pig. SWINE. 407 usually, but sometimes an unnatural looseness. The animal seems weak, and walks with astiff, tottering gait. It sometimes proves fatal in three or four days, but if the animal recov-ers, the duration of the disease will be about two weeks. If the animal be opened afterdeath, the nasal passages of the upper part of th
. The American farmer. A complete agricultural library, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments and details. STEPHANURCS DEXTATCS OR LAHD WORM. B, Male, d, Female. :, Head, HAEMATOPINTJS. Blood-Bucking loaee of the pig. SWINE. 407 usually, but sometimes an unnatural looseness. The animal seems weak, and walks with astiff, tottering gait. It sometimes proves fatal in three or four days, but if the animal recov-ers, the duration of the disease will be about two weeks. If the animal be opened afterdeath, the nasal passages of the upper part of the throat, the windpipe, and lungs will befound to be greatly inflamed, while frequently the spleen will be enlarged, soft, and of adark color; the liver is also frequently affected. Separate the patient from all other animals,and give him a clean, well-ventilated pen. If the bowels are constipated, give one and ahalf ounces of castor oil mixed with a pint of milk; if there be a diarrhrea, give twentygrains of podophyllin, and two drachms of bi-carbonate of soda, mixed with the same quantityof mUk. Apply to the chest and throat mustard and vinegar well rubbed in, or, if a blisterseems necessary, a blistering ointment
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