1867 Six Hundred Receipts by John Marquart

600 MISCELLANEOUS VALUABLE RECEIPTS.

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No. 472.

Rupture in Swine. "Where a number of swine are bred, it \rill fre quently happen that some of the pigs will have what is called a "rupture," i.e. a hole broken in the rim of the belly, where part of the guts comes out and lodges betwixt the rim of the belly and the skin, having an appearance similar to swelling in the tes- The male pigs are more liable to this dis- means : Geld the pig aftected, and cause it to be held up with its head downward. Flay back the skin from the swollen place, and, from the situation in which the pig is held, the guts will naturally return to their proper place. Sew up the hole with a needle, which must have a square point, and also a bend in it, as the disease often happens between the hind-legs, w^here a straight needle cannot be used. After this is done, replace the skin that w^as flayed back, and sew it up, when the operation is finished. The pig should not have much food for a few^ da3's after the operation, until the wound begins to heal. ticles. order than the females. It is cured by the following

No. 473.

Cure for the Foot-Rot in Sheep.

No. 1.

Take a piece of alum, a piece of green vitriol, and some w^hite mercury, — the alum must be -in the largest proportion ; dissolve them in water, and after the hoof is pared anoint it with a feather, and bind on a rag over all the foot.