ss continued over a period, fits are not usually fatal.

Very occasionally young pigs suffer from the protrusion of the rectum,
or as it is commonly termed "shooting of the gut." This is due to
various causes which result in straining. Of these constipation and
diarrh[oe]a are the two most common. As soon as the protrusion of the
gut is noticeable, the enlargement should be carefully washed, then
oiled and gently pressed back into its natural position. Some pigmen
advise the dusting of flour on to the protruded portion before it is
returned, but there is a risk of increasing the amount of inflammation
which is generally present. If known the original cause of the trouble
should be removed, but in any case it is advisable not to give any solid
food to the pig for two or three days after the operation.

Still another of the troubles to which pig flesh is heir is hernia, or
rupture. This is of two kinds, umbilical and scrotum. The former is
the escape of a portion of the bowels through an imperfectly closed
navel opening, whilst the latter shows itself in an enlargement of the
scrotum or purse due to an escape into it of a portion of the abdominal
contents. Both of these ailments are considered to be hereditary, but
the most common and the most troublesome is the latter, since there is
always a chance of strangulation of the escaped portions, which nearly
always results in death.

At one time it was considered to be inadvisable to castrate the boar
pigs affected, but of late years the plan has been adopted of making
only one incision in the scrotum in place of two, and making that one as
high as possible. Then after the operation is performed, the aperture is
sown up. The pig should be fed lightly for a day or two in order to give
time for the healing of the wound.

Umbilical hernia is not generally of much importance, the navel opening
gradually closes as the pig grows stronger and the enlargement
disappears. It is advisable not to breed from a sow pig which has been
affected, nor to continue to use a boar which has begotten ruptured
pigs, as both failings are hereditary.

For a time at least, there is certain to be a difficulty in obtaining a
full supply of sharps, even of the greatly reduced feeding value of the
present quantity available. It may, therefore, be advisable to refer to
another system of feeding the suckling sow and the young pigs. It is now
perforce being generally adopted, but the result is not genera