American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-06-01
Fran the american Farmer.
ON THE DISEASE COMMONLY CALLED
THE HOLLOW HORN.

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we find but little said in any agricultural work re.
latlve to its treatment.
! Inc name appears to me, to be badly applied,
as the horn alone is not the seat of the disease it
pervades the whole system--and cattle without
horns are quite SUBJECT to it., as those with them
having often seen those without horns have il.
| The holowness of the horn, proceeds from the
violence of the fever throughout the system.
have known cattle feeding in the stall to be attack
Ell with 1t as well as those in poor condition: and
no doubt those in bad plight are more liable to its
attack their 81 item not being in state to resist
any disease it occurs too at all seasons of the year.
but more particularly in the spring
| The animal attacked with it looks rough, starcs
muc! in its coat. and falls off very fast in flesh.
its food having but little effect in nourishns
lit. The eye looks very hollow and dead, and runs
with yellow matter which COLLECTS in the corners,
and around them. Many persons rely upon the
feel OF the horn, as the best indicative of the d.
sease. but this. think. very uncertain in some
cases it is at the root cold to the feel, while in
others very hot. very small gimblet, will how
ever remove all doubts, and the mar on the horn
| not visible after few days If the disease exist
the horn will be found without pith and little or
no blood immediately upon entering the horn -
! The simblet used tor boring, should be well wash
ed and CREASED after using for If it is not. and
should be used to try the horn Of an animal not
lualy affec ed with the disease, IT will most gen.
erallv give it to them. 1t is disease that is high
~ inammatory and infectious and the animal ha-
VIM it, ought to be removed from the herd until
well. The following mode of treatment. | have
found very successful and the beasts soon restored
to thriving state As soon as discover an ami
NAL affected with the hollow horn, bleed it from
the neck lin the same vein in which horse is
bled) from two to six or seven quarts according to
its age, size, and condition, and to give it from
three quarters to one pound and half of eauber
salts; with middle sized gimblet open the horns
through and through, making the holes so thar
they may be perpendi. lar in the usual posi-
ton the animal carries its head. SO that the pus
formed may have free discharge as soon as the
horns opened: put through the hole into each
about table spoonful of strong vinegar, in which
some salt and black pepper ground, has been put.
The dav following the horns must be again opened
and cleansed from the pus. which is generally new
formed, and about half teaspoonful of spirits tur
pentne, put into each horn. and little on the
poll of the animal daily, during the continuance Of
the disease. One Bleeding is generally sufficient
hut have known cases in which 1t was necessary
to repeat it times, as also the salts
The food dun ing the continuance of the disease
is impOrtant--curn in every shape is bad-pota
toes are of great use with small quantity Of
Brewers grains. if to be had,) and the animal ough:
/ to have from one TO and half pecks daily
with hay in the winter, and grass if in the summer
: Potatoes have wonderful effect on the animal
' as soon the bowels well cleansed, the mpOr
lance Of which. any person will be convinced oil
who observes the discharge from the animal. Ii
some obstinate cases have given daily from hal
to an ounce, oil nitre sprinkled on the potatoes
is important the LIST bleeding to take as much boot
the animal will bear. the fever is more easil
checked by one large bleeding than two small ones
and the animal better able TO bear it.
In many cases the bleeding and salts have beer
. sufficient, without opening the horns and whcI
taken in the early stage will generally be foun,
to answer, but the boring certainly assists III form
ing anew the internal part of the horn, and which
as soon as it commences forming, the holes in tn
horn should be allowed to close.
An animal having the hollow horn should b
sheltered from the inclcmency Of the weather, du
ring its continuance. No age appears exemp
from its attack, having seen it in yearling as wei
as at all subsequent ages. | am induced to ole
this mode of treatment to YOUR subscribers. havin
never in ans instance failed Of restoring the ami
NAL. whereas before this mode of treatment was a
Iopted annually lost several. The ileam TO
bleeding cattle should be rather deeper than use
,Ior horse the vein in the neck not laying so nea
the surface the oriiice is closed with a pin, i
the same way as in bleeding horse.
The discovery which the world owes, is generally be
ieved, to Van Eyck, of painting with oil coors. soon lie
Ito most cruel murder. Dom. nico Beccahm had bee
taught this great by Ano 10 OF Messna, who ha
gained it, not very fairly from Van Eyck. Beccaf mi in
parted il Andrea del Castagn, who, eager to be ,h
pessesso, Of such treasure assssslns,cd his friend az
lbenefacor. Andrea, fearless Of rival IN his ar
iourshed without Suspicion and lived long, loaded wit
riches and honors Onhs deah-bed, however the horror
Of guilt overlook him, he made public confession of hi
cr,nes and died detesed and execrated by his fellow Cit
zens.
Noisy Fish.-M. Culver lately read a shor
paper to the French Academy on the species o
fish called pogouias, in which he particularly ad
verified to the noise by which they make themseve
heard. even under water. However difficult tn