Lower Sandusky freeman. (Lower Sandusky [i.e. Fremont, Ohio]) 1849-1849, 1849-03-03

sHEEp-woRMs N THE HEAD.

VI tss1tA ~ LOO AHb6. In some cases. nall large
focks have died of this disease In one year. The
annual loss in this country is estimated at one mill
ion Of dollars but Of late more attention IS paid to-
preyentives and cures
CAusE.-A large fly or bee Cestras ouis) lay its
eggs in the nostrils of the sheep, in August and
September. and perhaps earlier and later where
they hatch. and from twenty-five to one hundred
small white grubs, with black heads, and a black
Ptreak on the back, may sometimes be found in the
cavity between the nostrils and the windpipe-
They continue in this place till the next summer,
when they set their growth and are as large as a
pipe stsn and nearly inch long, with four large
teeth as hard as bone They then leave the sheep,
and soon cast off their skim when the bee appears
and is ready to lay new lot of eggs Some say
they do notinjure fat sheep. as they find sufficient
support n the nostrls, but in poor sheep for want
of food they ascend to the brain. When attacked
by the tly, sheep with their noses to the ground
and often thrust them into the loose earth, to shut
up the avenues Of approach to the enemy.
SYsaproMs They do not generally appear till
towards spring. at which time they may be discoy-
cred by sickly countenance and loss of flesh, not
understanding the best Of keeping; sometimes run.
ming at the nose. Though not always,1 and snorting
as II trying to blow something from the head In
some cases, the sheep spring about in a wild fran
tic manner, and drop down dead When this symp-
tom IS exhibited the grubs have made a Judgement
m the brain. When they do not die in this man.
ner, they become 50 poor that their wool stops
growing and falls off and they give little or no
milk Sometimes they hnger pning away, and do
not die till June or July.
PRxyENrIvk. Smear the noses of sheen with tar
frequently, from the coming to the departure of the
J fy. To be sure, begin in July, and continue the
use, of tar till October. It may be applied directly
to the nose of the sheep but the better way is to
lay it in trough board and strew salt on it
and the sheep in eating the salt will smirch their
r,roffr ak
way frequently. or keep supply by them. Tar is
aspecifc against other diseases
RESEDY-Take half pound of Scotch snuff
pour on if two quarts of boiling water stir it and
lei il stand till cold with syringe inject about a
table spoonful Of this liquid and sediment up each
nostriL Repeat this three or four times at proper
intervals from the middle of October to the first of
January. The grubs are then small and more ea-
SLY destroyed than afterwards, and they will not
have injured the sheep as they will if this operation
IS deferred till later. Half an ounce of assafutida
pounded In a little water, and added to the snuff
viii make it more effeetual There need be no
alarm the sheep be very drunk and apparently in
the agonies of death, when the operation is per-
formed, but they viii soon recover. Dry snuff may
be blown up the nose with quill. and have good
effect, bat it is a slow and dirty job.
The reason for repeating Che operation is, there
are many cavities and folds where the grubs may
not be exposed, and by repeating the application
often, they may crawl out and, by change of sit
uation, become exposed to the snuff The sedi-
ment IS thrown up. as it win be likely to remain
longer, and prove more effectual than the liquid.
ASoTuER-Blow tobacco smoke up the nostriIs,
BY inserting the stem of tobacco pipe well charged
and lighted. and blow at the bowl, through cover
ing of cloth, for few seconds, then in the other
nostriL
ANoTHER.-Poar into each nostril of every sheep
Affected ateaspoonful each of spirits of turpentine
and olive oil.
Mr. J. Brown, of Akron, Ohio a distinguished
fock-master of much experience, says in the Ohio
Cultiyator, that fly, which is of light drab color
depoSites a erdWlinq hadggot at the nose of the
sheep He had taken hundreds Of them alive and
active, FROM flies. His son had them deposited
twice at bis nose while at work among the sheep.
The flies work in summer and in the fall till cool
weather.. The act of deposihng is done very quick,
and the maggot is ready to pass Immediately into
the head. The only chance to destroy them is dur
ing their infancy before they pass into the head,
which is not under five or six weeks There are
two sets in a year, if not more. Mature ones have
been found in the heads of lambs not more than
four months old
REMEDY-He uses tobacco water with excellent
success commencing the last of July, and applying
it till the last of October, generally three times in
the season Boil one pound of tobacco in a gallon
Of water Turn the sheep on their backs IN a lit
tie trench dug in the ground, and with the head
held back on the ground, inject with some force
about table spoonful of the liquor into each nos
tril pointing the syringe that it viii go into the
cavities in the head instead of falling into the throat
If at first the animals appear sick and cannot stand
they win soon get overit Two persons will go
through with several hundred in day
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How TO RESTORE FRozEx PLASTs-H you
have ever had the misfortune to find your parlor
window favorites frozen stiff when you paid your
devoirs to them in the morning, you will appreci-
ate md thank an unknow friend for the following
recipe for preserving tender plants from the eff
fects of frost, and restoring them after they have
been frozen. Before you allow them to feel the
effects of fire. plung the whole, or as much of the
frozen plant as practicable into cold water, and
keep it under until it has thaBed which will easily
be known by its becoming faeid-then alace it
where il viii warm gradually, sudden heat will
cause it to die. So treated, the most hardy will
recover immediately, others viii lose their leaves.
even die down to the ground, and some are SO ten
der that the slightest frost will kill them but gem
orally they will put forth with fresh Figor after a
season of rest and greatfuly repay your care.
Water sparingly until the leafbuds are well grown,