Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-11-22
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WEDNESDAY,, NOVEM,R n, 1854.
Garget can be Cured.

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! 1t has been ascertained that Hydriodate of
| Potash will cure the worst cases of this dis
ease. Twelve grains, dissolved in a table
! spoonful of water, may be given at dose;
and three doses given each day till the cure is
perfected. Three or four weeks are usually
sufficient for the purpose. iii is inconven-
lent to give dose at noon, let the morning
and night doses contain eighteen grains each;
though three of twelve grains each are prob
ably better.
The matter is very easily managed. Get at
an apothecary's store an ounce and a half Of
the medicine; which at 450 grains to the
ounce will contain $50 grains This will make
ffty-fve doses of twelve grains each. Put the
whole into glass bottle of sufficient capacity,
with ifty-iive table spoonfuls of cold water.
Shake briskly, and it will be thoroughly dis
solved in few moments and every table
spoonful will contain the requisite quantity
of twelve grains. Wet a little Indian meal
or shorts with water enough to make a stiff
paste and stir in the dose.
The above remedy was substantially COM
munioated not long since to the New England
Farmer by the gentleman who discovered it,
and who had tried it in repeated instances
with uniform success.
Hydriodate of potash is much used by ply
seians, and is well known to act directly upon
the mammary vessels.
This remedy, for the odious disease Of gar
get, ought to be universally known, as it
might be the means of saving, annually many
valuable animals. The best cows-those Civ
irg the richest milk, and the greatest guam
tity-are the ones oftenest attacked.
The Rev. Daniel G.. Weston, of this city, to
whom we are permitted to refer, has recently
tried this method of cure with entire success.
He has valuable cow that was badly attack
ed with garget soon after calying last spring.
One of the hinder quarters of the bag was so
eaked and infamed that, though ordinarily
perfectly gentle, she would kick at the least
motion to touch it. The milk was of a red
dish color, and left in the pan bloody sedi-
ment. No portion of the milk can be relied
on, as the milk from those teats that gave no
external marks of disease, left in the pan a
bloody deposit.
Every remedy known TO the wiseacres here
abouts, was faithfully tried without effect.
Garget root, salt petre glauber salts, sulphur,
given in the most approved quantities, Ito say
nothing of various outward applications each
and all absolutely failed to afford any relief.
There was every probability that the COW was
ruined, and Mr.. Weston was strongly advised
to give her up and fat her for the butcher.
At this point. copy of the Ne,o England
Farmer, containing the above recipe, was put
into his hands by friend, and he Immediate
ly proceeded to test its qualities. When he
began to give it, half the bag was almost one
solid cake. In three or four days the bag be-
gan to soften. In seven days there was de-
cided improvement. In two weeks there was
no bloody sediment in the milk. In three
weeks the cake had entirely left the hinder
quarter, and in the forward quarter was about
the size of pullets egg. In this quarter
the disease made its final stand, and showed
some obstinacy. But it was fairly eornered
and in a week or two more evacuated the
premises altogether, after having held villain.
Gus and undisputed sway for more than three
months. The COW, at this present writing,
Nov. /, is in fine order and condition, and
gives eight quarts per day, of very rich and
pure milk. The quantity of medicine used
by Mr.. Weston in this case was two ounces
and half. IS
--laine Farmer.