The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-03-10

"ef' no physlc; YOU want pure air, not medi
Gated air YOU want nutrition, such as moa,
and bread will give, and they alone physic
mas no nutrlment, ,oaspings 70: air cannot cure
you; monkey capcrs in gymnasium can
not cure you, and Stimulants cannot cure Won
IL youwant to get well, 20 in for Jeef ana
oW door air.
THOUGHTS UPON FEEDING WITH
HAY AND MIXED PEOvENDER,
When hay and grain are plenty and chcar
we Yankees trouble ourselves ycr, l;.,,, =.
bout the peculiar value OF their ;.utri,iv,
qualities We push the hay into the rack and
pour the provcndcr dish. without stint. and
without caring about its peculiar properties
or the comparative nutrimcnt of the several
grains used. When the hav crop is Gu, shor,
ana gram come at gh price in the mar.
ket, then we begin to inquire into the ccono-
my OF this or that kind o; feed. This cnuui-
ry,we Srievc to sav,is most generally promp;-
ell more TO save our coppcrs than from anv
inherent desire to cnllch,cn ourselves in the
true philosophical qualities of the feed we
use We care more for our pockets than .o.
our brains, in this particular.
\ common observer. who feeds farm >,o-,,
any length of time. will learn that almost ey-
cry kind o.! food given them will have nrru.
liar results. Take the different kinds q. h,y
tor instance that compose the carax or scdrc
sra>ScS-brakes and poIypods from our boo
lands-givcn to cattle will afford but lttlc
fa'enlny material or muscular matter. au,,
Will render them co>tve or sluggish Sheen
however,wi!l live on it better and LONGER than
horned cattle. Now feed with the Joint rush
or .unbrIght as it is called, (thc Eu,,i,etnm
OF botanlsts,) which may and generally does
grow IN the lower part 0! the same boz, bat
where the water stands in shoal, starnant
condition, and YOU see almost the reverse re-
suit. The muscles bc.in to fill ont, the coat
becomes more lively and glossy, the bowels
become lax, and the milk Of the COW ;ncrcas-
cs in quantity.
Now there is 10 particular appearance Of
either to the eye, that would lead us to iudrc
what would be the peculiar effects of each
when fed to cattle. These effects are only
ascertaincd by the experiment of feeding out
and why or wherefore such results take place
can only be certainly determined bv carcfu!
chemical ANALYSIS.
We see some such difference in the results
of feeding cattle and horses with upland hav.
That made from clover has different effect
upon cattle and horses from that made from,
some OF the ordinary grasses, such as redtop
herds grass, &c. The clover, being coarser
and more bulky, distcnds the stomach more
fnlly, and has more relaxing action on the
bowels than that made from herds grass. red
top, &c. pound for pound
! Hay that contains white weed. "or ..ox eve
daisy, as some ca. ii, has some such action
as clover. Now, farmers have become ac-
4uaintcd with the facts without knowing cx-
actIy the why or The wherefore. If this "whv
and wherefore" were truly known,a a GOOD deal
of advantage mi yht ottcntmcs be obtained
from the knowledge
For instance, if circumstances compcllcd
you to feed your cattle on bog hay, and YOU
knew exactly what it lacked to bring about
the same results that feeding on herds rras,
or clover hay would, YOU might probably add
some other material by which the desired re.
suit would be obtained.
This species OF knowledge is wei! ilustra-
ted by using the different kinds of grain 70,
provender. An Observing farmer found .ha,
when he tcd his horses on oats alone, thci,
muscles seemed TO swell out and thew wcrs
lively and strong. When he fed them or
corn only, he found that they became NOR,
covered with fat, which filling in around the
muscles, caused them to look more plumr
and round, that they were strong, but less
lively.
The chemist, by his analysis Of these two
grains, finds that there is most carbonaccous
or tat forming material ia the corn, and os,
nI;rogcnous or muscle, or in other words
flesh making material in the oats. The far
mer, learning this fact, says-'I can make i,
right now, and SO had his corn and oat.
ground together, and fed the mixture to his
horses. BY so doing he became noted for hi,
handsome horses. They were muscular, fat
strong and lively.
"A true knowledge Of these things makes
the feeding Of cattle not only pleasant and
satisfactory to the reasoning power, but also
profitable in a pecuniary point of view
Maine E0ym,r.
The editors of 4 Western paper observe :.
1.-The poem which we publish in this week
paper was written by an esteemed friend, VITO
has lain many years in bis grave for his omn
dmuSeMent.'
Mrs. Darlington is said to have anxiously
asked if Uncle Tom is a better man than T.
noch, Of Biblical memory. She grounds BE-