Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-02-25
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Doetoring Sick Cattle.

Cal pTaclice ever known, and which
will probably stand at the head Of
the list for al coming time, is nur-
ring. Good care will do more than
all the medicine in the world without
il Medicine is sometimes very
good, but the most skiliful physi
clans have found that they could do
but little with serious cases with
GU, that intelligence and car, fll
watching, at nil times required for
The removal or preventing Of irritat-
ing causes, and known as good nur-
sing, The writer once owned horse
suffering from an excessive cough.
Numerous remedies were prescribed
by kind neighbors, enough, doubtless,
to have killed him at once. He con.
cluded to discard NIL, to give the best
attention to bis wants, and avoid
every thing which causes a cold.
This was during the changab'e
weather Of autumn, and be was blau-
ke.ed whenever a chill air was ap-
pretended; he was worked very mod.
erately, avoiding perspiration, and be
was fed oD succolent food, which was
supposed to favor expectoration,
and especially young clover In a
few weeks nature bad performed a
perfect cure, and if any one Of the
nos;rums bad accidentally been
employed. aud had not proved very
prejudicial, it wonld unquestiOnably
have received high praise for its eff
cacy.
Ifs OF the utmost importance TO
discriminate between recovery by
virtue Of medicine, and in spite Of it.
To keep animals in health is more
important than to cure sick pnes,
and for this purpose a few leading
rules should be always observed: lst.
Always feed regularly as to time aud
quantity. Many amin lis are made
sick by starving them at one lime
and stuffing th.m at another. Es-
pecially, never over feed. 2. The
same rule must be observed 10 water
ing, and let the water be pure. 3
Never overwork an animal; regular
and moderate exercise will enable q
working animal TO dc more the yeal
through, by odds, than hurried driv'
ing at one time, and resting and over
feeding at another, and it will be in.
finitely less liable to disease. 4. AL
low a regular supply of salt; it il
useful, but an observance of the pre-.
ceding rules without salt will be in
comparabIy better than their infrac
tion with it. 5. Never feed must,
or bad food. If musty fodder mus
be used, pass it through a rapid
cutter, and moisten. salt and mea
it. 6. Avoid unwholesome or poison
Gus plants 10 pastures or in hay. Z
Gnard all animals against cold rail-
and snow falling on them, ant
against laying on cold wet ground
s. AL change of food must be grad
ual. If from hay to grass, let tn
grazing be but an hour the first day
two hours The next, three the mex
&c. The same caution must be care
fully observed in beginning to fee
with roots, grain, &c. 9. Be carefl
that animals have enough of exc
else and plenty of pure fresh al
Stables must be well ventilated; an
mails often become sick from breath
ing foul air. 10. Lastly, but by 1
means least, let strict cleanliness
observed. All animals, even pig
kept clean and curried are found
maintain their flesh better, or fate
faster than when dirty and neglecie
and cleanliness is more important &
health than for flesh.
SINGULAR LAKE.-There is a laf
covering nineteen hundred acres