Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-21
THE DAILY PRESS.
sATURDAY,oa..,@.......sE sEPTEMBRR 81
Proteetlna AnImnIs from Rain s,torms.


Protecting Animals from Rain storms.
1 believe that farmers, generally, are not
aware how much loss they sustain in the
flesh Of their domestic animals, and how
much they suffer during cold storms Of rain
in the summer, or at any other season of
the year. Warm showers never iniure ami
mails indeed they appear to have good
relish for such q sprinkling as they fre.
quently get, provided it is not as cold as ice.
Most animals will endure pretty severe
cold, as long as they can keep dry; but as
soon as their bodies have been wet, and are
kept wet, evaporation commences. And as
evaporation is a cooling process the heat of
their bodies is carried away very rapidly;
and the sudden transition from heat to cold,
chills them in q very short time, and in
lures them more than severe storm in
Winter.
Animals will endure very sudden
change from cold to heat, with impunity:
but sudden changes from heat 10 cold are
often attended with very serious conse-
quenoes. We are apt to think, because it
is Summer, or not freezing weather, that
storm of rain will not hurt our animals.
But could they communicate to us their
feelings during storm of cold rain, there
would not be so much negligence about
protecting them, especially during the cold
and stormy days and nights of Autumn.
well remember that, about twenty years
ago, there was q severe rain storm in the
month of June; and, although our sheep had
been sheared more than two weeks, we
thought they ought to be brought home to
the barn. But many Of them were so cold
and feeble, in consequence Of the rain, that
1t was necessary to 60 after them with q
wagon.
About the 1st of july 1861, there was
another very cold storm of rain, which
swept away hundreds of sheep in the town
where l reside. One farmer lost about
sixty of his choicest sheep, although they
had been sheared several days before the
storm came on. have heard Of more than
three hundred lost during the storm.
1t is infinitely better for animals to keep
them in q stable or shed, where they can
not get o mouthful of food for twelve sue
cessive hours, than to allow them to be ex-
posed for only two hours to storm of cold
rain.
When l was accustomed to keep sheep l
was always careful to let them have the
benefit Of shed, if they needed it, not only
in Winter, but in Summer; and it was very
unusual that our horses and neat cattle were
left for one hour in the field, during cold
storm. Cold storms not only make cattle
look bad, but they do really injure them, by
rendering them stiff and dull; and they
often contract severe cold, which many
times will superinduce catarrh and gland
ers.
Young calves and colts often suffer ex-
tremely from exposure to cold storms, even
in Summer; and to shelter them, will be
time and money well appropriated. "a
merciful man regardeth the life of his
beast. - Country Gentleman
Luther's Description of "a Good Preacher.
l. He should preach orderly.
2. He should have ready wit.
8. He should be eloquent.
4. He should have a good vein.
s. He should have good memory.
6. He should know, when to make an
end.
I. He should be sure of what he ad-
vances.
g. He should venture and engage body
and blood, wealth and honor, for the world.
9. He should suffer himself to be buffeted
and Knocked by every one.
A PREACHER TO PLEASE THE WORLD.
l. He must be learned.
2. He must have fine delivery.
3. He must have neat and quaint words.
q. He must be proper person whom the
women may fancy.
8. He must not take, but give money.
q. He must preach such things as people
willingly hear.
~ would not have preachers" said Lu-
ther, "tOrment their hearers with long and
tedious preaching" When l am in the
pulpit | regard neither doctors nor magi-
strates, Of whom about forty are here in the
church; but l have an eye to the multitudes
of young people, children and servants, of
whom there are above two thousand.
"Christ taught by parallels that all could
understand, and this is the art of speaking.
Philip Melancthon and Justus Jonas are
learned men, and we'll skilled in the Scrip
lures. [ would not make a step into the
pulpit for them"
1t is said that Melancthon on some oc-
casion arose to preach o sermon on the text,
Il am a good shepherd On looking
around on his numerous and respectable
audience, his natural timidity overcame
him, and he could only repeat the text
over and over again. Luther, who was in
the desk with him, at length exclaimed,
''You are very good sheep !" and, telling
him to sit down, took the same text, and
preached an excellent discourse from it.
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A Timely ReprOOf.
Humor and sharp wit are never put to
better use than in answering fool accord
ing to his folly, and we could wish that re-
proofs like the following were more fire.
quent
Some five or six years ago, in one of the