The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-08-17
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y vcUEEOr 'Borssra HonsEss.11 Take /. table
spoonful. . li.sisl hesped. iof alum, and
:he same qsanlty Of scepperas s. pulyer-
1ees aad put them into pint of
1t will generally afford relief In Eve Or Ten
minutes. IRIe3l had herse hsr,lv az
tiicted for three days With bota.GE iv;po
DC Wa telling refusing to Seats-b itino his
sidee, and giving ali similar proofs of bots.
trieo atnfpenfine. beef wine, sweeteued
Vain milk, and many ether prescriptions
oELelgnoors, for three days. to no purpose.
AT iengsh. an EHgfiehn1an coming along
,g gave me the above prescription, saying he
. Lad seen It used in England with perfect
success. II nxten minutes after the dose was
b. ad@ln,stsEed. the horse tgot up and was
wen. showing no more symptoms of bots!
have used the same medicine ever since,
- tPI myself and neighbors, probably in ffty
- Icaeessin alF. and it has always afforded as
quick relief "A traveller once had his horse
fall in the snow, near my house, and refus-
ed tcsgstIuPs evidently afflicted with bots
IN about I'VE minutes after administering
The above medicine be got up of his own
accord. appeared TO be perfectly WE'LL and
cheerfully pursued bis journey. 1t is said
2 Aone drop Of this preparation placed upon a
%. wi y E.i i aetfonssT3c orresp90nas"es In
A BOARD SHAsrY The BEST Ice HOUSE,.
Veneer 9dsO zee keep better than in a board
bknatg. The air lnhst blew freely o1sr the
e top Of the eawdtist, and this shanty was
lopsa ali around. "A rough floor admitted
free drainage !; about eight inches of saw.
- dust vas spread evenly over this floor; the
ice .sbea built up Ia square. bloeks, leaving
hoal AIorlaf sE1nh aa 81
81 the shanty. Yhieh was filed and Rqeked
- hs ths ssIpetsSe Of fhs.sicss went up: and
lastly, the top vas covered with about eight
inches aof ssawdust.s This was the whole
asasprocsss.s The ice kept perfectly used
all tast summer, and about two tons, which
was left over, was thrown out last winter,
when the building was re filed "A thick
ness of eight inches of packed sawdustmay
DO regarded as perfect .pon-conductor of
heat. for all practical purposes perhaps
six inches Awoald <dos1 Il Zine and evenly
packed. # not packed. il may have cavi-
2. ties or orifces. and admit enough warm air
melt the whole. M = ~ -, -. ~,
-slb 1PoLAED HoGs.--G. w. Miller: writing 10
The Prairie Farmer describes the Poland
hogs 90 a very superior breed hardy and
healthy, very prolific. bringing from eight
= TO fourteen pigs at litter. good nurses, and
quiet disposnion4 sRhe latten readily at
any sge. will weigh 100 pounds at three |
: Ss6zzo0-s sa year old. net weigh = Some oft
.zsthe maleg grovsuntii two years7old,, when |
they will double these figures. They are |
daFE-eolored hog, with round bodies, deep,
full chest, small head and ears, short neck, |
stand up well on their legs. and give the
best hams of any known breed. :. Their |
qualities for takingions Hs al any age" he
,seonclRdes, .sand for early maturity, ,cannot1
be equaled by any breed thatrgrow as large
ssss the Poland hogs do.'.s.s.s -a--s.r.aq II
SEEDIEe WITH CLOVER AFTER CoRN.-t
Thewriter' has been in the habit for several
consecutive seasons, Immediately after the
last hoeing of corn, (which has been cult I
waited Fas level as pEaeticablelFof sowing
scoyenseed By going lbetgeen each row one
way, and carefully scattering the seeds under
the leaves and stalks, at The rate of Is lbs.
to,the acre, and usually with good success.
The corn seems to shade the seed sufficient
u TO protect it from the too powerful heat
of the sun. and If the land is in good filth,
3 good catch is Secured for pasturing
orsPloWihg' undeb.- W j. Pesse. Sails
bury, Connecticut. I
q. Cows.--A, correspondent of the Pfairie
Farmer says that where cows lose their
milk by leaking, the evil may be remedied
by applying a small quantity of acoHodion
70. the end Of the teat Immediately after milk
ing, 9 This will at once forma thin, tough
covering or skin, which will prevent the
leakage, and which may readily be removed
before milking oagain. The collodion may
be purchased at any druggists. s
y'.A wise saying of an English farmer,
which it would be well for American farm
ers TO practice. was, '.He fed his land be-
fore II was hungry, rested it before it was
weary. and weeded it before it was foul"
s-CoueH IN Pfos.LThe Boston Cultivator
recommends dose Of castor oil-say about
tablespoon ful--as cure for cough in
young pigs. -. =. 49,. -
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