The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-12-27
Farm Recipes.

"FoUI.s" IN SHEEP.-Sheep are much
less subject to this disease than cattle
but contract it if kept in wet, filthy
yards, or on moist, poachy pastures. A
wet season and tall grass sometimes pro
duce it, even on dry uplands. The skin
on the cleft of the foot first has mac
Grated or water-soaked appearance
which is followed by degree of intiam
nation and lameness. 1t disappear,
when the sheep is removed to dry yard
or pasture-but more promptly II the
parts have q solution of blue vitriol OF
turpentine applied to them, or are
daubed with tar.-RdnddU.
CoLIc IN HoRsEs.-The New England
Farmer is informed that the following
is a safe and effective cure for colic:-
Dissolve as much salt in quart of pure
water as may be required thoroughly tC
saturats the liquid, and drench the pa
tient with one-half of it. If symptoms Of
relief are not noticed in fifteen minute:
or half an hour, give the remainder
This remedy has proved entirely sue
cessful in very severe cases, where Other
more complicated medicines had failed
ARsENIC.-Useful in mango and Other
diseases of the skin. From one ounce tC
an ounce and half, dissolved in n gal
lon of water, will form q solution OF
sufficient strength.
CHLORIDE OF LINE FOR VERMIN.-A
correspondent says: "FOur years since ]
teok an old country-house infested with
rats, mice, and flies. l stuffed every
rat and mouse hole with chloride.
threw it on the quarry-toors of the
dairy and cellars. kept saucers under
the chests of drawers, or some other
convenient piece of furniture, in every
nursery, bedroom or drawing-room. An
ornamental glass vase held a quantity
at the foot of each staircase. Stables,
cowsheds, pigsties, all had their dose
and the result was that l thoroughly
routed nv enemies. Last year wns n
great one for wasps; they wouldn't face
the chloride; though in the dining
in which we had none-as its smell, to
me most refreshing and wholesome, Is
not approved by all pcrsOns-we had a
perpetual warfare.
Loss OF CUD.-This phrase is used to
designate the cessation of rumination
and is symptom of various diseases.
When it is observed, the animal should
be Carefully watched to discover other
symptoms, in order 10 ascertain from,
what disease it suffers.
FROSTED LIMBS, it is announced, are
permanently relieved by one or two ap'
plications of boiled lye of wood ashes
made so strong as to be slippery between
the fingers. This lye should settle, lie
drained off, and have large handful OF
common salt to each quart of lye mixed
with it. 1t should be quite warm and
the limbs submerged for one or two
hours.
REMEDY FOR SCRATCHEs.-ln answer
to the inquiry for remedy for scratches,
| will give one which | used for 81 years
with complete success, having never
failed in one instance. Take white
pine pitch, rosin, beeswax and honey
one ounce each, fresh lard, One-hali
pound, melt we'll together over a slow
fire, stir till quite thick, so that the
parts may not settle and separate. This
makes an excellent application for har'
ness gals, cuts and sores of all kinds
on horses and cattle.-Farmer and Gar
deRer.
CURE FOR SELF-SUCKING COws.-A
Steuben county correspondent of the
Genesee Farmer says that he cured q
three year old heifer of sucking herself
by smearing the teats night and morn
ing with soft grease, and then busting
them thoroughly with pulverizcd cay
enne pepper. The applications were con-
tinued about week, and perfect cure
effected.
Hollow Horn OR Horn AIL.-Take
a quantity of black ash bark: steep il
strong and give pint of the warm de-
coction to dose, at the same time bath
ing the loins thoroughly with the same
| will warrant a cure in two days. II
does not need to be given more than
once.-Rurdl american.
REMEDY FOR RED LICE on CATTLE
One of the best remedies for red lice on
cattle is strong water where potatoes
have been boiled and not washed. If the
first washing does not kill them the sec
ond will.-LeO.