Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-06-22

SuDJect, with an eAJfacG from du al
dress by Hon. w. G.. Beckwith. Presi-
dent of the Michigan Agricultural So.
ciety, as follows:
To large majority of cases, the run
ming horse, is small, nervous, sinewy
animal, but poorly calculated for a
roadster or for labor on the farm, lack
ing, as he does, weight and other val
liable characteristics of the carriage or
farm horse. For the turf only, he be
comes valuable after his qualities have
been determined by actual trial, yet
after subiecting this class of horses
TO the ordeal, nineteenth of their cClts
fail to come up TO the expectation of
breeders, as fast horses, and are, to use
a common expression, weeded out -
The horse thus rejected, IN the main,
are poorly calculated for use On the
farm or road, for reasons already men
toned. Besides, 1 do not believe that
trials of speed for money, at our State
Fairs should be longer tolerated, for the
reason that they amount 10 no more
nor less than species of fashionable
gambling. preiudicial alike to the in
terests of the Society AID the moral
sense of large and respectable por-
/
consent that our boys should patr0nize
the race-cOurse, on account of the bad
| influences it would have upon them
Then why should we. as State Organi-
cation, throw over the practice the
mantle of morality, and give license to
do that, on larger scale, which we
heartily condemn IN small way? The
desire to breed fast running and fancy
trOtting horses, without regard TO their
qualifications, has had the effect of les
seniug the value or lowering the stand
ard of horses in this state. In my
opinion we should rather encourage
the introduction of horses of fair size,
weight and form that come up 10 the
standard of the horse of all work, and
the breeding from q class of mares that
will give the size, weight and action
that are so desirable in the first class
carriage horses. $3.50 Wisconsin, Faumer.
PREVENTION AND CURE OF LICE. 1t is
we'll known that cattle are not affected
with lice in the summer season, when
lying upon the ground, and frequently
paving in the dirt while bulls that
are always paving in the ground and
sand are very rarely troubled with the
pest. This fact confirms the utility of
dirt or sand. Every farmer or cattle
keeper should provide an ample supply
of fine sand In season to have it thor
Oughly dry before freezing weather,
and place it in some dry and convent
ent spot, and whenever the stables are
cleansed, sprinkle the floors with few
shovelfuls. The dry sand will work its
way among the hairs of the animals,
proving n certain preventive of vermin,
and even driving them away, or de.
strOying them after they have made
Judgment. Sand will also be yalupble
for absorbing the liquid, and "a safe
guard against slippery floors. We have
tried sand, and know its efficacy. When
cattle are badly afflicted, it may some
times Unnecessary, for their speedy reno
val, to wash the animal with "A decoctiOn
of tobacco mot too sirong) boiled In
chamber ley or by applying lard upon
the affected parts. Unguentum aud
like violent poisons are dangerous, and
should he avoided but usually will e.
feet q cure. 1t may be necessary some
times to sprinkle a little dry sand along
the back of the animal. Sand is cheap
aud safe. Try it.-HOrdce 1hdyer, IN
| american Farmer.
SAVE THE Soar SUBS 81 say NOW
| that are is a wicked wasie-d'ye know
it, ncignDor Flandry?" 'What! Uncle
Enoch? Dunno as 1 quite understand
We" "Why, THROWN out and wastin'
that way, AL them soap suds the way
your gals there is doin." What is soap
suds worth, Uncle Enoch?" "'Bout "A
| hundred dollars, what yOur fOlks'll make
tween now and spring. Ourn was
worth more'n that last winter, and /
guess our folks don't wash more dishes
and clothes'n yonrn." "Why, what in
natur do You do with soap suds to
make 'em worth that, Uncle Enoch?"
Didn't l tell We? Wal, rally, now, 1
meant to done it and l will now. We
save every mite of our suds and dish
water for the garden and truck patch,
| splashin' it over the ground bout once
a week all winter. It's good for goose
berries and currants, and kills pow
erfnl lot of bugs, and beetles, and
pesky worms, and fattens the ground
more'n n. hundred do lars worth be-
| sides. That's what soap snds is good
for, Saturday EoeHiag Post.
MILK SIoKNEss. The Medical and
Surgical Reporter states that the af-
| lection of cattle known AS miIl. sieL
ness il caused by eating the white
snake root, EupdforiUm AgerdOiCies.
This discovery seems to Lave been
made by three separate observers, at
| about the same time. One of them
Mr.. VIM. jerry, of Edwardsville, ILL.,,
in 1860, gathered this plant by mistake
for the nettle, and ate it as boiled
green's. On the day following, he was
suddenly seized with violent trembling
prostration, and faintness, and on the
next day with vomiting, and violent
retching. He did not fully recover in
five years, and in the mean time tried
the plant on domestic animals with ST.
milar results. DIR. Amos Sawyer of
| Hillsboro, ILL.,. Mr.. X. N. Lee of No
komis, DIR. McPheters of st. Louis,
Botanist, and MIR. Emo. chemist, all
coincide in the opinion that milk sick
ness is caused by this hitherto unsus-
pected plant, which animals are said
To like when it is in bloom.