The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-09-03

hhNHDh tOA LHN blIES hN lNhEllha
WheuRH nusquitoi flea, gnat or other nox-
idnH insect hnhtturts the human skin. il
deposits cd Affects an atom of-agidulOus.
Aqid Of a IoIsonous nature. This muses.
an irritatioh N sensation of tickine itch
ing or of paiu. The tickling of hief ~ are
c~onpaptivas Indifferent about; but the
itclepfodnced by a flea or enAt-onother
noisome insect, disturbs Our serenity, and
like The pain of n wasp or bee sting, excitos
fustoh "remedy." TIE best remedy for
the sting Of INSECTS are those which viii
I instantly neutfalizs the acidulous poison
deposited in the skin. These are either
ammonia OF boYax. The alkaline reaction
of borax is scarcely yet sufficiently appre-
ciated. However, a time will come when
its good qualities will be known aud more
univennllv2fplued than ammonia, or as II
Is more commonly termed "hartshorn."
Bornx is a salt Of that innocent nature that
IL may be Kept AN every household; A cani
be recommended as n domestic aud harm
less chemical. The solution of borax for
insect bites il made thus. Dissolve one
ounce OF borax in one pint of water that
has been boiled and allowed toicool, IN
stead Of plain water, distilled rose-water,
elder gor orangeilower water ismore pleas
ant. The bites are 60 be rubbed With the
solution so long as there is any irritation.
For bees OF wasps' sting the borax may
be made of twice the above strength.
-pURR WATER AND NUTRITIOUS Foop FOR
STocK--D G. Scofield writes 10 the Prai-
rie Farmer as follows Equally necessary
to a good supply of food for our domestic
animals, Is q good supply of water; and
the stock win do well in proportion to the
quality of the supply. Farmers understand
full well that the food must possess nutri-
tious qualities in sufficient quantities to
sustain the animal system, as well 0s to an
increase in proportion to the drain on the
system in working ahimals by labor, and in
animals for the milk purposes, 10 supply
that caused by the hOw of milk. The
strength Of the lahoring animal aud the
productions Of the mich animal will,
therefore, DO in proportion to the quality as
we'll as to the quantity Of the supply
Both food and water for milch COWS
should always, as. far as practicable, be so
convenient as to render them easy of &c
cess. and near by each other. In an ex-
pertinent with b lot OF cows this summer
in moist, cool weather, ms COWS were
yielding daily very nearly mn equal quanti-
ty Of milk on being driven a auorter OF q
mile at noon to water and then returned
About one week fresh water was furnished
them in the pasture fields where they fed,
when the increase Of the quantity Of milk
exceeded an ayemge Of a quart each
When this supply ceased, and they were
driven again n quarter Of a mile TO tho wa
ter and returned. IN three days the flow OF
milk rccedod, or fell off Iust rs much rs IL
had gained, without any other assionable
reason than the quality of the water and
the extra exercise OF the COWS. When the
supply was in the field. in every case it was
fresh FROM the fountain; and when they
were driven to it, in general, the wnter
was warm and more or less impure. /
found the animals drank more Of the fresh,
pure water than of the warm and Compare
lively impure water. No animal viii drink
warm, impure water, when pure water can
he readily obtained; get how many Of the
farmers of this country overlook this essen
tial in the care Of their stock, aud compel
even their COWS to obtain oil their water
from the most convenient slough untn il
dries up and becomes thick with mud and
slime, when they IRE compelled, in some
instances on. open, prairie hinges, 10 travel
miles 10 find water, and warm aud impure
Mt that. Some measures should be adopted
by our ~stOck-growers and dairymen, 10y
which their stock can always find n supply
of pure water In the same field where they
feed. Il q pump could be so constructed
that the animal eonld pump its supply OF
pure water at will. aud SO cheap rs 10 come
within the means OF all, il doubtless would
be the greatest acquisition TO the facilities
of y ock-mising and dnirying that has been
discovered. 1t would add millions to the
value Of the stock Of the Northwestern
States in a very few years.