Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-24
indicating Animals

Some of our domestic an mails are rem oved
almost a. far from state Of nature IS we arr
, ourselves Subjected to t1e I'M uences OF CT
vIlZation, they are made Liable 70 sceidsnts
and disesses hitch would never trouble them
but Tor the association with Dau IN MS un-
natural life. We may shieId oar animals from
many ailments, by attending TO their diet the
cleanliness Of their quartsrs- 70 the purify OF
ing and hafnss sing. etc out nevertheless they
Will occasionally become diseased. or lured,
and need medical or surgical care. We are
badly on fer veterinary surgeons In this SCUM
try, and In ninety nine cases out OF an an.
dred the owner must do something for his sick
animal, or stand BY and helplessly watch the
progress OF the disease physician of lar
long since. in deprecaiing the haoit of people
drugging themselves, and applying 70 apothe.
carries and phys ic!ans for medicine, not being
fatisnsd unless medicine b. given, that at
unrs ne felt almost as II IL would be q bles-
sing 10 humanity II all taking of drugs could
cease and both patients and ply sicians would
ce toreeo 70 prove the ef1cacy OF good nursing
and attention TO diet and the general sanitary
conoition or the system. Another physician
OF great and good repute in New York City
remarked il he could have his choice OF hos
pltals IN which 70 treat TO- patients sick with
usual diseases, and could get q dry, sunnv
HELD, protected by q wood, and nave canva $
lot shelter, ne would much prefer the latter
place, and felt confident he would report a
much larger proportion of cures. In thsss are
iaCts with relation 10 the human being, how
much more important N ust it be .or animals
hOt 10 De InJuolclously drugged, ana coudned
INDOORS! Livery farmer ought TO know how
To RECOGNIZES early symptoms of disease or dts-
ordered functions In his animals and be able
70 apply simple remedies. The best class of
remedies are such changes of diet as will pro-
duce the desired effects. For Instance, raw
roots VIII produce looseness of the bowels,
and ailay feyerlsh tendencies IN horses, cattle.
sheep, and swine. So will fresh grass cut and
led with the dew on. Boiled nne whea.ru
flour porrIdge made with water for horses,
that VIII not take milk, and with sweet milk
Tor other animals, will produce the opposite
effect Other sanitary effects may BE- produced
BY the use OF articles OF fool And We havs
no doubt with care the list of effects produced
by different kinds and mixtures of articles
used as food might bs greatly extended, 81
that most ordinary ailments might be checked
by early attention 10 diet end surroundings
In our own experience We have found tnat
sick horses tuTneI out into q woody pasture
almost always CO. well, or ira proved greatly:
that cows and yoopg cattle let alOnr on a
natural die, with fresh water, AZ and salt,
aid better and ECt well quicker than il abb
lected 10 any guess-WOlk treatment. How
ever, good dose OF Epson salts and ginger
seems 10 be almost specific Tor favsrishness,
("horn all, constipation, colds, clotty or red
milk etc. with cows, and it is well 10 h Did
this IN reserve. in case a change OF diet has no
good erect SICK chickens get well in a grassy
ran among angle worms and gras shoppers
sheep that are snu ffling and running do YIN IN
close barn ards will PICK mp wonderfully II
they can get their noses into the hedge rows,
or have Iun In the woods or bush pastures
In the variety of herbage aud twIgs they fnd
the best diet PinIng hogs Will act We'll in a
And hey Will improve much faster IL they
can live on nIts and roots, having the ability
10 use their snouLs as was intended.-4mericGu
AsricHlt1rist.