Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-09
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Average. 2,647 OTIS At 6to. >172. 05
or 80 81 pr. week
RExRpY FOR WARTS ON Cows TEArs =
EDiIoRs OF CuLr. 4 Co. GENT. see in your
last paper an inquiry about warts on cove
teats, and see various remedies, which
think are oil wrong. Now | will give you
my way:
Any time that there are warts on Q cows
teats, l take hold OF the tsat with one hand,
and with the thumb and finger Of tho 9TH
err take hold of the wart aud give it twist
and it will come out by the roots without
any injury to the COW, and without the loss
Of much blood. have been a mixer OF
cows for the last thirty years, and that is
the only way that have taken 10 remove
warts | consider il worth 500 to any one
that keeps no more cows than do-G.
VAsY, Ava, N. Y.
BOOK FAanING"-A Western postmas-
ter writes Us the following very sensible
letter.
"S,rangc % it may seem, in the circuit
Of this Office one year ago, there was but
one copy of IN agricultural paper taken.
With little exertion induced about thir-
~ to take our own State paper, for which |
shall still continue to work first; but there
are some who wish change, and some who
felt too poor 10 take one last year, will take
too agricultural papers this year. They do
not seem to be Is shy Of Book Farming as
they were before they read any. Some tell
me that their children who would not read
. paper before, now look anxiously for the
mail that shall bring their favorite; and if
| can get some copies Of your paper also
read among them, l shall be encouraged,
and have some hope that the rising genera.
tion may see the utility Of farmers ss well
~ lawyers studying that profession.
DUrcH characterization" writes from
Holland to the Boston Journal:
1.-THE farmers boys and girls of America,
l am confident, would like TO 90 With u into
Dutch farm hou.e Stable and house, and
dairy are under the same roof. The house
which We visit stands on the bank Of the
canal-the water in the canal almost on .
level with the ridge -polc. One Of the dairy
maids has been out to the canal to wash her
pans and dishes, and now she 10 taking
them back to the house, drawing them in .
little cart. Look ct her shoes-wooden
ones, turning up at the toe like ska e
clump. clump, clump, they 60 as she steps.
She leaves them outside Of the door and
puts on . pair Of slippers IS she enters.
She has bonnet, 30 curious that shall
not attempt to describe it. but Of just such
. pattern as those worn by her grandmoth
e.. Some Of the cattle are in the fields,
blanketed, to keep them warm.
"A girl, with red cheek On bright eyes,
opens the door Of the stable, and takes u
along the stalls to see the cows-26 cows
standing BY their cribs, or lying down
chewing their euds. fastened with rope bal
ters-and. funniest Of oil sights, each COW
hes her tail drawn up to the ceiling BY {
ssrd and pullv, 50 that in time their saila
grew straight up into the cir There srs
great tubs ellsd with milk and curds and
whey. There is fireplace il the stable
where they sea'd the milk, also che cheese
press. We enter little room and ~ potl
Of butter, end rows Of ehssses, not such
great ones o. the Vermont and New Hsmp
shire girls turn out, but chessse almost thu
sixs Of 64-poundsr cannon ball, not quite
round, but like the earth, flastsnsd . trife
at the poles. II you were to 60 with mi
into SEINE Of the warehouses Of Amsterdam
you would see oart-loads Of these chsesss
enough 10 freight scores Of ships. Thsy
ere kept for months, aud years even, ant
never lose their goodness, il 10 said. Yos
have read how . Dutch Admiral, in . eel
fight, after having fred swsy all Of his can
non balls. kept up the battle with cheeses
just such cheeses 40 those which the bright
dairy made takes pleasure 10 showing"
I'VE 60 from the stable up short fiigh
Of steps, into the kitchen, and say. Goo
morning, to the farmers wife, who courss
sizes like . little child. She show
" over the house, draws aside curtain
and shows Us the beds in recess, like
berth in shiRs An old clock-its bras
weight and pendulum % bright as sand an
soap can make them tick In one cornes
The good woman is drinking . cup Of co6s>
but il you were to ask her to write out 81
word for you in Dutch. Il would rea
'Kahlj.' and she would call . railroad
'Spoorweg.' She takes great pleasure !
showing her treasures in the FROM room
bureau Of the richest mahogany, set o
With bead mountings, with carved feet lib
lions clsws-with rows Of d~lft china dist
% around the room just under the csilin
old ware, cups and saucers which h
great Grandmother used, which she VI
hand down 70 her daughters. and the
their children. There are old pictures q
the walls fine On gravines-mors old chit
on the tables aud stands. Every thing
90 clean and nice that you ere almost aira
70 be in the room"
Pork packing has been resumed beth
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