The weekly standard., 1869-09-08

| 1hO 4ueUtCW ItecOTU lot June contains q va
riety of valuable and interesting matter.
Among other things, the Record gives the
following nine aphorisms" of DR.. Ballard
upon the relations of the atmosphere to
health: --
First. That an increase of atmospheric
temperature is normally associated with an
increase of general sickness
| Second. I hat a decrease of atmospheric
temperature is normally associated with
dlminution of general sickness.
Third. That for the most part the increase
or decrease of sickness is proportional in
amount to the extent to which the atmos-
| pherlc temperature rises or falls.
Fourth That it is an error to suppose (as
is popularity held) that sudden changes in
temperature are, (as rule) damaging to the
| public health A sudden change from cold
to hot weather is indeed very damaging,
| but sudden change from hot to cold is one
of the most favorable circumstances that can
occur when sickness is regarded broadly as
RESPECTS large population.
Fyth. That, remarkably enough, these in
fuences are most marked in the directions
have mentioned in the colder season of the
| year, and more certain in the winter than in
the summer.
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are more certain and effectual in their special
operation upon public health when at the
same time the daily rangs tf temperature is
lessened, than they are when the daily range
is at the same time increased rises of tenn
perature increasing sickness more certainly
| and markedly, and falls of temperature de-
creasing it more certainly and markedly.
Seoenth. That fall of rain lessons sickness
generally, sometimes Immediately, sometimes
after short interval, and that, as a rule, The
reduction of general sickness is greater when
the fall of rain is heavy than when it is light.
Eighth. That drought, on the other hand,
tends to augment general sickness.
Ninth. That wet weather in the summer
season operates more certainly in improving
public health than it does In the winter
| season.
WEAVING CoLTs-When a colt is about
| four months old, if he has had proper care
and training, and if the dam is to be used
in harness, or if she is breeding again, he is
old enough to be weahed. Supposing, as
most farmers are obliged to do, that the
mare has had to work more or less since
dropping her foal, and that the colt has been
allowed to follow the dam when at work
the attachment between the two has become
very strong If separated entirely and at
once and if the mare is nervous and high
strung, she will perhaps refuse to work, act
frantic, kick and do everything else she
| ought not, and would not do, but for the
separation. On the other hand, put the colt
into ever so good a pasture, feed him on
grain and do everything you maybe will
run up and down by the fence-perhaps try
to scale it, etc., to get to the dam, Until he
| has run off every bit of flesh on his bones.
Now, what's to be done?
We would place the mare in stall wide
enough for her and the colt, then we would
| halter the colt and tie him so that he could
| get to the manger but not reach to the teat.
1t may be necessary also to change some
| what the halter of the dam, so that she can
not turn sufficiently to allow the colt to suck.
| Water the colt freely, but the dam as little
as possible, for few days at least. Ifpossi.
| BILE feed the colt double-handful of oats
! twice per day for two or three weeks before
| you attempt the weaning Increase the
! quantity of oats little at weaning time,
even if you withdraw the extra ration by
and-by.
Standing by the side of his dam he will
be more quiet, and after little forget his
| teat. The mare also will leave him more
readily in the stable while she labors, espe-
| cially when she finds him on her return To
| facilitate the drying up of the milk in the
! mare, take little soft soap and smear it over
| the udder 1t may be necessary to draw
out some milk for few times, to ease
her distress. After few days, especially
if the mare is again breeding, milk will not
| flow very readily, but be diverted naturally
to the embryo foal, and, although, the
mare may call her colt she will refuse to let
him suck. If possible, the colt should have
| the best of pasture and the company of
other colts of his own age, and the daily al
| lowance of oats or handful or two of meal
mixed with wheat bran should be given
every day.
| The latter part of our life on the farm,
we never allowed the colts to follow in the
| field; but kept them in loose box in an un-
der-ground stable during the day. When
| the mares came home and were vatered at
| night, the colts were allowed play spell,
| and also at noon while the dams were feed
ing The colts kept in better flesh and gave
great deal less trouble at weaving.
REMEDY FOR PEACH WoRM-A CORES
pondent in the Country Gentleman, Mr. l.
e. Mask, of Moorfeld, West Virginia. writes
as follows on the destruction of this terrible
| pest:
'There is q handy means for the destruc-
tion of this heretofore fatal enemy to the
peach tree, which is practiced here, which
| has proved certain beyond peradventure. 1t
| is simple, of easy application and expedi-
tious 1t consists of the use of boiling water
| applied to the collar of the tree, in quanti-
| ties varying according to the age of the tree.
| In small trees, say one inch in diameter, half
| pint is sufficient, and pint is enough for
larger ones. Remove the earth from around
the tree few inches in depth, and just pour
the water boiling hot on the exposed roots
and 1t will kill every egg as well as worm
with positive certainty. 1t has been tried
here time and again upon trees that were
more than half killed, and perfect restora-
tion has been the result in every case. No
danger need he apprehended from the effects
| on the trees. Where large number of trees
have to be operated upon, a fire should be
made in the orchard for heating the water,
SO that it can be applied boiling hot. Con-
sidering the importance of this remedy to
peach growers who may not have heard of
| it, deem it but common justice to give it
circulation through the columns of your
paper Its certainty as remedy may be
implicitly relied on"
THE GOLDEN CHICKEN RULEs.-The fol-
lowing are some rules that it would be well
to observe in raising chickens:
t. Keep the chickens in warm, clean dry
coop.
2. Don't let them run out in the morn
ing until the sun has removed the dew from
the grass. ....
8. Let them have plenty of food and
fresh water
4. The coopmust be tar proof
5. Don't let the chickens have access to
slops or stagnant water
6. See that they are well housed when
storm is threatening.
Rules for keeping the hennery in proper
order:
| 1. Clean out every day and sprinkle
handful of lime
2. Sprinkle ashes over the floor two or
three times week.
8. Frequently change the straw or hay
forming the nests, and whitewash the nest
boxes at every renewal, and twice year
thoroughly whitewash the whole interior of
the house.
RULES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SETTING
ga HENS,
1. Set the hen in place where she will
not be disturbed.
2. Give large hen fourteen or fifteen
eggs, medium sized one twelve or thirteen,
and small hen eleven
3. Don't let the hen come out of the set
ting room until she has Matched, but keep
her supplied with gravel, food and water.
4. When the chickens are Matched leave