The weekly standard., 1869-09-29
Heo.r~ RALEIGH, n. G.. WEDNESDAY

| iaInuy, put owing 10 1tS Strong ana pungent
flavor, is less favorite in refined circles :"
than it ought to be- In this peculiar eli
mate, and more particularly during the wet
season, when coughs and colds are the rule
and the exemption. from them the excep-
ton, free use of the onion would prevent
much of the suffering. A portion of raw
onion eaten just before retiring to rest will
generally give repose to such as are suffer
ing with lungs overburdened with oppres-
sive and irritating matter. Of course we
are aware that for a short time the breath
Of the onion eater is not so fragrant and de-
licious as is desired, but the sweet repose
and other advantages derived from them is
more than sufficient to balance the unpleas-
antness in the shape of tainted breath.-Er-
change -r.
RAISING Pres THIS FALL.-Pigs are very
scarce this summer, and farmers are antici-
pating very high prices for pork next win,
ter. My own opinion is that those who fat
early will make the most money. Corn is
low, and it will pay well to convert it into
pork at present prices. In August and Sep
tember, if the pigs have the run of good
pasture, have no doubt that three or four
bushels of corn will make one hundred
pounds of pork. Ordinarily, when pigs are
shut up to fatten, it requires seven or eight
bushels of corn to make one hundred pounds
of pork. In the summer, with good pas
ture the pigs get enough grass to keep them
growing, and all the corn they receive is con,
verted into pork; whereas, when they are
shut up to fatten, probably more than half
the corn they eat is needed to sustain the
vital functions, and all the growth and fat
are derived from the corn eaten over and
above this amount. When pigs are scarce
and corn cheap, as at present, nothing can
be more unwise than to feed them on moth
ing but the slops and milk from the house,
and grass. Let them have quart or so of
corn day besides, and they will grow as
fast again. There is no cheaper way of
| making pork. No half-fat hogs should be
| sent to market this year, and now is the
time to prevent it. If farmer has no corn,
let him buy it. 1t will pay as it has rarely
| paid before.-J. Harris in Am. Agriculturist.
| WASHING SwEATED HoRsEs.-A cores
pondent of the London Field answers an
inquiry whether it is safe practice to wash
| sweated horses in cold water He says he
has adopted it, and with beneficial results,
both in summer and winter. After washing,
the ANIMALS should be rubbed dry, as far as
| practicable, and the legs especially. Should
| the hair on them be too long to admit of
! this being sufficiently done, flannel bandages
should be put on, and woolen rug thrown
loosely over, but without the roller In the
course of an hour the horse will be tolerably
dry, and should then have another rub down
and be clothed in the ordinary manner. If
horses were treated in more rational man
ner than is often the case, with pure air and
scrupulous cleanliness, disease would be far
| less common.
What is more refreshing to man after u
hard days shooting, or other luxurious eX-
ercise than warm or cold bath And l
believe it to be equally so to the horse. To
the tired hunter a warm foot bath and TO-
mentation, if the animal is sufficiently quiet
is most refreshing. With gentle treatment,
most horses can be used to almost anything.
Some years ago visited the royal stables at
Buckingham Palace. There was informed
and at the time myself witnessed the oper-
ation-every horse, summer and winter, was
washed from head to foot with cold water,
after returning from work. A regular bath
house, cold water, two men to rub, &c. We
cannot all have such appliances, but the
plan is good.
THE WAY TO BLANKET HoRsEs.-But
few persons comparatively understand how
to apply a blanket to horse to prevent him
from contracting cold We frequently see
the blanket folded double and across the
rump and part of the animals back, leav-
ing those parts of the body which need
protection entirely exposed to the cold.
Those parts of the body of horse which
surround the lungs require the benefit of a
blanket in preference to its flanks and rump.
When we are exposed to current of cold
air, to guard against any injury from con-
tracing cold, we shield our shoulders, neck.
chest, and back If these parts be protected
the lower part of the body will endure a
degree of cold far more intense, without any
injury to the body, than if the lungs were
not kept warm with suitable covering. The
same thing holds good in the protection OF
horses The blanket should cover the neck,
withers and shoulders, and brought around
the breast and buttoned or buckled together
as closely as q man buttons his overcoat
when about to face driving storm. Let
the lungs of horse be well protected with
heavy blanket, and he will seldom contract
cold, even if the hindmost part of his
body is not covered
Many of our best teamsters protect the
breasts of their horses by a piece of cloth
about two feet square, hanging down from
the lower end of the collar. This is an ex-
cellent practice in cold weather, as the most
important part of the animal is constantly
sheltered from the cold wind, especially
when travelling toward strong current
The forward end of horse blankets should
be made as closely around the breast of q
L +c hnlt
horses take cold as readily as men, if moi
blanketed while standing after exercising
sufficiently to prodce perspiration. So long
as horse is kept in motion, there is little
danger of his suffering from cold; but allow
him to stand for few minutes without q
blanket to protect his shoulders and lungs
and he will take cold sooner than men.
OXEN VS.. HoRsEs.-A writer in the
Hearth aud Home says: Hill farms art
worked most advantageously with oxen
the plains with horses. Upon prairie
grain farm, unobstructed by stick or stone
the OK can be spared as a worker, after the
last natural sod is turned. He may have
half-hollday life, for which he is fitted by
nature Gin view of his chances in making
holiday beef,D in assisting and supplanting
the horse in the hurry of seed time and har
vest. Unless the French saoGns give us al
relish for horse soups and roasts, the oA
may remain, in his character of meat produ
Ger, with working possibilities, on many
smooth farms; especially such smooth farm:
as lie adjacent to hilly country. His posi-
ton is the more secure, as there is yet nc
adequate supply of horses bred purely AM
simply for heavy work.
The different periods in the growth of {
country are attended by change in thu
working cattle. In clearing timber land
the OK is indispensable. When the stdmI
period" is passed, and the soil is adapted
to easy tillage, horses multiply. Later, wher
the plow is not alone profitable, and man
ufacturers come in with an increase of pop
ulation requiring better roads, bridges, ant
buildings, and the transport of stone, brick
coal and lumber, and all the trough anC
tumble" of modern improvements-we vel
come the OK again.
The OK and horse fair best when employed
upon the same farm, each doing the worl
for which he is best fitted. The simple an(
inexpensive harness necessary for oxen, tn
little time required to prepare them for work
the rapidity with which they are SHIFTED
from the tongue to the chain, their genera
trustiness and steadiness, make them espe
cially useful in straightforward, heav.
work in all weathers Horses with ligh
artillery of carts and wagons, relieve th'
OK of quick steps and accidental and ex
express jobs upon the highway. In the EN-
ployment of both horses and oxen, there i
an opportunity not only to use the animals
best fitted to the work in hand, but also tt
favor the natural prejudices of workmen
The old-country lad, though unused to oxen
may distinguish himself with horse ant
, cart while a GOOD OK driver is half throw