The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-05-20
Che ne>t 9s.ai,inc Tor stock.

She iest 3i.aivinr for stock. {
lllc question j. Very fre lueniiy asked
M liz, shall do .or a.. Cow ~ or MY
, aW 5 sick can yun tell What 10 civ 4,
her. These inquiries are sometimes ac- {
.ompauicd by descriptions which would :
enable = veterinary surgeon. or one ac- :,
utminlca With diseases OF animals. to-
form an opinion as 40 The nature OF thcs,
disease. IL l. often that no account Of ,
the symptoms Is given. and very irc- :
,lurnily he owner L. unable 10 give one. !
MANY farmers have certain specific
remedies whi'Jl they administer IN all'
.a,es switlos regard 10 the nature OF
the difficulty. In >ome instances they
MAY be useful. Ia others they are OF no
benefit. and not pnircqUcntiy They dol
much harm, These remedies arc very
numerous almost every one han ing some !
iavoritc dose which his father used be-
iorc him. and which is believed 10 he NJ
cure tor all nianncr OF complaints. There,
j, another class, who depends eniireIyi
ON what their neiahbur> recommend.
and Wliu pour cvcrA thing down the poor
beast thrual thai anybody advises VI -
have in mind the case OF a very valuable
Mcrinu ram. ill those laic,oil days when
wool WAS one dollar "A pound in The
farmers garrett. one thousand dollars
was considered 4 small sum 10 represent
the value %. such ali animal: the POOR
creature. with constitution cniccbled Ivy
an excessively heavy fleece. and supera-
bundant deposit OF yolk. broke down
under the strain OF unnatural ana slim
ulating food and excessive service. The
owner. who had refused an offer OF twcn-
iy-i,ve hundred dollars for him. was i'll
.lsmay. and knowing nothing about
treating sick animals. asked the opinion
OF every one. and followed the advice OF
ALL Thuroughwor.. squills. turpcntlle.
castor oil, decoction of tobacco. pain
killer. camphor rum. lardanum and II
dozen other drugs followed each other
in rapid succe,sion. until the stomach
that needed rest. was iillcd with fer
lacnting mass vi matter that would have
burned Il passage through the sides of 4
shark OF course tie ram died. This j.
Il literal truth. and no fancy sketch, and
although ii j. an extreme case. il j. just
rs rational a. much OF the treatment re-
ceiycd BIZ sick animals. Ii is not strange
that farmers do hot understand doctor
III. cattle. They have TOO much 10 dC
TO study the subject. Veterinary sur
icons are so few that il j. not possible
10 procure their assistance in many cases
and the common Cow doctors" or far.
iicr,. u they style themselves. are usli-
aly too ignorant 10 be accused q. Inack-
cry. As Il general thing. sick animals
live or die. a. nature helps them or not
The farmer can write 10 some agricul-
tulal editor and obtain valuable inior
mation. after his best cow has zone (,
her rest IN the compost heap. There j
one remedy which il suited alike 10 al
diseases. Ii costs hotlling-lc-s than
nothing. for the improved condition 81
The stock III consequence OF this magical
al healing balm being kept oil hand j,
worth many dollars. and every farmer
has il. IL is Prevention. With proper
care and suitable feeding. that attention
which it pays TO give 10 stock. ninety
nine per cent. OF the eases Of sickne>,
Mould not occur This j. strouiIg Ian
guaee. but il j, true. Here is 10 nccc
of having sickness among domestic ami
Inal.. sickness j, The result Of the VIC
lalion- of the laws OF nature. The DO
lnestic animals arc i'll the absolute con
trol III their owner. \ creature tina
will not thrive and perform all it, natu
raj functions and duties. and maintain
good health when taken good care OF. i
afflicted with some constitutional weak
ness or disease, and should be dispose,
OF 10 make room FOR one that is sound.
Vermont Farmer.