The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-01-25
4 Number of Pounds More Pork,


\ Number of Pounds More Pork.
Mr.. A. W. Richards of Cornwall re-
Gently killed nine months old pig thai
dressed 405 lbs.
Samuel f. Bacon, STAFFORD slaughter
ed n hog December Is, fourteen month,
and few days old, which measured from
nose to end of tail eight feet, and dressed
734 pounds, giving daily increase o
nearly 3-4 pounds.
We take the following from the y. II
Mirror and Farmer.
COOP Pres We put it down that {
pig slaughtered at eight months of age
and when dressed weighs 300 pounds
is worthy ofbeing called good porker
All above that, is so much in favor o.
the pig or the owner who has fed hin
well.
George f. Patterson, of South Mer
rimack, slaughtered one few days ago
{ months old, that weighed 367 pounds
1t was a Chester White, and when a
month old weighed II pounds. Her gain
can easily be estimated.
f. j. Green, freight agent of Nashua.
who had reputation in the swine line
before now, has this year eclipsed the
whole roll Of pork-growers Six Chester
Whites of his, all from one litter, II
months old, were slaughtered few days
ago, and weighed 600, GAL, 642, GA,
$50, 745, avraging 667. Well, we
acknowledge that to be little ahead,
taking the six together.
Bio SWINE IN WARREN. Arthur
Knapp killed two hogs recently that
dressed about go pounds each, the two
not varying three pounds.
Joseph Swain, Jr., killed SOW that
raised pigs, and found her to weigh 500
pounds
Levi Jewels porker came up to 5s5
pounds
Warren must be put down as a super
Tor swine-g growing town.
John Ferris, st. Lawrence Co. n. Y,
killed 6 pigs 8 and 9 months old which
weighed 507. 425-4S0-422-420-412. His
neighbor. one raggart, killed of litter s
months old that weighed 614-G96 and
701 lbs. fany one has been the entire
swine, with a greater looseness we should
like to hear from them. We should not
be surprised if tho Farmers of Addison
county would be obliged to acknowledge
they had not been quite as Hoggish as
some other people, this year.
Mrs. Winslows soothing Syrup.
Eit7s Nd,cM hatette:
Some weeks since | was called to an
infant of six months old, who was in a
dying condition, apparently from the
effects Of narcotic poison 1t had taken
no medicine except this Soothing Syrup
Of which it had taken, within ten hours,
two doses of about one teaspoonful each.
| hid the Syrup from which these doses
were given, analysed by skiful chemist
There were 10 drachms of Soothing Syrup
in the vial and it yielded of morphine and
other opium alkaloids, l4-100 grains,
very nearly one grain to the once of
Syrup. This result astonished me. The
printed directions for administering the
medicine are as follows: For child
under one month old, 6 to 10 drops three
months old, hafa teaspoonful, six months
old and upwards, one teaspoonful three
to four times a day until free from pain.
In dysentery repeat the above dose every
two hours, until the character of the dis
charge is changed for the better" Here
we have dose of morphine equal to 10
drops of laudanum, given to a child Of
three months old every two hours, and
double the quantity to child of six
months old
| have always dlscountenanced the use
of.this preparation as [ did not know its
composition, and supposed it contained
some anodyne, but had no idea of its
deadly strength. 1t is familiar fact
that children are very susceptible to the
influence Of opium, and four drops OF
laudanum has been known to kill an in
FAINT of nine months. ! think it important
that this analysis should be published
that the profession, and through it, the
public, may be warned of the fearful
effects Of administering this dangerous
popular nostrum. The quantity used
in the community is enormous, doubtless
it has killed hundreds Of children, and
would kill thousands were it not that by
beginning in very small doses and gradual
~ increasing, a tolerance of the immediate
poisonous effects il induced, although the
miserable little victims of domestic drug
ging are reduced to puny and cachectic
creatures, that are carried off by the first
disease that takes hold of them.
The Specimens Of Soothing Syrup an
Il Used, was made by Curtis x Perkins of
New York, who are the only manufacture
ers. | have ascertained that there are
about one hundred thousand two-ounce
bottles OF il sold annually in this city,
making two hundred thousand ounces of
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, contain.
ing about one hundred and eighty thous-
and grains Of morphine, which are given
annually to the babies of this State. No
wonder that oue-thrd of them die Lefore
they reach the age of two years,
K VI.
\ Salem shop window exhibits the
following sign; Holy Day Presence
here"
An old maid, who was over-nice in re.
gard to cleanliness about her house, once
scrubbed her sitting room floor until she
fell through into the cellar.
There was great snow storm in Eng.
land on Christmas day and the day follow
ing. At Merionethshire the roads were
filled with STOW to the depth of two OF
three feet
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