Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-11-03
FARM. sARnEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
f.iarrhRa t,aftie.

DiaffnRa III cattle.
Simple diarrboea can scarcely in itself be
regarded as g disease; but is often an effori
of nature to carry off some offending agent.
and as such should rather be encouraged
than abruptly checked. Much mischief is
atten done by running to astringent medi-
| cines at the commencement OF an attack 0.
spontaneous diarrhea, and thus retaining
IN the system that which nature was II
herself ma king an effort to carry off
Diarrhoea in lis simplest form Is general
| ly dependent upon m altered secretion OF
the mucous membrane of tine intestines,
produced by some irritating agent applied
to its surface, thus, change CT food, living
on too succulent and rich grasses, change
of water, and vaterimpregnated with dele
terious or mineral ingredients, Is often an
unsupported cause ofan attack Of diarrhpa.
PurgatioD, too, may be carried TO an injur-
1 ious extent and by inhaming the lining Of
the aliuentary canal, set mp an amount of
| irritation very difficult TO subdue The
| symptoms of simple or acute diarrh1a are
merely an excessive discharge of the alvine
excavations in a semi-fnid state, attended
with some slight constitutional disturbance,
as loss of milk, susp snsion of ramInatiou,
etc. In many slight and spontaneous
Cases, these symp oms are not observed
at all.
| The treatment must be of the finplest
possible character; often a good stiaul,nt,
such as a quart or two of warm ale, with q
little ginger, viii restore the animal TO It's
usual health in few hours. Should. how
ever, the evacuation be of an offensive
character, or any fever or other constitu
tional symptoms be observed, give gentle
cathartic of linseed oil, combined witt
opium viz: Linseed oil, cne pint; tine
ture of opium, one ounce; and repeat In
twelve hours if the foeces do not assume 2
more natural state. Should the diarrbea
still continue after tie purgative
has operated, astringents may be given
with advantage, combined with an antacid
ard stomachic; for instance: powdered
chalk. two ounces; powdered gentian, one
ounce; powdered ginger, two drachms;
powdered opium, one drachm. Mix and
give in a quart of ale twice q day. The
diet should be regulated by an avoidance
OF anything which may be thou2ht to have
brought on the diaease. Good thick Cruel
of wheat flour may be given, the animal
kept in comfortable warm outhouse, and
its comforts generally attended TO.
To KILL POPLAR SPROUTS. "A writer in
the Cincinnati Gazette replies to man
who wants to know how to kill the silver
leafed poplar and its sprouts. If he will
pursue the following plan, l will warrant
the tree and all its sprouts to die; or at
least killed one, with wilderness of
sprouts, that had sprung up for twenty
years in every direction: Giriie the tree,
inst as YOU do IN ordinary deadening then
with paddle or fat stick loosen the bark
below the girdle some eight or ten inches,
making pouch all around tho tree, and
FIJI said pouch with common salt. | will
warrant every root. branch and sprout Of
the tree will die The operation may be
performed at aIy time when the bark viii
slip.
PARMEKs' CHEAP BAROMETER. The Fond
dn Lac paper says: cat the Patty house.
ia Fond du Lac. is an ordinary bulllrog in
glass Jar half filed with water. Inside
the Jar is diminutive ladder, from the
bottom OF the vessel TO the top. Just above
the water lineis perch, on which his frog
| ship il 90 be sean in dry weathe- sitting
perfectly mot;opless rs long as the dry sea
son lasts. On the slightest indication of q
change in the atmosphere. tha frog quits
his perch aud takes to the water, returning
to the landing only at long intervals to
feed upon the flies that arc thrown into the
Jar. This animated weather guage never
takes any nourishment except IN rainy
weather"
INFLUENCE of CoLD on MILGH Cows
Cows that are in milk, or have been nniked
late, are peculiarly sensitive TO cold, they
era frequently injured by being exposed 10
storms. BY getting wet and becoming
chilled, pulmonary complaints and oreeT
disorders arc pro61ced and TINS the farmer
has "A sick animal on his hands. which IS A
source of trouble, anxiety, aud not unfre-
nuently n total loss. Many of the t-oubles
that come upon cows at the period 81 caly-
irg, NAV be traced directly to exposure
during the winter; nnd therefore, On Tins
account alone, viii IL pay the farmer 60
shelter his stock on the approach of wind
or rain.
BEET SUGAR IN WISCONSIN Medi
son, (Wis .)Journal SAYS: A company Of
about thirty farmers. mostly Gerrlars. liv-
ing near Blaekhawk. Sank Co., hGv organ
lied company for the pur ose O! raising
beets aud manufacturing sngar share
of stock in the company costs $3.50. and
each man owning one shafe aust plant
four acres of beets. About 100 acres are
growing now. from which about 1 900 tons
of beets will be gathered in before the
frost comes. The factory, just built by
the company at Blackhawk. On Honey
Creek. will cost, when filed with machin-
cry, already ordered, about SAC. 600.
HOP CscP IN MsrNE.-The Lewiston Falls
Journal ssys: There are extensive feds Of
hops on the Androscoggin river. in spite
of the discouragemen.s of the last two
yeers. In Bethel ami Canton. especially,
is this the case. Hops appear to be filing
out remarkably well. A slight rise in the
price last fall. has encouraged many to con-
time in the business. sE
MASH and season the potatoes with salt
and white pepper and cayenne. and mix
With plenty of minced parsley and small
ananfity of green onions. add sufficient
yolks of eggs to bind tle rlixtute together;
roll into small balls ana Try them IN plenty
of lard or butter ovtr a moderate fire. or
they will be too much Drowned before they
are done through.
AaRNr1EMAN in Illinois who estim ated
that he was damaged SIS. 900 by being run
through another gentleman's threshing
machine, has finally compromised for 5000
A Once Prosperous Merchant Begs to
be Sent 10 The Aims House.
Prom the Troy Press, THURSDAY
Last evening man apparently about
fifty years of age. with the appearance OF a
| man of business, aud dressed in suit of
black, somewhat soiled and worn, entered
the Second Precinct station house. and
addressing Sergeant Lamphere, who
was in command. said, II would like
to be locked up" The sergeant inquired
what his name was, and he answered
James Milton" He did not know where he
was from or where he was going, and his