Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-01-06
Farm, Garlen and Honseh0ld

N<tt A@N Wv VI nOIcNS III hlt1X
vile are excited over the appearance o
new and strange disease among IA,
eqnines, the first case Of which termina
ted fatally. The disease appears to y,
contagious. and singularly swift III II
fatal work. When the horses were firS
noticed AZ being sick they were nearl,
blind the eyes badly swollen. and th,
animals unable 10 move. Every rene,l,
was applied that the most experiences
in diseases of the horse could suggest
hut all failed 10 check the progress q
the disease. The heads OF the animal
only, seemed 10 be affected, though IN,
horses were so weak as to he unable /,
move. Twenty-four hours after bein.
attacked the horses died.
RHKUMArrsN IN SHEEP. This tiisess,
consists III peculiar inflammation q
the muscles Of the body, very freouensl,
considerable pam when they are calleS
into action. 1t is usually caused hy ex
posure to cold, and sometimes shifts from
one foot 20 another. occasionally dereI.
erating into slow or chronic form, anS
attacking the sinews, ligaments, ana
Joints, ~ wei as the muscles. The necl
and loins are the parts most frequentl,
attacked, either separately or combined
The former affection causes the head Il
be carried In bent position. and ths
atEer produces considerable stiffness ant
weakness of the loins. The freatmen
should consist IN removing the animal 4
. comfortable place, giving an active
purgative, such rs two ounces of epson
salts dissolved IN warm water, with 1
drnchm OF ginger and half an ounce o.
spirits of nitrous ether. A stimulant.
such IS hartshorn and oil, or opodeldoc,
should be well rubbed over the affected
part and if the disease assumes n chro
mic form, seton should be inserted neal
the part.
Craps VINES on Trees The Rara
Aesc Yorker contains a selected para
graph from Cincinnati journal. where
correspondent claims that he has sue
ceeded admirably in getting :. an album.
Giant yield OF grapes " by letting vines
run. over the trees, 'Siust where they
like, and climb higher and higher n
they please. &c. No doubt lie gets
: an attendance uf grapes We did so
too. when we tried this plan but they
became poorer and poorer with every
successive year. and '.higher and higher
from the ground, until they became diff.
cult and dangerous to pick, and utterly
worthless when Fthey were picked. We
fancy this correspondent is without a
palate--nany persons are-and with him
grape IS grape all the same. though
scarcely ct for the hogs: but if he ex-
poets to convince Others that tthis lazy.
do-notmng way OF raising grapes or any
other crop will be initiated by ANYBODY
OF more sense than himself-and we
should say there are still few left-whv
ne = at least liable to be disappointed,
kiFe-and-fwenty years ago we tried the
Isabella, Catawba and Powell grape after
this miserable fashion, and the result
was we had plenty OF grapes but certain
~ none tit for the gems homo.
PoTATo ExFElESCE.--My experience
IN growing the potato has shown me the
tailacv OF some of the theories advanced
In regard to the production of seed-baIls.
and rot, and planting whole potatoes.
l. 1t Is not trne that the reason vhy
the old varieties fail TO produce seed
balls Is ibecause from frequent and long
continued planting, they have become
exhausted. as some assert.
2 | have found four or five potatoes
affected by the rot, proving that new
varieties do not always escape the dis
ease my opinion is that it depends more
upon the soil and weather
g. / have frequently planted both the
whole and cut potato, and / could Der-
ceive no difference in the conditions of
each. and have come to the conclusion
that the results from one eve in hiIl are
the most satisfactory.
The CATTLE DISEASE. The fatal cattle
disease IN New York and other States il
attracting no little attention. Hearth
md Home says the report of the symptoms
indicate that 1t Is like the weIl-known
foot and mouth disease of Europe, which
has been, so far rs we know, unknown in
tins country. The symptoms as describ-
ed are much more severe than the aboye-
named ailment usually exhibits. We
gave general description of this disease
as observedi IN cattle, noting that it attacks
also horses, sheep, and swine. and prob
ably also men and some other animals.
The disease is called " Murain." 1t
ls common among dairy cattle, and often
lafai where there are calves. The mouth
Is always more or less affected. little vesi-
eies being seen Oh the hips and lining
membrane of the mouth, often turning
INTO larger sores, and similar appear
aEt1e viii be found ON the teats and feet
Causes. s.-Itis generally supposed TO be
contagious, and spreads rapidly from COW
TO COW; it is also liable TO affect other
animals. The saliva from the mouth Of
the diseased, if allowed to come in con-
tract with the ailment on which other
cattle are fed, win cause the disease to
spread rapidly. The milk of COWS affected
with the epizootic has been known to
cause the death of calves and pigs.
Symptoms. COWS affected appear
to be dull. and walk as if lame. The
appetite is impaired, owing to the irritated
condition of the mouth. An eruption of
vesicles win be found in the mouth and
upon the skin, especially of the teats and
feet, which il not broken soon become
filed with pus and exceeding sore, caus-
ing raw surface, and requiring longer
time to heal If the mouth and teats
alone are affected, the local symptoms
gradually disappear but when the feet
are affected, III the disease is not attend
ed to and controlled by proper treatment,
the discharge from the pustules may
insinuate itself between the hoof and the
vascular part of the foot, causing the
former to be cast of. If the matrix
which forms the hoof has not been in
jured, new one is soon formed. Coca
eionally the constitutional symptoms are
much more severe than we have de-
scribed, and fatal results follow from
complications with other ailments.
Treatment. A mild purgative like
Glauber's-salt is sometimes beneficial.
The local eruption should be watched,
and any of the following lotions may be
applied Carbolic acid, one drachm
tteaspoonfnD; water, one quart. Mix
and apply several times day or, sui
phate OF zinc, two drachms water, one
pint. Mix. Vinegar and water may also
be applied when the above are not at
band
Prevention. Separate the sick from
the well. Let the stables for the well be
cleaned out, whitewashed throughout,
and sprinkled with some active disinfec-
tant, like solution Of carbolic-soap,
besides being ventilated and kept very
clean Let the water be pure, and the
food sound-u dicious treatment and
good nursing being essential from the
beginning to the termination of the disease.
The milk must not be sold, used, or
fed to calves or pigs.