The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-22
Farm, Garden and Household.

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To CURE WEN.-A correspondent
Gays he has had good success in remov-
ing wens by this simple method "Take
equal parts of soft soap and slaked lime,
well mixed. Lance the wen at the time
OF making the application, or two or
three days after. We have cured with
one application, but if the wen is OF long
standing, it will take take two or three
applications"
To KILL L1cE.-In the Farmers Club,
B. S. Warren, OF Seneca Falls, n. Y,
asked what would kill lice on calves.
Mr.. Curtis said "Wash with carbolic
soap" Mr. Geddes: Grub them with
dry dust from the road" Mr.. Thomp-
son : use flour OF sulphur" Mr..
Bradon: Use plaster rs dust" Mr..
deters =" A comb might be used to ad-
vantage, and I believe the advocates OF
Peep comb-plowing are most numerous. :"
ANIcE PUDDING, cheap and wholesome,
is made as follows Scald one quart of
bread crumbs, cover closely to retain the
steam ;let them stand ten or fifteen min
utes to soak. Wash them thoroughly,
add one-half teaspoonful salt, soda the
size Oft large pea dissolved in half pint
OF sweet milk, and two eggs well beaten.
Bake about twenty minutes. For sauce,
boil pint of new milk, and when cold
sweeten and flavor with cinnamon or nut
meg.
SHrNo HoRsEs.-A correspondent OF
the Scientific Americdn says: ALLOW
me, having had great deal of expert
ence in managing horses, to add another
bit OF advice to nervous horsemen.
Whenever they notice their horse di-
recting his ears to any point whatever,
or indicating the slightest disposition to
become afraid, let them, instead of pull
ing the rein to bring the horse toward
the object causing its nervousness, pull
it on the other side This will instaatly
divert the attention OF the horse from
the object which is exciting his sus-
picion, and in ninety nine cases out of n
hundred the horse will pay no more at
tention to the object from which he will
fly away if forcibly driven to it by pull
ing on the wrong rein.
FEvERs IN FowLs.-A writer in the
American Rural Home thus gives his
experience in managing fowls subjected
to fevers at the period of Matching
1.-THE most decided species OF fever to
which fowls are subject. occurs at the
period of Matching, when the animal
heat is often so increased as to be per-
ceptble to the touch. A state OF fever
may also be observed when the hen is
about TO lay. This generally is OF small
consequence, when the birds are other
wise healthy but it is Of moment if any
other disorder is present, since, in such
case, the original malady will be aggra.
waited. Fighting also frequently occa-
sions fever, which sometimes proves fatal.
The symptoms are over increased circu-
lation Of the blood excessive heat aud
restlessness. The treatment should be
light food and change of air and, if
necessary, aperient medicine, such rs
caster oil, with little burned butter,
given morning and evening until the
fowl is thoroughly purged. This treat
ment hardly every fails to restore the
bird to healthy condition"
ScAB on SHEET. or three years
ago ! addressed Il letter to DR.. II. S.
Randall, author of the " Practical Shep-
ard" making inquiry whether tobacco
ooze alone, unmixed with other ingredi-
ents, would cure scab on sheep. His
reply was that he did not know certainly
that 1t would, giving his experience in
treating the disease as detailed in his
" Practical Shepard" Since my cores
pondence with the doctor, l have be.
come cognizant of two facts that prove
to my mind that it will, II properly APP
piled, accomplish the purpose. The
facts are briefly as follows:
Two years ago last Nay, one of my
neighbors, Mr.. Samuel Hamat, dipped
his flock in tobacco ooze, and it entirely
cured them, but prevented them from
contracting the disease again, although
they run on the common mixing with
other scabby sheep. At the sheering the
following spring, there was no appear
ance OF scab so far rs the eye could
detect it. The other fact is this: Last
May l dipped my own flock, numbering
about 500 head, in tobacco ooze, and at
this date, March 9th there is no appear
ance of scab on the sheep, although they
run on the common with many other
sheep that were diseased with the scab.
Now ii il can be established beyond
doubt that this treatment will cure the
disease, and protect the sheep from con-
trncting from one steering until the next
one, there will be no excuse for having
this loathsome, awful disease in the
country, and millions will be added to
the value of this kind OF farm stock
Cor. Prairie Farmer.
WANTED ADA Western lady writes