Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-04-03
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"A CURIOUS CASE OF THROAT DISEASE.
Some fifteen months ago, gentleman long
resident of Peabody, and who has been for
some time an invalid, was taken with
what seemed to be paralysis Of the throat.
He lay for some time in critical condi-
ton. and then began to amend slowly.
For . long time he was able to take only
liquids. and in but very little quantities.
Thu difficulty has continued up to the
present time, the patient suffering much
pain, and eating being accompanied at
times with much distress. The advice of
physicians and the remedies tried have on
" partially afforded relief. For a few
days past the gentleman seemed to be
growing worse. On Thursday night he
coughed up an upper set of false teeth
which he had swallowed in his sleep fif-
teen months before, and which. lodging
in the lower part Of the throat, had been the
cause of all his troubles. The teeth were
missed at the time, hunted for, but never
found. The relief to the patient was as
great as the surprise ofthe family who had
looked everywhere but in the right place
for the missing teeth, and who had not
suspected the place of the concealment. A
new lease of life is now taken, and the
pleasure Of freedom from pain and Of in
dulging a good appetite cause devout
thankfulness and joy.
LIME AND SALT The Practical Farmer
says :s.These two common articles will,
when mixed and allowed to lie for few
months, make an excellent manure, which
in its action win much excel an equal
amount Of either Of its original parts
Air-slacked lime should be thoroughly
mixed with common coarse salt in the pro-
portion of three of lime to two of salt by
measure, and kept well sheltered from the
weather. The mixture should be thor
oughly shoveled over every two or three
weeks the longer it is mixed the better it
win be-three or four months, is the least
time that should elapse between mixing
and using. In England the value of this
compound is more generally understood,
and it is there use,l in large amounts for
almost all crops except flax, to which it
was found to be injurious, by injuring the
fibre, though it will materially increase
the yield Of seed.'
The effect of this mixture may be readi-
ly ascertained from experiments on a
small scale, the only way we recommend
experiments TO be made. especially by
those Of moderate means. Evidence is not
w 2ubAlk IA ICidblOA W tuC bChCiSidl CASSt
OF both salt and lime, either separate or
mixed, and from their cheapness, we SUBJ
init to our farmers whether they had not
better commence experimenting with
them. i3s4R 81
Take pastures, for instance, which are
~fromyear to year diminished in their Ca
pacity te keep stock, and see if something
cannot be doneto invigorate them. We
are confident that with a judicious use of
lime, or lime and salt, or what might be
GUST as good, and possibly better, plaster,
the original fertility of our pastures and
fields may be in a great measure restored
Now Is the time to determine upon some
plan in relation to this matter, rs to what
shall be done next season. That some-
thing must be done, and that soon, no man
viii deny. Our pastures must be reclaim
cd so that our flocks may live and thrive
and fat upon them as formerly.