Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-12-15


Hollow HoGN IN CATTLE.-This
disease begins in the tail of the ami
NAL. Any one who has seen it once
can tell it by seeing if the tail has
twist in the brush on the end. 1t
will be found, On examination, from
ono to four inches Oh the end, that
the tail has no bone in it. Now slit
this with a sharp knife up to the bone,
and let it bleed freely, and you re1ard
the disease. This horn dicase is only
peculiar to old cattle. When the
horns are hollow. all life is gone from
them. and no life remains in them
more than in your finger nails when
YOU cut them. You can bore them
and inject vinegar and pepper into
them. and plug them UP until the
fluid is absorbed aid then inject in
more but the animal had better not
be kept for milk, as it would not be
healthy, but turned out and iattened
for beef as soon as the disease is re-
moved.
BIRDS NEST PUDDNG.-Pcel six
apples, core them, leaving the apples
whole. fill them with sugar, place
them in a pudding dish, pour over
them butter. prepared as for a batter
pudding. Bake an hour in rode
rate oven. Eat with sweet sauce.
FATTEN. SHoATs. Take care of
your calves, sheep. goats, fowls, young
beevcs. etc. To feed and fatten
these, through early fall and winter,
SOW cow-peas, turnips, etc. Plant
more sweet potatoes and pumpkins.
Put in patches Of late corn and s0r-
chum. Pr pare q large lot for rye.
manure heavily, and sow in the drifl
to obtain the speediest results.-Fttr-
Rer' s Gazette.
REMEDY FOR SORE SHOULDERS
4 correspondent of the Canada Far
mcr writes ralatiye to sore or CALLED
shoulders of horses Wash them
we'll every night and morning with a
strong solution Of oak bark, made by
boiling the bark in water, then rub
them we'll with lin5ced oil. Anoint
them every night and morning with a
salvc made of three parts Of linseed
oil and one part quick-lime. To
make horses shoulders tough, wash
the shoulders well twice day, for a
week before working, with the. oak
bark solution.-NoOre'S RurGi.
To SToP RATs.-C0mmon brown
soap is the very best thing with which
to soap mouse or rat hole. If you
put a piece of wood in, or fill up with
plaster. in a short tire it is all out
again. Bat soap they abhor, aQd if
a piece is wcdged in they will never
trouble that place again.
How TO Use ALUM N CASE OF
FoUNpER.-H 4. T., Indian Bay,
Ark, uses it as follows Make a
drench of one tablespoonful for a
dose: give two doses, an hour apart.
Take a bucket of scalding water, put
in it one teacupful of turpentine and
one pint of salt. Battle the horse s
legs wei from the knees down. If
he linches. don'tgo so high up. 1t
will moi take the hair off. This will
cure the worst case of founder in two
hours. We have successfully tried it. ."
To PREVENT Cows KICKING
.Buckle a strap tightly around her
thighs. Just above the joints, and
then set the pill down and milk her
with just as much safety as the stead
lest COW. Treat her with utmost
gentleness in tire process. Set the
pail little distance from her feet F;
She can move them a little but can
not reach the pail. To prevent the
strap from falling down, tie it up to.a
spike or hook above, and when milk
irs is completed hang up strap and
rope ready for another time.
INFLAMMATION CT THE STOMACH.
This is frequently produced by a
sudden change from dry to green food,
and some other causes. Epson salts,
castor oil, sulphur, and carbonate oil
soda, in Sufficient quantity to purge
freely. are good remedies. 1t may
be pre-. ented by changing the food
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