Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-18
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD,
The Farm.

which arises either from a defective
secretion Of the fluids of the bowels,
or that the absorbents act too strongly
and take up too much of the liquid
contents, by which the focal mass be-
comes dry, hard and difficult to pass :;
or, it may, and frequently does, arise
from a defect in the formation of the
bile, either as to quantity OF quality.
This we know from what occurs in
iaundice, in which, from loss of the
bile by extravasation, there is always
present strong disposition to a costive
habit. Some food is prone to occasion
constipation, as whatever is stimulating
OF heating. Corn, therefore, has this
tendency. Habituai costiveness should
not be counteracted by purgatives, as
they generally increase the evil but
attention should be paid to the habit
itself, and the peculiar tendencies of
that should be counteracted. Dry food
should be remedied by occasional bran
mashes. Green food is particularly
useful IN these cases in summer, and
carrots in winter 4 cOstive state of
The bowels may sometimes be remedi-
ed by placing a lump of rock salt with
IN the Manager.
CORRESPONDENT desires us to give
him one of the best remedies that we
know of for wounds. We know of
none superior to the following one.
which appeared not long since in the
Country Gentleman Take pan or
shovel with burning Goals, and sprinkle
upon them common brown sugar. and
hold the wounded part in the smoke.
In few minutes the pain will be aIlay-
ed, and recovery proceed rapidly In
my own case, a rusty nail had made a
bad wound IN the bottom of nv foot.
The PAIN and nervous irritation was
A severe. This was all removed by hold
ing 1t III the smoke for fifteen minutes.
and [ was able to resume my reading
IN comfort We have often recon-
mended 1t to others, with like results.
Lately, one OF my men had finger
nail torn out by pair of ice tongs. It
became very painful, as was to have
been expected Held in sugar smoke
for some twenty minutes, the pain
ceased, and 1T promises speedy recov-
cry. As good substitute for this, we
will merely add that tablespoonful of
the tlncture of arnica, added to pint
OF cold water, will answer an excellent
purpose.
WATER may be preserved pure and
wholesome IN rain water cisterns by
ie5IIng the supply-pipe connect at the
bottom OF the clstern. The fresh wa
Ger beng heavier than that already in
the c1stern, will force the stale water
TO the top, SO that it can be used before
IL becomes offensive. It is well known,
however, that cistern-water becomes
impure from the organic matter 1t con-
talns, and IT this can be got rid of by
destroying It's vitality and precipitating
1t to the bottom, it will leave the water
pure. 1t IS claimed that there is no
th1Ig better to effect this than per-
man8anate Of pOtassa, used in the pro-
portion OF about an ounce to fifty GAL
Ions ct wafer. This causes the NOR
game matter to sink to the bottom an
mnoxious sediment. But the perman-
ganate must be continued as LONG as
the water has purplish appearance,
indicating that the offensive matter has
not all been precipitated. Though this
IS not poisonous drug. and we believe
IN no way hurtful, still no more should
De used than necessary Every drug
gIst has 1t for sale. Care muaf he ia
Ken to have the cistern thorouphlv
cleaned out at least twice wear as
well as the troughs upon the BUILDINGS
- supplying the water.
The Journal of Chemistry snao1,;no.
of the effect of cold water on cow o's sa1-E
= During the past summer in tio ~
days Of July and August, the animals
reSorted to the lake to drink. and of
ter shaking their thirst. thew Io,,Id
wade into the water and remain So,,ao
tunes an hour or two with the Ieos baIf
immersed This habit. it was fonnd
invariably diminished the flow of Mill,
at night, and, in order to learn the av-
tent Of the diminutioD, careful observe
tl0ns were made. 1t was ascertainad
that standing in the water an hour al
minished the flow to the amount Of 8
or ten quarts IN a herd ofthirteen COWS
The loss was so great that whenever
they resorted to the water thew were
driven away to the pasture again at
once We have learned that from sim
ply turning the herd into the yard upon
a cold day IN winter, and allowing them
to remain fifteen minutes, the flow of
milk was diminished to q serious ex-
tent, and consequently the animals are
not now allowed to leave the warm
stable during the entire winter, except
Tor brief period upon warm, sunshiny
days Water is brought directly from
q Wen INTO the barn, and the drinking
vessels are arranged so that the ami
tilafs nave to move but a step or two
10 supply their wants. The nature of
tiie water supply, and the convenience
81 a. "ooess, are most important points in
1le management of mich COWS. A
utaagnt OF lce-Water taken by a COW in
winter cuts short the milk yield for the
day from one to two pints.
CORRESPONDENT gives these direc
tiohs rs to how to timber pra1ries Let
eyserE. man that lives on the prairie out
OF reach OF timber ask his friends in