Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-05-11

hs-pi,g Street Potatosa.-To keep
sweet potatoes through the winter
! treat them as the ladies do their dahlia
bulbs. Pack them in dry sand, which
has been thoroughly heated so as to
drive out all the moisture, and then set
them in warm, dry place. Instances
have been known where they have been
kept for two years, being stored in a
warm, dry cellar, near the furnace.
Keep them away from all moisture.
Unlike Irish potatoes, which need a
cold situation to keep well, the sweet
potatoes need TO he kept warm and
dry.
What Can Js Done against Spggia.- A
veterinary correspondent of an ex-
change, in the course Of comprehen-
sive article on SPAWN, its causes, etc,
gives the following as what can be done
against it,
"a rational treatment requires :
First, to give absolute rest for the ami
NAL, respecting the diseased joint, till a
coalescence has been effected; second
ly, to produce a certain degree of in
flammation in the diseased bones, just
| enough to effect a union, but not so
much as to lead to further destruction.
Such limited degree of inflammation
can be produced and supported by diff
ferent means for instance, by firing,
hy blistering, or by setons. Firing is
frequently very effective; there is, how
ever, one objection to it-that is, it pro-
duces and leaves behind rather ugly
scars, which are unnecessary and should
be avoided. Blistering, also, is usually
attended with good results, and may be
preferred, provided the substances used
as blister are such as do not leave any
blemishes behind; in other words, do
not destroy the skin and the roots of
the hair; as, for instance, an ointment
consisting of one part of the red bin
iodlde of mercury and of sixteen parts
of hogs lard, applied and rubbed in
about twice a week, generally answers
the purpose. All such extremely cor
roding substances, however, as arsenious
acid, sulphuric acid, muratic acid,
nitric acid, caustic ammonia, corrosive
sublimate, euphorbium and others of q
similar nature, should never be used, on
account of the mischief they will pro
duce, for they not only destroy the roots
OF the hair, and degenerate and destroy
the skin, but sometimes become de
structive also to the parts beneath
even to the bones themselves, and fire.
4uently make the animal an incurable
and valueless cripple. The secret rene
dies used against SPAWN, rlngbone,
curb and splints, by travelling quack
doctors, generally consists of some of
those extremely corrosive substances :;
therefore all would do well to give such
fellows wide berth.
"Setons also cannot but produce
ugly blemishes, and should never be
used.
"The best prevention, of course, con
slsts in excluding strictly not only
those horses and mares from breeding
that have SPAWN, but also those that
have weak joints, are bow legged, or
show bad mechanical proportions in
their hooks. If we do that, cases Of
SPAWN will cease to be frequent. If we
have horse with hook joints inclined
to SPAWN, or a horse that is naturally q
little bow-legged, but is yet free from
SPAWN, we can frequently prevent that
| disease if we lower occasionally the in
side heel and the whole inside of the
hoof from the heel to the toe by .ju-
dlciously pairing so as to take away the
| center of the weight from the inside of
the hook and throw it upon the center
of the Joint, or further toward its out
side. AS far as the exciting causes are
considerably decrease in frequency if
Young America had less tendency to
gallop young horses under the saddle" "