The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-06-20
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HORSE-WArERNG

as much as those watered offener, which
was therefore used as an argument In
favor of that practice. Admitting the
truth of the assertion, it does not fol-
low that his comfort is promoted, nor
yet his power increased thereby. No
good:driver would think of speeding his
horse without first sweating him thor
oughly. Nor does man feel comforta-
| BILE in the harvest field until his gar
ments become moist with perspiration
which carries off the surplus heat, thus
controlling the temperature of the body
and to a great extent neutralizing the
efcts of the sun.
Men working at furnaces drink freely
and perspire profusely without which
| the skin would actually burn off them
and those who do not perspire cannot
endure the heat. and are obliged to seek
other employment. If therefore,
moisture in the system, it is the most
positive proof he needs water; that he
is in a suffering and dangerous condition
| and every moment II is kept fom him Is
| only adding fuel to the fame, which
would in short time of continued ex-
| ertion terminate his existence. As oftea
said, horse may look we'll and appear
| to do well with such treatemeut never
the less his life, like that of many men
is shortened and rendered miserable by
irregularities.
In the absence of other proof, We
think the following facts sufficient to-
prove our position, namely that in the
long days of summer, farm horses should
have water at least FIVE times day.
When horse has worked two or three
hours, and sees water, or hears its pecu-
liar sound SO grateful to the thirsty ami
NAL, he will look and often call for it In
way quite Ineligible to the human.
and those familiar with his habits, as if
he were to express his desire tn plain,
English. And again give him his iber--
ty after having worked three hours, and;
he will go directly to his trough and
supply the demands of nature.
Now when his thirst is so great in mod
crate weather, with three hours exertion,
what must be their conditian, in six or
seven hours. one of those sultry, oppres--
sive days we frequently experience III
the latter part of the summer?
1t is true horses are sometimes injur--
ed by water, but it is when they have
been long without it, and when their
respiration is very rapid. Nor is it
strange under such circumstances that
he would drink too much, when a man,
| endowed with reason will do the same.
1t is no uncommon thing in harvest to-
hear men say, I don't feel well, 1
worked too long without water land
when I got it. drank TO much.
Our practice when travelling has
been to ride or drive slowly short time
before watering which, we would do, as
soon as we thought the horse was thirsty
and in the evening we would go very
leisurely after watering, within a mile or
two of our destination, thus bringing
the horse into his nights quarters in good
condition.
| How TO TREAT FELoN.
Place the felon in white I've four or five
minutes or until you can scrape the
outside skin off; then apply she follow
ing poultice Streaked maple bark scrap
ed or pulverized. one part, and wheat
bran, two parts, mixed with boiling wa
ter to the consistency of thick pudding.
When the poultice becomes dry. moisten
and then apply as before / had three
| felons in one year, and either one would
| have been nearly enough to kill conn.
mon man, if allowed to 60 through.
But they were rendered perfectly painless:
the application of the above peultiee
for boils or carbuncles, will render them
perfectly painless Country Geatleman.
| USEFUL RECEIPTS.
To make fat-irons smooth, rub them
with clean lard, and wipe dry Or, rub
bling them with little beeswax Wilde
hot will have the desired effects.
Fly DEsTRoYER.-Beat up the yolk
| of an egg with tablespoonful each Of
molasses and Underground black pepper;
set about in shallow plates every two or
three days in week, and the flies will
be..rapidly destroyed.
To REMOVE STAINS ON SPooNs.-To
remove the stains on spoons, caused by
using them for boiled eggs, take little
common salt moistened between the
thumb aad finger, and briskly rub the
stain. which will soon disappear.
To CURE FREcKLEs. Take two
ounces Of lemon juice, half a drachm
| powered borax, and one drachm of SUI
gar. Mix together and let them stand
in a glass bottle for few days, then rub
it on the hands and face occasionally.
To extract ink from cotton. silk and
woollen goods, saturate the spots with
spirits Of turpentine, and let it remain
| several hours, then rub it between the
hands. 1t will crumble away without
iniuring either the color or the texture
of the article.
Corn STARCH PAsTE.-Corn starch
makes the best paste for scrap'books.
Dissolve small quantity in cold water
then cook it thoroughly. Be careful
and not get it to thick. " hen cold. it
should be thin enough to apply with q
brush. 1t will not mold nor stain the
paper. It is the kind used by dageur'
reotypists on "gem" pictures.
To put down cucumbers direct from
the vines. fit for the table, take one quart