Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-09-13
Tbe Staunton Winoitatqr.
FARGf AND FIRESIDE.

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DON'T BURN TO CURE LAMPAs 1T has
long been custom with blacksmiths to burn
horses mouth with rei-tot iron, to cure
a disease called 1ampas It's a cruel and
a useless practice, as viii ne seen by the
following opinion Of an eminent veterinary
surgeon:
"The symptoms of this imaginary disease
are, the horse quits his hay, or refuses his
food. 1t is more common in young horses
the groom looks into the mouth of the ami
NAL, and perceivng the bars to be almost
on level with the incisor teeth. he pro-
nouuces his charge to have the lampas, and
takes the poor creature to be burnt within
its mouth accordingly.
sit is true the animal has recovered its
appetite by the time the effects of the burn
have passed away, but so it would have
done had not the hot iron been been cruelty
employed. The fact is the young animal is
then cutting molar tooth, and day or
1.-two having elapsed, all the fever and pain
occasioned by the process would have been
over No man should allow his horse to be
burned for the lampas 1t is torturing,
and idle and wanton operation, and tends
rather to do harm than good
''If an old horse be reported az having
the lampas, examine his mouth, and some
thing may be found wrong with his grinders,
or, to certainty, the cause is to be sought
the mouth. 1t is sometimes indicative of
disordered stomach
The above sensible advice we clip from
one Of our exchanges, which we find is noted
for similar articles, aud if its publication in
| our columns shall have the effect to prevent
the use of the hot iron in a single case, we
shall be amply repaid for our trouble
During the last few years we have raised
several horses and did not find one to escape
the disease known as lampas. We never
made use of any remedy other than to pro-
vide the colt with such food as it could most
readily eat and We depended upon nature
to effect cure, in which we never have
been disappointed. H.,
In the case of an older animal the trouble
which a surgeon had pronounced to be lam
pas, was found to be caused by small piece
Of corn.cob becoming fast in the roof Of the
animals mouth The more we see of sick
animals, the more we are convinced Of the
old veteran Jethro Tulps advice to s.Treat
your brutes like men, If human being
had similar disease, no doctor would pre-
scribe hot iron. Then why is it good for a
horse?
JELL1Es. Grape Jezzy-Bruise and bill
the fruit, then strain add half pound of
sugar to each pint of the juice, and then boil
from ten to twenty minutes. n .7s75l
Fig Jezzy-Wash, and add. water suffi-
Gent to cover the fruit; boil twenty min
utes, strain, then add sugar and boil as
above.
Wild Grab Appze-Cover the fruit with
water and boil soft, then strain add one
pound of sugar to each pint Of juice boil
from Is to 20 minutes.
Siberian Grab Appzs-Prooeed as fer
preceding, but add only one halfpound of
sugar to each pint
Hap-Cover with water, boil until soft,
mash, strain, and add one half pound of
sugar to each pint of juice boil 20 min.
utes.
Plum.-Mash, boil, and strain, as above.
To BUILD CHIMNEY THAT WILL NOT
MoKE.-The Scientific american gives
the following hints to those who would
"build chimney which will not smoke.''-
The chief point is to make the throat not
less than four inches broad and twelve long;
then the chimney should be abruptly en-
larged to double the size, and so continued
for one foot or more then it may be grad
ually tapered off as desired But the inside
of the chimney, throughout the whole
length to the top, should be plastered very
smooth with good mortar, which would
harden with age. The area of chimney
should be at least half square foot, and no
fues less than sixty square inches. The
best shape for chimney is circular, or
many.sided as giving less friction (brick is
the best material, as it is non-conductor,
and the higher above the roof the better.
RENEWING PAINT.-When3 paint has an
old, diugy look, take flannel cloth, damp
en- it and apply as much first quality Span
ish whiting as will adhere to it and rub tho
paint But little rubbing will be REQUIRED
to remove all dirt and grease. Rinse thor
ouSuiy WIN pure water anu t100 rub dry
with soft cloth. Paint thus cleansed looks
like new, and does not receive such injury
as from soap suds. This process of clean
ing is good one to perform before laying
varnish over old paint. aHoat
LEMON BUTTER.-We find the following
highly recommended One pound of white
sugar one quarter pound Of fresh butter,
six eggs juice and grated rind of three lem
ons, taking out all the seeds. Boil all to-
gether few minutes, till thick as honey,
stirring constantly; put in small jars or
tumblers, covered with paper dipped in
white of egg. One teaspoonful is enough
for tart Or cheese cake.s This will keep
long time in q cool, dry place.
For DIARRHe.-We copy the following
receipt for this disease from an exchange
Equal parts of rhubarb, spirits of cam
phor, essence of peppermint and laudanum
| Dose for an adult: One teaspoonful every
hour, if necessary less according to aye Of
patient and severity of disease This was
used with excellent results by our missiona-
ries in Turkey some years ago.
BRANDY PEACHES. pound Of sugar
to each pound of fruit ; boil fruit until soft,
make the syrup with as little water as posi-
BILE. Take the peaches and lay separately