The Portland daily press., 1874-09-12
Cure for Itching Names md Tnii..

Care for Itching Manss aud Tniis
A correspondent of the Rural Ne,c- Yorker,
who has tried the various remedies for horses
rubbing their tails, gives the following, which
we know to be good when the rubbing is Fro
duced by mere local causes connected with
the skin:
Without attempting TO convince the reader
of the cause OF itching names and tails or to
persuade those who believe no remedy is
good, without ii is compound Of many H..
gradients difficult to obtain and more difficult
10 apply, give the remedy and the manner
of its application, and verify believe that
many horse owner will! be pleased with the
result when-he has tried its merits.
Take common kerosene oil and put in
spring bottom Tin can, such as can be found
in the tool box OF every moving or reaping
machine, on any carpenters bench, or a. any
hardware store; take the itching tail in one
hand and raise it by the long hair, so that the
small end of the dock will lie the highest;
then squirt the Kerosene on the end Of the
dock. In very brief time it will be spread
evenly all over the tail. Then part the name.
if also diseased, and put the kerosene along
the whole length. A small quantity will do,
as il spreads readily and will reach every spot,
The kerosene will dry off in day or two, and
will do no harm, even if tbe parts are not
washed. This, however, all careful horsemen
will do as matter of neatness, Though it is
not necessary, and the tail will look no worse
than if no application had been made. Que
or two applications have in every case, in nv
experience, either cured, or at least have been
attended with very satisfactory results.
Moving and. d.Reapiny Machines.
English inventors appear to be working
very vigorously to perfect existing aericultur-
alimplements as well as introduce new forms.
The features of new machine consist First,
in so adjusting the draught pole and drivers
seat according to the nature Of the crop or
the weight of the driver, as not to cause any
weight to bear on the horses necks while
working, which is accomplished by having
| slotted holes in that part of the frame to
| which the draught pole is attached,
so that the draught pole, together
| with the whole Of the apparatus for carrying
| the driver, may be shifted forward or back
| ward and thus be in proper balance for the
easy working of the horses. Secondly, in
method OF adjusting the cutters and fingers
| so as to point up or down, as the nature Of
the crop to be operated upon may require, by
using a lever or link upon the gear frame, 10
| just its angle to the draught pole. A uew
| English patent consists in the addition to
any ordinary reaping and moving machine.
of second or under set of the usual knives
1
fixing them to the finger bar, or other suita-
BILE bar, or be actuated by an extra crank and
connecting rod for the purpose.
| Blackberry Ambrosia.
Make batter precisely as for gems or bat
ter biscuit, spread it half an inch thick on
the bottom of an earthern pudding. .isb, and
then cover that with a layer of blackberries.
Place l'ttle more of the batter around the
sides of the dish, sprinkle over the berries
sugar enough to sweeten them, and If very
juicy, wheat-meal enough to wbiten them
and then add another layer of berries. Put
more batter around the edge, sweeien as be-
fore, aud it the dish is deep enough, put in
more meal and another layer If be- ries.
Sweeten again, aud then cover thinly and
evenly with batter. 1t should now not quite
reach the top of the dish. Put in good oven
and bake from forty five minutes to one hour.
Ii the juice runs out, lit the edge OF the
crust with fork and let it run back. The
| sides Of the dish should be high enough tc
prevent It's running away. The juice is the
best part, and if lost the ambrosia will be q
failure. Serve warm or cold, with or without
fruit sauce. This is good enough and whole
some enough to make one of the NAN dishe
at hygenc dinner. For dessert simply
most persons would require it sauced witt
fruit juice.-Science Of Health.