The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-05-03
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Horses that are greedy caters, or
swallow their grain whole, should have
1t bruised or ground.
Use sulphur freely in the stables to
keep of lice from the cattle. It Is dis
grace to any farmer to allow his cattle TO
be tormented by such yermin, when
they are so easily destroyed.
Perhaps unleached wood ashes furnish
the most valuable OF the mineral manures,
They arc worth nearly dcnhle IS inasl.,
pound for pound, as the commercial
fertilizers ordinarily sold. Reader, take
care Of your ashes.
Rolling land after seeding Is almost
invariably profitable, and oven necessary,
II the ground is stiff loan, and wet
whom seeded, rolling Immediately may do
much harm, especially II soon followed
by dry weather, But the rolling in such
cases should be deferred until the ground
has dried, when, II in the least lumpy,
the roller should be used. If the ground
Is dry at the time Of seeding the roller
should follow at once.
Mulch trees soon after planting with
straw, dead grass or litter Of any kind,
and they will be more likely to live
through the spring and early summer
droughts- which sometimes occur and
prove fatal TO unmulched trees, especially
II planted in,tenAciouD soils,
A kind Of influenza Inns broken out
among tho horses in many OF the West
ern towns, its first appearance in malig-
nant form being reported from Detroit,
Mich, where number Of animals have
fallen victims TO it. The malady pre-
vailing at present bears no relationship
to the epizootic, although some Of the
earlier symptoms are similar. vs.
Strong efforts are being made among
farmers to encourage the crows rs
scayengers rather than to destroy them,
Iti' claimed that they may be mado use
full in destroying the potato bug.
simple Dyspepsia Remedy.
Dyspepsia arises from a great variety
Of causes, and different persons are re-
lieyed by different remedies, according
to the nature Of the disease and condi,
ton Of the stomach. Weknow Of q lady
who hRs derived great benefit from
drinking a ttmbler OF sweet milk-the
richer and fresher the better-w whenever
burning sensation Is experienced in the
stomach, An elderly gentleman Of our
acquaintance, who was afflicted for many
years with great distress inter eating,
Inns effected cure by mixing table
spoonful Of wheat ban in half q tumbler
Of water, and drinking II half m hour
after each meal. II is necessary To stir
quickly and drink Immediately, or the
bran will adhere to the glass and become
pastry. Coffee and tobacco are probably
tho worst substances persons troubled
with Dyspepsia are in the habit Of using,
and should be avoided. Regular eating
Of nourishing plain food, and the use OF
some simple remedies like the above,
will effect, in most cases, quicker cures
than medicine.
ssv' Medical Hints. Fi7
Con L1vEn on.-A French physician
reports as the result Of nearly one hun
bred observations, that 1t Is in riclIety
patients, rs previously shown by various
writer's, TINT cod liver oil has it most
positive aud curative action, but that Il
cures neither scrofula nor consumption
in these, us in allother diseases, in which
It has been tried, tho oil acting as re-
storatiye and reconstituent, is therefore
useful in tho treatment Of ill such condi.
tons Of the system as exhibit general
cachexia, without being addressed to
any particular mAlady. II seems also 10
be fact, verified by numerous in.
stances, that the increase Of weight al.
ways ceases in individuals attacked with
consumption whenever, by tho use Of
cod liver oil, they havo attained their
normal weight. Tho oil should be ad-
ministerGd with tile food, instead Of in
the intervals between meals.