The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-07-01
FARM AND HOUsEHoLD.

FOUNDER REMEDY.-A correspondent
of the Agricslltwist says: As soon as the
horse Is found to be stiff, swab the legs and
feet with hot water-so hot that the hand
canot bear to touch it, but not so hot as to
scald. After short time the legs should
be rubbed dry, and the horse gently ex-
ercised. Have never known this remedy
to fail.
A correspondent of the Rural Sun
says: Founder in its worst form can be
cured by standing your horse all day in
water deep enough to come up over his
back. Running water is best.
EFFECT OF LIGHTNING ON TREEs.-A
Swiss savant named Colladon has made
some interesting observations i'm regard to
the effect produced on different kinds of
trees by lightning. In the neighborhood
Of Geneva Lake, where these observations
were made, the poplar tree suffered least
from lightning, seeming to conduct it
away rapidly. Oaks, when struck, lose
the tops. Elms are as little injured as
poplars Colladon has found that young
pear trees recover from the effects of light
ming, but old ones die, which seems to be
aprOOf that young trees are better con-
ductors. The practical conclusion that
he draws from this is that poplar trees
may serve for lightning rods when planted
near houses, provided care be taken to
connect the lower part of the trunk with
well or moist ground by means of
strong metal plate buried in the earth.
Without this precautiOn the electric cur
rent may leave the tree and take another
direction. This happened in one case,
where it took an Oblique course through
house in order to reach neighboring
puddle. If the ground water is not very
deep, this is not necessary, as on river
banks and in valleys.
TRAINING A CoLT.-Many persons,
when a colt becomes used to the halter
when standing in the stable, endeavor to
teach it to lead by going before, expecting
colt to follow. The colt does not know
what is wanted, and so refuses, and then
comes Juggling at the end of the halter, and
too often whipping from behind, by an
assistant, until mt length, the little sufferer
begins to comprehend what pulling from
before and whipping,from behind means in
the language of those terrible beings who
have gotten it, in some very Incompetent
sible way to the colt, into their power.
Another way, and we must acknowl-
edge more humane one than that last de-
scribed, is to take the colt out at the end
of long light rope, but so that it may
still be within the reach of the whiplash,
and then lunge the terrified animal about,
sometimes until the sweat starts from
every pour in its body. The only reason,
however, why we think this more humane
than the other is, that it is less reason
able to expect the colt to advance toward
an object it fears, than that it should try
to escape another similar object it fears.
The preferable way is to take the colt by
the halter strap, near the head, and stand
ing by its side, and holding light whip
continue to tap it gently behind, if it sulks
when hidden 60. If, on the contrary, it
tries to rush ahead, restrain it at first only
so much as to check undue exuberance,
and guide it i'm the direction wished, talk
ing gently to it, and at the end of the
lesson giving little sugar or some other
thing it likes. In this way it will soon
come to like the exercise, and then it may
easily be taught to 60 in circle, both
right and left. 1t will be thoroughly
trained in short time, and will always
lead promptly up to, or by the side of the
attendant.
To make the colt advance to you when
standing in front, at the end of the halter,
give slight pull and say" come," repeat
ing this until you are satisfied it will not.
Then, upon repeating the word, tap the
colt on the fore legs with the end of the
whip, and it will soon learn what you
want. When the colt has approached
close to you, give it a taste of something
it likes, and it will soon learn to come and
lay its head Oh your shoulder. 1t is true
ittakes time to so educate colt, but these
lessons are never lost, and perfect conf
dence being formed between the colt and
yourself, the subsequent training to the
saddle and harness will be sufficiently sim
plifed to more than repay this extra care
at the beginning. The difference between
breaking horse and trainings horse, is
simply the difference between the exercise
of brute force and human intelligence.
Household Helps.
ORANGES PRESERVED IN SLICEs.-Re.
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