The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-01-01
Farm and Household Column
PROPAGATORs OF DISEASE.

The Pail Mall Gazette says: g A.
mong the many agents for the
spread of infectious diseases are, it
seems, our domestic pets. For the
propagation OF fever a dog is
sometimes as bad, if not worse
than a drain, and u case is refer
red to in the Sanitary Record, in
which scarlet fever was carried
from one child to another by q
favorite retriever. The dog had
been reared in a house where
scarlatina prevailed, and was sub
sequently given to friend OF the
family. Shortly after one OF the
children in the dogs new home
was attacked with malignant
scarlatina and died. Disintactants
were used plentifulIy, and every
precaution to prevent Il recurrence
oil the malady, but in two months
time a second child took the same
disease, in its worst rm,and died.
AS the dog had been the constant
companion and plavfelluw OF these
children, its woolly coat, it is al
legged, became SO charged with
contagious matter as to render it
a source of disease and death. AL
| though it is fair to admit that the
children may have caught the
fever from other sources than his
wOOlly coat, yet there is reason
to fear that both dogs and cats,
especially the latter, do OCCASION
ally assist in the circulation of
Infectious illness, and where fever
prevails the sooner they are lodg-
cd out OF the honse the better.
They are, however, probably not
more dangerous In this respect
than books. No one who ever
takes up II book from u library
ever troubles himself or herself ns
to the antcccdents Of the volume !;
1t may have just left the hands Of
u fever patient"
The mOst raludJlc TObacfo Iedf.-
The most highly valued tobacco
in New England is the thin, tough,
elastic leaf, which burns readily
to ashes. Those leaves containing
the most carbonate of potash in
their ashes burn the most freely
anl suitably. In some conbina-
tions potash does not favor the
burning, and some tobacco manu-
facturers improve the flavor and
burning quality by artiticialIy
imprugnating the leaf with ace
tate, citrate, or artrate of potash,
applying the latter in solution and
then drying. Chlorine Injuries the
tobacco, as also does nitric acid.
Su,pllurlc acid, d,unitcd with potash,
soda, or lime. favors the burning
Of tobacco, The best tobacco is
produced Oh the well drained,
warm, sandy lands. 1t is believed
heavy manuring increases the
quantity OF the crop generally at
the expense Of quality ;ss regards
texture.
A Ner Use for Onions.-We see
it stated by u New Hampshire
paper that the speediest way to
cure the epizootic and make a
horse thoroughly happy is to give
him onions. In proof whereof the
case of Il Portsmouth horse is cit
ed, which had a severe attack OF
the disease, and his owner placed
half u dozen onions in the crib
with bis regular food. The horse
tackled three of the onions i'm.
mediately, and by the time he had
swallowed them began to cough
and sneeze and prance about, aE
pearing quite indignant, and re-
fusing to touch the remaining
onions. For full five minutes ht
wept at the nose, and then-ht
was IL cured horse. He has moi
had cough, sneeze, nor any
symptom of the epizootic since
but he did have the courage t(
eat the onions remaining in thu
crib the next day after the cure
A Strange Disease a singular
; and startling disease has broker
out among the cattle in this sec
: ton. The disease affects the opti
: cal nerves, and when once it at
| tacks the poor dumb brutes, tota
l blindness invaluably follows. TIL
Q disease is an unaccountable one
. and from it's nature and appalling
4 results, is creating a profoun'
4 sensation amoung cattle owners
5 The problem as to the origin o
. the foul disorder is a knotty one
aud probably will never he salts
t factorily solved. In the meantime
? immediate steps should be take
g to eliminate or at least arrest tn
, further progress of the horribl
malady.-Lerington (Mo) Regt'
l. ter.
5 Country book peddler to Tern
e Haute woman eyes, but tn
l. work is both instructive and b
e mOrnus." T. II. woman ''Ths
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