Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-10-25
The Need of Salt.

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The Need Of Salt.
My observations are that all persons
and animals that have come under my
notice as consuming abundance of salt
are and have been the most hardy and
robust. | lived strict vegetarian for
number of years, abstaining from
the use Of condiments, including salt.
The only attack of fever [ ever had
was during this vegetarian life. In my
younger days I was an invalid, and
supposed I could not eat and digest
strong and highly seasoned food. I
gradually became consumer of meats
and strong food, requiring much salt,
and now am as robust as any of my
family. I now have family of seven
children, who are all hardy and robust,
and have all been used to strong and
highly seasoned food, using much salt,
even SO as to excite comment. My
views on the use of this article have
gradually given way, and every animal
under my care has all the salt it will
consume. Some years ago employ
ed number of Canadians to labor at
logging and numbering. They were the
greatest consumers Of salt [ ever saw,
and were the hardest men ever in my
employ. I also at different times have
boarded gangs of railroad men, and
found the most hardy of them were
great users Of salt. could give many
individual cases, all similar.
At one time had flock of sheep
which tried to keep on the no-saIt
principle. They did not do we'll, and
had to resort to regular sailing. The
best and most thrifty pig I ever raised
was sailed regularly for experiment,
and my pigs now have salt in their
food, and any one can judge by seeing
them whether am successful in this
lire. At different times I have owned
COWS which were voracious feeders, and
would consume great quantities Of
salt; yet they never failed to be easily
kept, and were always good mixers. I
now have two COWS that are greedy
eaters of salt. They are both excellent
COWS and give good milk in large guam
titles. / have one COW that is dainty
eater, and will scarcely ever touch salt.
She is not 80 good cow for milk, and
is hard to keep, and will be first to be
sold. When want to buy COW, the
first thing want to know is if she is q
dainty feeder or otherwise. If she will
eat everything given her, she is sure to
want plenty of salt, and am sure of a
good COW.
I now have six work horses, all
greedy eaters but one; he is dainty and
many times off his feed, and will not
eat much salt. He is hard to keep, and
has to be humored in feeding. 1 have
owned him some years, and he is learn
ing to use more salt, and is more hardy
than year ago; his vigor improves
with his appetite. The rest are all good
feeders, and one In particular is re-
markable for hardness. The managers
of the others are often cleaned and
given to her, and she will clean all up,
and keep fat and sleek on ordinary
feed. She consumes as much salt
daily as any other two of the lot.
Within sight, as I write, there are
number of young cattle grazing. I can
go to this herd and select those that
consume the most salt, and l would, if
buying from herd, prefer seeing them
sailed first.
I have simply given facts coming
under my own observation, and do not
account for them on any scientific
grounds, and it would indeed be singu-
Lar if mine was an isolated case. What
say the experienced and careful stock
raisers who read your valuable paper !?
My experience and conclusions are con-
trary to my former belief, forced by
the best of all proofs-thorough trial
For fear some may misconstrue my
opinions in regard to the use of salt,
will say that do not think that people
or animals can live on salt; I think in
some instances too much can be used.
I emphatically and earnestly condemn
the usual practice of giving salt to ami
mails at stated periods; it is just as un-
natural for animals to receive salt in
this way as for a person to go without
until the craving would cause him. to
go to the salt barrel and gorge himself.
Treat them to food and salt as we do
ourselves, and [ am assured they will
do well. Let any one come into my
barn, and he will see at all times box
of salt in each manger for cattle or
horses. never allow these salt boxes
to become empty for day. For hogs
l mostly mix a little alt regularly in
their feed evey day If hogs are not
used to this way of feeding, and by
chance get an over-feed of salt, it will
surely kill them; but with regular,
every day use, in the right quantities,
[ am sure it promotes health and
growth.
So with chickens, only they require
still less; never overdose at intervals,
or death will follow. The subject is an
important one, and | ara timid to enter
any discussion, but let us have facts
and experience; it will hurt no one.
The Household.
SPONGE CAKE.-Five eggs, one cup of
powdered sugar, beaten with the yolks;
then beat the whites of the eggs to a
stiff frOth stir In one cuD Of flower