The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-06-08
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.



club offered some hints about breaking
colts. He said that the first and all
step to be gained is making
the animal acknowledge master. This
is soon accomplished, provided the
groom avoids betraying any fear in
handling the colt and keeps his temper,
always being quite gentle with the rest.
i've subject and careful not to needlessly
startle or frighten him. When the colt
is three years old it is time to begin the
process of breaking him to the saddle or
carriage or both, according to the needs
of the owner. Before this age he can
be halter broken and somewhat tanned,
which greatly facilitates matters later.
This can best be done by putting on o
biting-bridle. that is, bride with o
large, smooth bit and double set of
reins, which will at the same time hold
up the head and hold in the nose. These
reins are buckled to girt as is also
back-strap with crupper. Having put
on this arrangement turn the colt out in
pasture and let him enjoy the biting
bride as best he can for an hour or two.
Repeat this several days in succession,
after which try leading the animal be-
side another horse for number of
miles until he is thoroughly tired. The
second time vary the route taken, SO
that unaccustomed scenes will meet his
eye. By this treatment-which should
soon be followed without the trained
horse-the colt will learn to travel
straight along, without turning and
starting at every object he meets. The
chief trouble comes when the animal is
mounted for the first time. The mem
Der advised trying an empty saddle be-
fore allowing any one to stride his back.
Once mounted and somewhat under
control, ride the colt from five to ten
miles every day, teaching him the
things he does not know, and gently
correcting all his little tricks. At this
stage of affairs the horse should be
taught the different gaits: First, to walk
at least five miles an hour; second, to
trot (unless he is natural PAGER, in
which case the pace should come Sec
ond); third, to run; fourth, to canter; /;
and fifth, to pace. This member thought
farmers very often overlooked the i'm
portanoe of teaching horse to walk
rapidly, and urged the necessity of their
learning all five of the PAGES mentioned.
He thought, when practicable, that the
custom entertained South of never driv-
ing saddle horses nor riding carriage
horses is one to be recommended every
where.
Medical Hints.
To CURE SoA1D.-Take the super
fine alum flour and lard, and rub to-
gether to the consistency of salve; ap-
ply over the part affected, and if any
portion becomes dry, patch it with the
same, but in no case remove any part
that remains intact.
1t is said that common mullen, stepped
strong and sweetened, is highly bene
fetal for consumptives. 1t should be
gathered in the early summer, dried,
and taken continuously for some months.
A RECIPE TO CURE BURNS. Take @
large handful of sweet clover, piece OF
mutton tallow as large as goose egg, il
you have tiff not, lard will answer, and
simmer them together, and then strain
then add half as much beeswax as tallow
and half as much resin as beeswax, and
melt together, and you will have an ex
cellent salve for burns, as also for many
other purposes.
Care should be taken to keep infants
nursing bottles perfectly sweet and
clean. AS sulphur is used largely il
the manufacture of the vulcanized Indif
rubber, the action of any acid food Oh
this is highly injurious to the health oi
children. The best preservative agains
this is to have two tubes, one in use anG
the other constantly soaking in water
in which little washing soda has beer
dissolved.
Neuralgia is one of the most common
painful and difficult of treatment. 1t il
also cause of much mental depression
and leads more often to habits of intem
perance than any other. This growing
prevalence of neuralgia may to some ex
tent be referred to the effects of colo
upon the terminal branches of the nerves
distributed to the skin and the reason
why men are less subject to it thai
women may be to great extent be ex
planned by the much greater protection
afforded by the mode in which tn
former cover their heads when they ar
in the open air.
Feeding Pigs.
g. II. B., Genesee county, N. Y.
writes to the farmers club: 81 an
feeding lot of young pigs for fall kill
ing. Is oat meal and bran good, ant
does it make bone? Is oil meal goot
for pigs9"
Reply.-In feeding pigs for pork bon
is not wanted, but flesh and fat. IL
produce the most of this we would us
potatoes boiled, and corn, oats and bral
ground together, mixed with them. w,
have fed with good results the following
One bushel of potatoes, boiled ant
turned with the water into barrel
then half bushel of the ground mea
poured in, and the whole mashed with
FOUNDER into mush. This to be fet
when cold. A handful of salt should b,
used with every such mess. Now tina
potatoes are cheap they will make cheal
food. The ground meal mixed into
mush with boiling water also makes al
excellent feed. Oil meal is not readil,
eaten by pigs. 1t is too rich for them
The Potato Beetle.
Mr.. Todd said to the American farm
ers' club that the bugs were beginning
to make their appearancein New Jersey
He knew of no remedy for them excep
catching and killing them. Mr.. Gran
said that by the use of paris green, mix
ed with water, millions of them can b
killed in a short time. DIR. Trimbl'
said that there was a good deal of un
necessary fear about these bugs. There
were plenty of bugs last year, yet tn
potato crop was unusually large. Judg
ing from this we should say that som
of the members of the club never saw