Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-03-02
GRlYcE, TlRW AND HOUSEHOLD.


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EPSON salts 2 tablespoonsful, dis
solved in water, administered as a
dfGnch where the hog is too sick to
talo il ia his food, is stated by MIR.
W. o. Mott, of Calhoun county,
10 be a specific for caolera. This
receipt was sent him by some one
who had lost a great many hogs
by the cholera. He tried it and
has lost none since. This receipt
has been tried by others with sue.
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AR0ther.-The Huntsville (Ala.)
Independent, thinks there is scarce
" any cure for the hog cholera, but
says there is n certain preventative.
1t is to boil pokeberry roots with
their food once a week, which it
says will make a hog thrive faster.
A hog will root more and deeper
for these roots than for anything
else.
Aaother.--We learn said the
Savannah News, that DIR. James,
Jr., of Epson county, lost over a
hundred hogs by the cholera. He
tried the effect Of a dry lot, eleven
being sick at the time. The sick
hogs recovered, the disease was
eradicated, and has not troubled
him since. His neighbors tried it
with the same fattering result.
1nother. A writer in some
paper, we have forgotten which,
says the following remedy has been
thoroughlytricd in the region Of the
Altamaha river, and found to be
an infalllble specific for, as well as
q preventive of, the disease: wet
some shelled corn in a basket with
some spirits of turpentine, and
throw a handful of the corn to
each hog, two or three days for
two or three times. Do not soak
the corn in the spirits-simply wet
it, and it will Immediately dry
again, but leave the corn impreg-
mated with the turpentine.
ARotber.-The Western North
Carolinian says the following is
highly re commended: Boil corn in
ley anj feed it to the hogs, or keep
ashes in the troughs or lots where
they are fed, and shell corn on the
ashes. THIS is said to be a pre-.
tentative and nearly always cures,
Another farmer says that pine
tops kept in the slops, or boiled
with meal and fed to the hogs, is a
preventive and remedy.
SidgqerS AmoHg HogS.-Mix a
teaspoonful Of sweet oil and half a
teaspoonful Of spirits of turpen-
tine. After shaking them well to-
gether, lay the beg down with the
affected "A up, and pour this mix
ture into his ear, holding him in
that position Il moment or two, IN
I'll it gets well into the head. No
further attention it necessary. The
one who furnished this recipe said,
i have not lost a case thus treated
in sever years
.EidAey WOrm.-This is another
disease fatal to hogs. The first
symptoms are a weakness of the
lon and legs, and if not checked,
is followed by a general prostra-
ton Of the whole body. As soon
as the first symptoms appear, cop
peras given at the rate of I to J
tablespoonful daily, for one Or two
weeks, will generally effect n cure.
Spirits Of turpentlne rubbed on
the loins is very good,
Tile Itch or UaHge,-This is
not very dangerous, but q NANCY
hog will never thrive. Soapsuds
well applied with a stiff scrubLing
brush is a remedy, A running
stream to wallow il, or plenty of
clean wheat straw, Will effect q cure
IN time.
CoUghs.-For coughs and in
ftmation of the lung, bleeding
Should DO resorted to, followed
with light doses Of SOME purgatiye
medicine, one, or half according to
size drachm of nitre. These are
the principal ailments Of hogs, ex-
cept the debility occasioned i'll
some cases for the want of neces.
sary food. The remedy in that
case is to feed them.
n. Bone Of the best places
for bleeding a hog is in the roof Of
the mouth.