Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-11-15
AC 7iCULTURAL.
HOG CHOLERA -PREVEN1
ALIVE AND CURES.

The ravages OF hog cholera are con-
fined to no single climate or locality
and have, probably, been more dlsas'
trous to the porcine race than all the
other diseases to which it is subject.
Hitherto no satisfactory diagnosis OF
the malady has been made, nor has
any certain specific remedy for it been
discovered. The efficacy Of sew
eral representatives. and even of cure
or two are vouched for. We condense
those among our collection, which
seem to have the most trustworthy
endorsement.
Give regularly in their food, about
twice week, half teaspoonful of
spirits Of turpentine to each hog, and
keep salt where they can use it at
their pleasure. This, it is confden-
TALLY claimed has not only proved
thoroughly effective in preventing the
disease, even when the hogs were al
lowed to run with those that were
constantly dying with it, but hogs
have been cured by it that were Sc,
riously affected.
Another says: Take one teacupfu1
Of pulverized copperas and mix with
one gallon Of salt and salt the hogs
with the mixture twice week regu-
Iarlv while the disease prevails in
your neishborhood. This is said to
be sure preventative, and has been
known to cure in many instances att
err the disease has commenced.
Take blue vitrol-often called blue
stone--at the rate Of a tablespoonful
for every ten hogs or fifteen pigs use
enough of water to dissolve it then
add a suAiciencv Of fresh milk and
give to the animals Immediately
While the disease is prevailing in the
country, this remedy ought to be Civ
en- twice il week for two weeks, then
once week and afterwards once a
month. A cure for worms also.
Make concentrated I've into soap by
the usual rule take one pail Of the
soap to fifty hogs; put it IN kettle,
add water and Two pounds Of copper
as, boil it, then add dish water and
milk, or anything to make 1t taste
good, till you lave about what the
hogs will drink. Just when ready to
let the hogs in, scatter two pounds
of soda in the troughs; the object is
to have it foaming as the hogs come
to drink. The next day go through
with the same operation. After the
second day, skip day, then give two
days, and you may turn them out
cured. If you cannot get the hog to
drink, then knock lin on the head to
prevent him from giving the disease
to the others,
Turnips, it is very strongly claimed
are a certain preventative OF the dis
ease, and unless the hog is gone too
far to eat, the use Of them, fed eXcIu-
sively, will infallibIy cure him. Ma
jor Mellon, the discoverer Of this spe.
cifc, has SO strong a belief in its eff
cacy that lie has filed a claim for a
reward of $4,000, offered by the
State of Missouri for the discovery Of
a remedy for this disease.
These prescriptions have been care
fully selected from number of 9TH
ers apparently less trustworthy, be-
cause in nearly every case, instances
are specified, in which each has
proved entirely e0icacious. Most Ct
them have appeared in several papers
and where one Of these has failed 10
give such an example, it has been
supplied by another. In view of the
enormous losses incurred by this NAL
adv, it is we'll that every farmer
should be acquainted with some Of the
remedies which his fellow farmers
vouch for as etfectual, 50 that he may
at once on the approach or attack OF
the disease, test the efficacy of that
specific which best recommends itself
to his judgment, or which he can
most conveniently apply.-W0orc' s
RuvuI.
How TO USE A GRINDsToNE. -
First-Don't waste the stone by run