The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-09-27
IS Have Place for Everything and
i'm Its Place."-This adage

/" Have Place for Everything and
Everything i'm Its Place" This adage
is right and good, but through the per-
versity of human nature, it is one of
the most difficult rules to carry out. The
saying will apply to more things than to
the tools and implements on farm, for
there should be a proper place for every
animal before it is brought home, as half
the accidents and casualties occur in
consequence of improper fences to keep
them in place, or unsuitable stables.
There is also much misfortune
with stock because the men who
attend upon the animals are igno-
rant, and worse than that, often alb
surdly given to quackery, thus causing
the deaths of many animals which would
live but for the ridiculous remedies re-
sorted to, in treating various ailments.
1t is perfectly sickening to hear one
of these pretended curers of imaginary
diseases, debate on the herbs he boiled
or the drugs he obtained; but these he
keeps secret on the plea that he bought
the recipe for them. Every slight ailment
is claimed by these worthless to be horn
all, or taii-ail in cows, and all lameness
in the feet or fore-legs of horses is
called sweenie, and when the muscles of
the shoulders show depression from the
manner of standing to rest the leg or
foot, the seat of disease is said to be
| there, and blistering, ETC., take place.
! Nine-tenths of the temporary lame
nesses and ailments attending horses
would pass by, if let alone and a day
or two's rest given, without any applica-
ton or medicine; but the ignorant team
ster or opinionative farmer must be do
ing something, and harm is almost sure to
result, afterward rendering it necessary
to call in veterinarian to undo the evil
committed. These men are out of theil
proper places, yet many gentlemen OF
education, who are clever business men
are led by the plausibility of these
specious creatures to trust the lives o1
valuable animals to their care and treat
ment, and even the death of one poo
victim after the other will not alway
suffice to check the folly of the one o.
the trust of the other.
Have place for everything. Now
suppose man buys sheep and hog
while his fences are in such a wretcheC
condition that the animals can eithe
creep under them or scramble over o
through them, he is certainly violating
this rule, for he has no proper place fo
them. Again, suppose he has lot Q
poultry, but is without fit and saf
roosting place for them, he is once NOR
guilty of breach of this old adage, ant
worse still the foxes and other &c var
mints will destroy his fowls, and every
thing will go wrong with them.
E Procrastination is the thief of time
is another old saying, and dsurely procras
, tination is very bad habit, and doe
; such irreparable mischief that any on
! giving way to it can never succeed i
any undertaking. There are farmer
,, who will put off the fixing of suitabl
= place for a SOW to have her young, til
y she has had them where the litter hav
died, but in some cases, in mild weather
!, the sow is a better judge in this matte
than the owner; for if she has sufficien
+ range and the season is warm, she
= seldom at fault in searching for a snu
, and comfortable nook.