The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-07-26
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD,
Colic On isornns.

Vermont, where a great deal of interest
uas peen awakened by him in regard to
veterinary subjects. Here is what. In
one OF his lectures, he had 10 say com
cernlng collie in the horse =.
Ihe most common kind Of collie in
horses is known as wind collie. This
arlses from fermentation of the fo5d in
sne stomach instead of its healthy diges-
!lon. LII horse is brought in tired and
Is 1ed immediately, and fills his stomach,
.nere may not be sufficient gastric Juice
20 perform its Office. The food will then
.erment. Soon the horse will bloat !;
s'e breathing becomes hard, with froth-
ing at the mouth. This may not be con-
founded with the hard breathing in lung
sever, since in the latter there is no
oloahng. The passage of the stomach
ana bowels becomes clogged with masses
al lndlgested food, the gas arising from,
tne fermentation cannot pass out or the
stomach, which becomes diStended, and
presses the diaphragm forward so that
ene lungs cannot expand, the breath be.
comes short, and the rapid breathing will
shortly induce frothing. If the trouble
reaches this stage the horse will rarely
nve more than on hour. In this disease
Time is OF the greatest value. AS soon
as you see your horse is bloating give
something to stop the fermentation, For
ehis heaping tablespoonful of saleratus
IS the best thing. Spirits of hartshorn
IN dose OF half an ounce, very much
diluted, is also good. If now you have
checked the fermentation for five min.
utes, the next thing is to make the gas
pass OIL 10 do this give warm watery
injections freely, injecting all the ami.
NAL will hold, if it is pailful. Turn the
nofse's head down hill, and use a small
1orce pump, if you have one, OF, if not
use piece of rubber tube, which should
DE inserted as far as it will go with ease.
and the end of the tube may then be
turned up and funnel put in, into
winch turn warm water. After you have
put IN all that the horse will hold, turn
ann about and let it pass away, and re-
peat the operation till the bowels be-
come free and the gas passes eli, Mean
while, another hand should be prepar-
ing a dose of physic, which should be
from one-hnlf to three-fourths of an
ounce of aloes. This, if put into water
soy itself, will not dissolve. but, if put
into pint of warm water in which n
heaplng tablespoonful of saleratus has
been dissolved, the aloes will dissolve
and the saleratus will be useful as an
antlseptlc to stop the Recommendation :tothis
can be added some molasses to make IL
more palatable. Should the animal
seem In much pain give two ounces of
iandanum or an ounce of ether, or half
an ounce of chloroform. Should the
physlc not act in an hour or half an hour.
If it is very severe case, repeat the
dose, keeping up injections during the
time. Ii there is structure from kinl-
ing OF the bowels there will be no helm
The lecturer had known a horse TO die
ID thirty minutes, in spite of all efforts.
Aconite is sometimes given to cure collie
but it was of no value nor is salt or
vinegar, or both, of use. Chalk and
vinegar, which are sometimes given. tho
chalk first and then the vinegar, will
alone produce collie, and should never be
given, as the effervescence NAV give
pressure sufficient to burst the bowels
In no event take out the animal and run
or trot him about, nor rub his belly with
chestnut rail. The course sometimes
adopted Of laying the horse on his aide
and getting a heavy man with thick
boots to walk across him, back and
forth, is also useless and cruel in the
extreme. If the horse can be saved II
Will oe by the use of injections and
physic.
Household Hints.
To CLEAN SILK.-Take a quarter of n
pound of soft soap, q teaspoopful of
brandy and pint of gin; mix all well
together, and strain through a cloth.
With a sponge or flannel spread the
mixture on each side of the silk without
creasing it; wash it in two OF three
waters, and iron on the wrong side; it
will look as good as new, and thespro-
cess Will not injure silks, even of the
most delicate color.
10 CLEANSE THE HAIR.-Ammonia
should not be used on the hair: it in
lures the gloss and softness, causing the
hair to become harsh and dry. The
best way to cleanse the hair and keen the
scalp healthy is to beat up fresh egg
and rub it well into the hair, or if more
convenient rub it into the hair without
beating. Rub the egg in until lather
is formed; occasionally wet the hands in
warm water, softened with borax: by
the time the lather is formed the scalp is
Slean; then rinse the egg all out in a
basin OF warm water, containing table,
spoonful of powdered borax; after that
rinse IN one clear warm water.
To WHrrEN PORCELAIN SAUcE-pANs.-l
Have the pans half filed with hot water,
throw in tablespoonful of powdered
borax, and let it boil. If this does not
remove all OF the stains, soap cloth
and sprinkle on plenty of powdered
b1rax. Scour it well.
To REMOVE GREASE FROM MARBLE
Take French chalk, reduced to powder.
dust it over the spot, and then hold a
hot flat iron very near to it. This will
soften the grease, while the chalk will
absorb it.
To TAKE MILDEw OUT OF LINEN
Take soap and rub it well; then scrape
some fine chalk and rub that also in the |
linen; lay it on the grass; as it dries.
wet it little, and it will come out at
twice doing.
To WASH FLANNELs. s.-Flannels should |
be washed in soft water, soap and much |
blue. The water should be as hot as the |
hands will bear; wiring them as dry as
possible, shake them and hang them out;
but do not rinse them after the lather.
PRESERVATION OF MEAT.-It is worth
knowing at this time of the year that
meat may be kept sweet for long time
in an atmosphere strongly impregnated
with acetic acid. The meat is placed on
a wooden support or suspended in a
close vessel, on the bottom of which
some strong acetic acid is poured.