Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-27

ness of that quarter of the bag In the
third stage the Inflammation is more Sc
we're and modification ensues. and the
whole affected part is destroyed. The
fourth stage, or that which is properly
the ''garget," is caused by sub-acute
fever, which comes slowly and is as
slowly caused to disappear. This kind
of garget is incurable; it destroys the
glands, and hence the milking usefulness
of the cow. Among the producing caus-
es of garget, Mr.. Cressy mentioned i'm
perfect milking-botb the leaving of
milk in the udder, and severe milking
which did injury to the teat. Milk left
in the bag sours, creating kind of in
fammation, which is liable to increase
until matter and blood is elected in
the process of milking. The remedy for
'garget' produced in this way suggests
itself, and is only clean and gentle
milking.
At this point in the proceedings, the
audience was invited to question the
speaker on any pertinent subject. The
questioning was chiefly on subjects per-
tanning to disc es and defects In the
udder and teats Q cows, and many mat
tiers were discussed. Mr.. Cressey ap-
peared to be familiar with most of the
defects mentioned, and suggested reme-
dies. Much information was imparted,
and an, hour was pro6tably spent. Mr..
H. G. Cleveland exhibited set of in
genious instruments, which he had de-
vised and used for many of the troubles
mentioned. In answer to a question as
to the best method for bleeding, Mr.. o.
NJ Tinkham of North Pomfret, describ-
ed the method ..his father" used, which
he had followed in his day. 1t was to
cord the neck of the animal sufficiently
tight to ca use the large veins of the
neck to stand out full and rigid then
with aeam having blade Of suitable
length, hole of proper size was cut in
the vein. 1t was recommen ded to cut a
pretty good aperture, so as to get a large
stream of blood. Sudden, powerful bleed
ing was believed to be much better than
more gentle bleeding. =
At the close of the meeting, Mr. Tink-
ham showed a small butter box of his
invention, into which his butter was put
and marketed. The box was not pre-
pared by any soaking, sailing or other
process, but was merely lined with kind
of pure wood paper that impaired no
taste to the butter and kept it from the
air and from faint. The boxes are thin
and light, and are sent to market in a
large, strong box, which is encased in
a covering of heavy felt cloth which
keeps the inside of the box and its con-
tents cool. He uses no ice in the hot
test weather. Mr. Tinkhams butter in
these packages sells at gilt-edge prices.
The boxes cost little more than cent
for each pound that they hold
Another very superior article for the
packing of butter was shown by George
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l.. Mathewson of Lyndon. 1t is the
new tub manufactured by the Millers Of
Lyndonville, and sold of late by parties
in this vicinity. The tub is made from
rived slaves. which are planed from end
to end by machinery, in manner SC
perfect that the tub is as round and per-
feet as it is possible to turn tub. while
it has every merit of shaved tubs.
The evening was devoted to lecture
from Prof George H. Perkins of the Vt
University, and was on the subject Of
"Birds." The lecture. while it tended
to interest the hearers in the feathered
tribe, on account of the beauty of their
tplumage, the sweetness of their songs
the rapidity of their flight, the perfec
ton of their structure and their charm
ing social qualities, had for its objec
their usefulness, as help to the farme
and the horticulturist in his battle wit
= the myria2insect tribes that war agains
him. We will not undertake to folio,
the speaker through his pleasing lecture
but suffice to say that he was as full {
his favorite theme of the birds, as Ma
: bobolink of song. A short diversion wa
made on the toad, which received gre;
measure of praise for his industry an
faithfulness in working for the farme
|, and gardener. If the speaker was rigl
:. in his statements in regard to the rea
good done by the birds, it behooves a
to so treat and protect them, that the
will increase in number and grow
:, their love for the homes and work of Il
"lords of creation
THE ART OF PROLONGING LIFE.
!, People generally desire long life al
ic good health. Sickness and prematu