The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-11-15
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

CURE FOR LOCK Jaw IN HORSES
A writer in the Wilmington RepH6ts- /
can suggests the following as a sure
rure for lock Jaw: There is large
number of horses dying from lock jaw.
I would suggest the following treat
men.. which will in eight cases out OF
ten save the life of the horse Ii the
wonnd is from a nail in the foot en-
large the wound and apply spirits of
turpentine. Then apply laudanum
every hour for two days; at the same
time bathe the foot twice a day, for
the lock Jaw generally sets in from ten
TO twenty DAYS after the wound has
been made. The horse should not be
used
THE use of chloride of potassium is
recommended in Germany as means
! of increasing the growth of wool In
sheep. The fact of the ''yClk" of sheep
containing a large proportion Of this
. chemical led some German chemist to
/ make experiments with view of pro-
wing whether the supply ofthis mater
/ ial would promote the growth of wool,
[ and this result has proved that by adj
ministering chloride of potassium IN
! the proportion of one part of chloride
/ to nine parts Of salt, the production
! of wool may be increased and its quail
/ ity improved, while the general health
/ of the animal is at the same time bene-
/ fitted. Experiments are being made
/ in order to ascertain the proper guam
/ titles to Prairie Farmer.
CURE FOR BLIND STAGGERs.-Take
three tablespoonfuls of jamestown
weed seed, put them in pint of clear
water, and boil them until you make
a strong tea then strain the tea in
order to get all the seed out. Mix
with this tea one ounce of the spirits
Of nitre and one ounce of paregoric
or three pods of pepper will answer
| This compound forms n liniment, of
which take one teaspOonful and pour
in each ear. Let the horse rest about
fifteen minutes, then take half pint
of assafetida tea, one ounce of harts-
horn, and one tablespoonful of ground
mustard. This you may squirt up
each nostril until he begins to snort
free.y, and then you may stop, as the
water collected around the brain will
|
TO CLEAN BLACK SILK-One of the
things not generally known, p" at least
in this country, is the Persian method
of cleaning black silk. The nOduS OPP
erdndj is very simple, and the result
infinitely superior to that achieved in
! any other manner The silk must be
thoroughly brushed and wiped with a
Il H. a. Z III
| and sponge well with hot coffee, freed
J from sediment by being tlaineG
through muslin The silk is spongeG
on the side intended to show, il is al
lowed to become partially dry and ther
\ iron on the wrong side. The coffee
removes every particle of grease anC
restores the brIlliancy to the silk with
out imparting to it either the shiny
% appearance or crackly and papery
e stiffness obtained by beer, or indeed
E any other liquid. The silk really ap
o pears thickened by the process anC
T, this good effect is permanent. Gu
readers who will experimentaIize on al
A. apron or cravat will never again tr.
70 any other method.
n A CORRESPONDENT of the DetrOi
d Post and Tribune gives his experienc
n, with black teeth in hogs. He says
* * 1.-TWO years ago last winter | had
y, nice shoat 1t had black teeth. | ask
w. ed some of my neighbors what to d
i. for it they told me TO knock them ou
is with a hammer and it would get wei
n did so and am sure | got them a
ce out. The hog kept getting worse an
died. About the time it died | saw
R piece in the Clam Lake newspape
about black teeth in hogs. 1t sal
we black teeth were not a disease, but sin
ge ply an indication that the hogs were nc
ID in healthy condition. 1t gave a r'
p nt cipe, which was: One ounce fine gul
powder for each hog per day; mix we
r. with the food; keep giving unCill the
appearance is for the better. At til
- time | lost my hog [ was keeping tw
hogs over the winter for a neighbo
Both of his hogs had had black teetl
One of them | took the black teeth OF
of and the other did not. l gave I'll
powder for three days and both g
well. GOOD food, clean pen, and roo
FOR exercise are essential"