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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-19

European military authorities aud others
are eXpt rimenting On substituting maize for
oats MS fe Il for horses. Dr. Klein of Berlin.
veterinary surgeon TO the Company Of Nthi-
cl.s. saws majzt is one-lourth cheaper than
oats aud lessons the mortality of the animals
by fifty per centum. The maize must be nj
ways crushed to assist mastication must new
er be given in the form Of meal, as that would
produce gastric az, ctions and the straw
which forms the remainder Of the ration
ought To be- chopped DR. Klein consil rs it
Lest to have Little oats mixed with the feed
of maize. The Italian minister of war has
condemned maize for the army The artil-
lery horses lost all their spirit and much Of
their energy, intense preparations ensut Il,
and their la + fell of. The Carrier Company
of Vienna tried maize versus oats ON four
hundred of their horses. aud are of opinion
maize rations did not interfere with the
strength, vivacity, or power of endurance Of
the horses. which in many instances display
ed marked superiority over casual horses
fed on outs and hired during pre- SIS of work
Contrary to the general custom they employ
ed the grain whole The animals in crunch-
ing it themselves, secretod more saliva, which
penetrated more completely the grain, thus
preventing fermentation when in contact with
the gastric Juice of the stomach, and Conse-
quently, COLES They never gave more than
thirty per centum u maize, and ceased EN-
ploying it altoge thcr in summer, as If pro-
duccd thirst. profuse pcrspiration, and an ex-
cess of urine The Omnibus Company Of
Paris have not been shaken in the suhstiti-
ton of maize for oats in the feeding of their
ten thousand horses. They have economical
money by the change, and the animals do not
suffer in hculth, nor is their work less ell
GENTLY performed. They have found, how
ever. that the maize deteriorated so much
when stored in lofts that henceforth it will
be magazined in immense trenches Iade-
UeD5TDf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-19

The Veterinary Editor Of the Inter Ocean
says, relative to the heav,s in horses e.
''rhe majority of horses affected with the
heaves are immoderute feeders. In fact. cX-
pcrience has proved that ovCr-distt nding the
stomach and bowels with food particularly
with nm inferior article Of provend,r) is one of
the chief causes Of the h,aves. According 10
this theory the principal means Of cure rests
entirely with the owner, who should enforce
n iudicious system of feeding, both rs to
quantity rs well as quality. Good sound oats,
free from dust, must, etc, should he 81 locttd
and fed at morning and noon, carrots or cut
feed may be fed ut night The animal
should be- fed three times day only, and the
quantity Of food given should be limited in
proportion to the labor the horse las 70 per-
form. \ little prairie hay may be fed at
night and should be well shaken and sprink-
led with salt and water previous TO bting fed.
We do not think it advisable to turn q horse
affected with the hoavos to grass. simply be-
cause the morbid desire for food would be
very likely to return, and the animal would
no doubt improve the opportunity to crafty
its depravcd appetite. The nature of the
food is such that, comparatively speaking, it
would take much larger bulk to sustain the
vital functions than food fed in more con
centrated form. consequently the stomach
and bowels would be preternaturaly distend-
ed and the COZ tant strain on the coats Of
the stomach wo,ld, no doubt, relax and weak
en- its natural functions Heaves is a COM
plicated dis, ase Of the digestive and respira-
tory organs, and we must admit that vegeta-
BILE food on account of its laxative properties,
constitutes an excellent diet for horse af-
fected with this malady, but we insist that it
must be fed in limited quantities, otherwise it
will be productive of more harm than good.
i 1. 1. - Al
heavcs can be made very useful; if not effect
ually cured, by a proper system of feeding
but the good that is accomplished by feedin &
n concentrated diet would be very likely 10
be completely undone by turning the animal
to grass
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-19

A simple minded man having an attack of
the govt, wanted to know why he should be
afflicted, Ms he had always lived temper
ate life. at is probably her, ditary," said
the doctor Sure enough" responded the
poor victim. Il understand it now my wife's
father had it awfully."
SIS it becoming to me :" asked She, as she
paraded in the costume of one hundred years
ago before her husband "Yes, my dear"
said he, meekly. Don't you wish | could
dress this way all the time :" she asked. NO.
my dear" he replied; ''but | wish you had
lived when that was the style"
Martha, does thee love me 2" asked Qua
ker youth of one at whose shrine his hearts
hottest feelings had been offered up. why,
Seth" answered she, I'VE are commanded to
love one another are we noti" All Mar
tina, but does thee regard me with the feeling
the world calls love - Il hardly know what
to tell thee Seth I have greatly feared that
my heart is an erring one | have tried TO be-
stow my love on all but may have some
times thought perhaps that thee was getting
rather more than thy share"
\ bright little chick at Columbus, O., was
accosted by passer-by with, Sissy, what's
your PAS name:" This was politely answer
ed. How many brothers have you?' -Four
or FIVE" How many sisters;" -Four or
ANt L ut NbuuE man y curiosity hGluR suit
isfied he passed on The mother of the lit
tie four-y ear old (who had neither brother nor
sister overheard the conversation, and call
| ing her in asked her why she had stored to
thu man, and received the following reply
''Wpll, mamma, didn't want the gentleman
! to think we were so poor as to have no chill
| dren."
Recently, at a social gathering. Bishop Har-
ris was invited 10 sing. He declined, but
told the following incident as illustrative of
his talent in that line During his journey
| through Palestine one evening, after he and
Mr.. Spencer, who occupied the tent with him.
had gone to bed, the Bishop began hummng
"A tune Of the oldon time called New Durham
Mr.. Spencer joined III, and the two began
! singing q verse of one Of our familiar hymns.
Before the verse was finished a donkey Just
outside of the tent brayed as only donkey
in the East can bray. While the hills of Jul
dea We're sending back the echoes of this
most extraordinary and untimely perform
auce OF the donkey the Arab dagoman put
his head inside the tent, and apologzng for
his donkey, said "IIa. you sing one tune
he think lie know"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-19
AHome.ick IIorses Journey.

Eighteen months ago a bay horse was pur-
chased in this city by Mr., Samuel WgGin. Of
Greenland, and driven down to his farm. II
horse was well fed and well treated. and IA,
waxed fat and seemed rs happy rs it is givel
for the most fortunate horses to be. One night
recently he escaped from his pasture, and was
nowhere to he found when he was wanted
next day. Hanessing another hors', Mr..
Wiggn set forth to capture the desert, r, and
traced him from place to place lutil h, reach
ed Newmarket bridge. Here he was informed
by the tOll-gatherer that the horse had been
there, and evidently wanted to pass through,
but was driven back and the gate closed but
even then he would not 60 away, and the first
time after hisarrival that IA tenn went through
he made dash, squeezed through alongside
of the other horse, and c1tterod away up the
road, snorting triumphaLtly as he went. Mr.
Wiggin having 10 longer any doubt as to
where the runaway had gone, drove on to
Manchester as directly as he could CO. hear
ing from the horse occasionally all the way,
and, on arriving at Manchester, there he
was, sure enough, in his old stall in the stable,
which he had left eighteen months before.
Manchester { v. H. Mirror.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-19

young man brought up to farming in
Maine married an ambitious woman, and the
two fanced they could get living in the city
easier than on a farm, and without much
thought concluded, as they were both smart
the husband n good penman, and the wife
could trim ladies' hats, they would go to Bos-
ton so the young man got together what
money he could, and they started for the city,
where they Were quite sure of getting situa-
tons that would pay liberal salaries with light
work. A friend Ind all but got place for
him as private Waterman, and as for his wife,
no one who could trim hats like his wife
would have any trouble in getting place in
Boston.
So they turned their backs upon the old
farm and started thither full of hope and ex-
pectation Arriving in the city, as soon as a
boarding place had been obtained the young
man applied for the situation Of private
watchman. 1t had not yet been given to any
one, but eighty-seven applicants had applied
for it, who were on file i'll regular order. His
wife spent four days going from place to place
to find chance to trim hats. She found such
workwomen getting from 50 to 80 cents per
day, but for every one employed an average
of fifty applicants We're turned away. The
young man had spent several days III the un-
successful attempt to get something to do,
and as a last resort had gone to shoyelling
coal at dollar day.
Fortunately they had some friends in Bos-
ton Who loaned them a little money on their
good name, and, paying board bill of S2l
over what they had earned, they started for
home Luckily it was late spring when they
returned from their little trip to the city. The
young man made an arrangement to take
back the old fam, hired II horse to do his
work, and the neighbors turned out and helped
him put in some seed. The grass looks fine
ly on his land, his corn and wheat are grow
ing, the old orchard promises some fruit, and
there is n prospect of raising enough to keep
them handsomely through the winter, and
something beside. They have been to Bos-
ton and returned to the farm, contented, says
our contemporary of the Maine Farmer, from
which we condense the sketch of this young
husband and wife's experience i'll Boston
They have returned wiser if not better thar
| when they left the ''Pine Tree State" for thu
Club "
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-19

How TO GET RID OF RED ANTS. Professor
Leidy states that when he purchased his pres
ent residence, while it was undergoing repairs
he noticed piece OF bread left by the work
men in one of the second story rooms swarm
ing with little red ants Apprehending that
the house was seriously infested, to ascertain
whether il was so, he placed piece of sweet
cake in every room from the cellar to the at
tic. At noon every piece was found covered
with ants. Having provided cup of turpen-
tine oil, each piece was picked up with for
ceps and the ants tapped into the oil. The
cake was replaced and in the evening found
covered with ants. The same process was
gone through with the two following days
morning, noon and night The third day the
number of ants had greatly diminished and
on the fourth there We're none. He at once
concluded the ants had all been destroyed, but
in the attics he found few feeding on dead
house flies, which led him to suppose that the
remainder had become suspicious of sweet
cake He accordingly distributed through the
house pieces of bacon, which We're afterward
found swarming with ants. This was repeat
ed with the same result for several days
when in like manner with the cake the ants
finally ceased to visit the bacon. Pieces of
cheese were next tried, with the same results
but with an undoubtcd thinning in the multi
tude of ants When the cheese proved no
longer attractive, remembering the feast on
dead flies in the attic, dead grasshOppers We're
supplied from the garden. These again
proved too much for the ants, and after "A few
days trial neither grnsshoppers nor anything
else attracted them. They appear to have
been thoroughly eXterniIated, nor has the
house since been infested with them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-19

No HoRsE SHOES The slipping of horses
on the asphalt pavements in London has given
rise to some discussiorNas to the proper form
for shoes, whereupon writer in the Times
comes forward with the recommendation that
no horse shoes at all be used He says he
he has constantly dispensed with them since
1852, adding: Il have owned over two hun
bred animals at one time, dedicated to all
manner of purposes draught saddle and
pack, and not one of them shod. Some one
will say they never worked over grass or sand.
They did not, but over the toughest roads i'm
aginable, in places excessively hard and in
others as dsagreeably soft aud heavy" He
gives his experience in Brazil, where pack
horses without being shod, travel journeys
of over 800 miles. Unshod horses are also
used in Brazilian cities without slipping on
the pavement. OF course, says the writer, if
an owner were TO pull of his horses shoes
aud ut once ride him long distance he would
fluid his horse go tender ON all his feet but
were he TO use him gently for a fortnight, and
gradually let him feel his feet, keeping the
edges of the hoof slightly rounded of with a
rasp to prevent the raveling up of the edges
of 4 hoof for the first time since colt-hood
brought naked to the ground, he would be
agreeably surprised Occasional pairing will
always be needed but the frog should not be
cut The writer thus anticipates an object
jon which will occur 10 many readers: Some
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-19

of sheep in this state and probably they will
not average more than the above. Say that
the wool is worth twenty cents per pound, the
profits from each sheep will be fifty cents.
Take now IN estimate Of heoccs OF the thor
oughbred merino and cotswold, which will not
average less than eight pounds per hcad-the
net profits on each sheep, SlG0, or Sl.lo in
favor of the thoroughbred, will conn and n
higher marketable value. Now it costs the
same to raise the Thoroughbred us the COM
mon sheep the mutton Of one is as good as
the other; the profit on the thoroughbred is
three times greater than from the common.
Every farmer owning a flock Of sheep should
innkeit convenient to purchase athUrough d
ram to improve the quality and yield of his
wool such an investmt mt will pay.-LiCe
Stock JOu5ndL
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-19

How TO AVOID SUEsTRoKE. The New York
Board of Health has just issued the following
circular: ''Sunstroke is caused by excessive
heat, and especially if the weather is muggy.
1t is more apt to occur ON the second, third
or fourth day of heated term than on the
first. Loss of sleep, worry, excitement, close
sleeping rooms, debility, abuse of slimuants
predispose to it, 1t is more apt to attack
those working in the sun, and especially be-
tween the hours of IL o'clock in. the fore
noon and o'clock in the afternoon. On hot
days wear thin clothing. Have as cool sleep
ing rooms as possible. Avoid loss of sleep
and all unnecessary fatigue. If working in
doors and where there is artificial heat
laundries, etc.-see that the room is we'll ven
tilated. If working in the sun, wear a light
hat, mot black, as it absorbs the heat straw,
etc, and put inside of it on the head II wet
cloth or large green leaf; frequently lift
the hat from the head and see that the cloth
is wet. Do not check Precipitation, but drink
what water you need TO keep il up, as this
Precipitation prevents the body from becom-
ing oyerheated Have, whenever possible,
an additional shade as a thin umbrella, when
walking, a canvass or board covering when
working in the sun. When much fatigued do
not go to work, but be excused from work es-
pecially after IL o'clock in the morning on
very hot days, if the work is in the sun. If
feeling of fatigue, dizziness. headache or
exhaustion occurs, cease work Immediately
lie down in a shady aud cool place apply
cold cloths to and pour cold water over the
head and neck. If anyone is overcome with
the heat, send Immediately for the nearest good
physician. While waiting for the physician,
give the person cool drinks of water or cold
tea or cold coffee, if able to swallow. If the
skin is hot and dry, sponge with or pour cold
water over the body and limbs and apply to
the head pounded ice wrapped in a towel or
other cloth. If there is no ice at hand, keep
a cold cloth on the head and pour cold water
on it as well as on the body. If the person
is pale very faint, and pulse feeble, let him
inhnle ammonia for few seconds, or give
him teaspoonful of aromatic spirits of am
monia, in two tablespoonfuls of water with a
little sugar"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-19

Constpated bowels, inward piles costiveness fevers
torpid liver yeowness Of the skin and eyes indiges-
ton, dyspepsia anfa arrangements of the internal
yiscera, cured by 'swaynes Tar and sarsapariua
Pills" Unlike many other purgayes, they do not ir-
rtae the stomach and bowels by frequent use. They
keep the system in healthy condition by arousing
the torpid liver to healthy action and eKpeng by the
bowels and kidneys the matter that posons the foun-
dation Of life. Be particular to obtain swayne's Pills.
Price 25 cents box at all leading druggists. II. c.
Willard 4 Co., Brattleboro agents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-19
Human neauty and Beautiful Hair.

Since the introduction of the "London Hair Color
Restorer" into this country it has been the wonder
aud admiration Of all classes, it has proved to be
the only article that will absolutely restore the hair to
its original color health sOftness, vitality, luster and
beauty and produce hair bald heads OF its original
growth and color. As hair dressing It is the most
clearly and lasting, entirely void Of all sticky gum
my properties. It imparts to the hair gloss and
silken suftness, removes all scurf or dandrun cures
itching scalp, and keeps it clean cool aud healthy
Ask your druggist for 'London Hair Restorer," and
have NO other. All sell Il at 10 cents a bottle. For
sale in Dratteboro by h. G. Willard 4 Co.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-19
scratch No More.....I.ch,nr Piles,

symptoms Of which maisture, like perspiration
intense itching particularly whsn undressing or af-
ter getting warm in bed increased by scratching,
might think pin worms were crawling in and shout
the recum oftentimes shows itself around the private
parts. pleasant and safe cure in every case is
"Swayne's Ointment" If allowed to continue very
serious results may follow 1t also cures letter bar
bers Itch scald head ring worm, bOtches all crusty
scay, itchy skin erupuons Sent by mail to any ad-
dress receipt of price, so cents box three bo1-
for SIPS, by Dr. Swsyne Son, Philadelphia. Sold
by all leading druggists. II. G. Willard Co.. agents
F,r nrat
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-19

one will be likely 10 aiy that draught horses
have to dig their toes INTO the ground TO start
a load OF course th,y have when they are
shod. But the unshod horse starts with the
fiat of his foot, which affords him II much
larger and more holding surface, more hold
ing because it is tougii,r aud rou.,h,r than IL
briglt shoe "
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-19

THIS PATENT is now owned by
JOHN GORE and S. M. WAITE,
and a right to use it must be secured
from them, or its infringement will
be prosecuted TO the full extent of
the law.
Address JOHN GORE or S. NJ. WAITE, Brattleboro,
Vermont. mo
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-19

THOROUGHBRED VS.. COMMON SHEET. A far
mer in this country who is supposed to own
as good common sheep as anybody in his To-
cality sheared his flock, and after weighing the
heeees found that each sheep averaged two
and half pounds. Take the whole number
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-19
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