The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-04-09


bsrk consists in fastening q rope
around the tree and mailing strip 81 /
TN four inches wide around the rope,
where they may be killed oy applying
kerosene.
Mr.. SAxBoRx. OF New Hampshire,
thinks. after careful experiment, that
cnrryinr cattle prevents them from
fasrcning. II this Is 50 with fat cattle,
what must be the effect upon cows IN
milk. whose bones are 50 much nearer
the surface?
raE chief products Of decaying veg
ef.6le matter are carbonic aid gas,
carburettcd hydrogen gas and sulphur
cited hydrogen gas All these arg
preiudicial to-health; therefore DC care
tut to remove all decaying vegetable
matter from your dwellings,
TREATMENT FOR STrFLE LAMENEss
N HoRsEs.-Take one or two table
spoonfuls Of raw Il. {. before II IS
boilt ~ linseed-oil and rub it over the
stiflc-ioint thoroughly; then battle or
heat Il in with hot shovel or ironi II
il does not get well in three or four days
repeat il.
bearing year Of whole orchards. great
ly to the owners benefit; they are cas-
in DESTROYED with Paris green when
no longer wanted. Cultivation, manur-
ing and proper pruning win insure a
crop from many varieties Of apples near
" every year
WRITERS often advocate q change OF
fool for cows. because human beings
Oct tired Of one kind Of food Dur ex-
perience SAYS Land and Home, Is that
The ONLY change cows like is from poor
10 rich food. as from hay to corn-meai,
or fresh grass. Changes in any other
way always require several days 70 gel
the cows 10 eating freely
A GERMAN gardener has found by
experience that black or green flies.
caierpillars. etc. are at once destroyed
bv swinging the plants affected by
them with water in which the stems OF
the tomato plant have been well boiled.
The liquor is applied when cold. and
net only kills the insects. but leaves an
osior which prevents others from com
ing
GERMAN chemists claim TO have
proven that change Of the quality Of q
cows food does not change the quality
Of her milk. This seems good philoso
phv, as it would greatly hurt the cali
II the quality Of the milk changed ever,
time the COW got hold Of a new kind o
food. Yet many Of our best dairymeI
say the amount Of cream is greatly at
fected BY change Of food from poor =
rich.
HoRS all Is quite common amonl
cattle in the spring. and is indicated
al first. BY dry nose and loss OF ap
petite. A simple remedy. yet on
which is very often effective. Is Z
grasp the hide on the back firmly, and
by pulling it up, loosen il the Who'll
length Of the backbone. Sometime
there will be cracking. but no harm
viii be done. and the animal will show
signs Of improvement surprisingly sool
after the operation
Cure FOX RoUP--An agricultural
wriser says: Last fall | had two cock
Affected: the first one was almos
ch0ked to death when | found him.
hand. cheesy substance having forme'
in the windpipe. had saved the live
Of Others bv taking it out with tn
point Of scissors. In this case too
q piece OF writing paper. made fun
mel the size of child's finger. opene
the cocks beak and another perso
blew half teaspoonful Of suIphu
down his throat. We put him. out,
supposed. to die. but he did not. an
after the third dose he could crow q
loudly a. ever.
CARROT PLUM PUDDING. Quartz
pound tiUur and as much Of suet. *
carrots. do not take the long ones, selel
the more tender short ones; CRATE IN
the same quantity Of raw carrot; use
quarter Of pound Of white pnlverizf
sugar, same Of currants and Of raisln
crate In a third Of q nutmeg, and add
very little cloves: mix all these mgr
dents well up together; if it be Z
stiff. add very little milk, but gene
allv there il water enough In the caro-
10 holdsthe mixture together; tie up
Iirht cloth and boil for six hours.
properly managed. this pudding max
. very handsome appearance at tabl
Eat with hard sauce.
" spermaceti Is dropped on any "a
menf, or furniture. first carefully scra
OF all that car be removed without
jury to the material; then lay bro,
paper over the spot. or piece Of bl'
ting paper. and put a warm iron on :
paper until the oil shows through. 90
tinne 70 renew the paper and apply I
warm iron until the paper shows
more oil. Oils. grease, wax. tar. yet
table or animal juices. resinous matt
such rs pitch or tar. iron and ink spo
are difficult to remove completely,
ink and iron-mold the most 80 OF ;
Whenever much writing i done IN
house. and children have free access
the writing desk, books, papers and
carpet are most likely 70 bear the ma