The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-06

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Halls Journal of Health says; There
ia no question SO frequently asked OF
the physician as that which relates to
diet; and there is none more difficult
to answer. The answer almost
always given, BY one of the most
prominent physicians in New York,
is, 'eeat whatever you think you
would relish" This reply is wise.
Nature Graves what will best agree
with the system; and unless there is
some special reason why it should be
withheld, the desired food should be
furnished if possible. One qusllfca-
ton, however, is necessary; and that
is the food requested should be wholeA
some and properly prepared. 1t is
our firm conviction that no restric.
tions should ordinarily be placed on
the quantity Of food given to any one
provided it is plain and nutritious,
properly cooked and taken at m cal
time. Young children require food
more frequently, and are permanent.
ly injured by fasting between the
regular meal hours. Never say no!
to child who asks for food or water,
it matters not how often. No person
who has been habitually underfed in
childhood can never enjoy perfect
health, nor is he likely to attain old
age. We see this truth exempli6ed
in men and animals.
The Western Rural says an effective
insecticide can be made by mixing
one part of kerosene oil with five
parts OF milk. either sweet or sour.
This mixture was applied to many
tender plants with no injury to tWigs
or foliage. When used in the proper
ton OF one to three, many plants
were injured. When even more
dilute than one part OF oil to five Of
milk, the mixture was sufficiently
strong to dispatch most insects. When
only half that strength it destroyed
quickly all the apple>tree lice. The
proportion of one to five, however,
wss found to be always safe and ex-
peditioua. 1t killed the striped
cucumber beetles, squash bug, grape
6eas. and many kinds OF Larvae. 1t
is readily applied with a fountain
pump or syringe. Professor Forbes,
OF Illinois, has used kerosene with
success in destroying ohinch bugs.
Land and Water, an English pub
LEGATION, says: About this season a
considerable quantity OF lambs die
from taking into their stomachs wool,
which forms into a hard ball the size
of small walnut. and causes death.
It il unsettled whether il this wool 10
picked up by the lambs in grazing, OF
from the sheep ba in sucking. We
are ourselves inclined to think they
take it in the latter act. Be that as
it may, the ewes bag should have the
wool taken from it Immediately after
yesrning, and during the spring
months all odd pieces lying about the
pasture should he picked up. So ex-
tremely valuable now are all animals
that to pay every attention to prevent
disaster is the duty of the stockkespal
and his servants.
Numerous EGG food" preparation
are sold, the qualities of some O
which are doubtful. but the following
10 considered q good formula: Two
pounds each OF bone, linseed cake
dried mea. oats. and oyster shells
(all finely ground), one ounce sui
lphur, two ounces red pepper, iou
ounces each common salt and COD
peras, and one ounce bread soda
Mix the whole thoroughly and ALLOW
q tablespoonful three times week {,
each fowl. AS tho cost of the tire
substances will bs but little, quite
large quantity can be made at on
time.
| A scientific physician says: "In tn
morning there is an acrid state of tht
secretions, and no,hing is 30 we'll cal
culated to correct il as peaches
apples, etc, The small seed fruits
such as figs, biackberries, raspberries
may be classed among the beat fruit
and medicines. The sugar in them
is nutritious, the ACID purifying ant
the seeds laxative. We should lool
more to our gardens for our medicine
and less 10 our drug stores"
Says The Rural World: II cream
cries and diaries increase through .h
country as rapidly the next lively
months as they have during the pas
Iyear, the various legislatures of th'
country need not waste any NOR,
time or money enaoting laws for tn,
suppression OF oleomsrgarine or imi
tation butter. With the market vel
Isupplied with good butter the spuri
GUS article will find little favor any
where, and must soon become a drus
in tha market.