Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-07-03
FARM and PRESIDE.

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A PREVENTIVE OF CHOLERA.-In the
treatise on Therapeutics and Materia
Medical" by Prof. Fl. e. Wood, of the
University of Pennsylvania, is given an
account of the results obtained by Dr. Ro-
land 6. Curtin. when resident physician
in the insane department of Blockiey Hos
pital: from the use of sulphuric acid dur
ing the severe epidemic of cholera in 1866
DR.. Woods writes as follows (Therapeut-
les. Materia Medica and Toxlcology," p.
1907:
THE disease ceased in the insane de-
partment within twelve hours
after the lunatics were all put upon the
free use of the sulphuric acid lemonade,
the only new case after this being in
man who refused to use the prophylact1c.
Two days after the use of the sulphuric
acid was stopped,two new cases occurred,
and the epidemic was again arrested by
the use of the acid. In the surgical wards
of the hospital department the acid was
used from the beginning of the epidemic,
and these wards, although in no way iso-
lated, were the only parts of the jnstitu-
tion unvisited by the disease"
At the same time new cases OF cholera
were constantly being sent into the hos
pital from the city, so that the patients
were greatly exposed to the disease.
The method of making the lemonade
was as follows (see DR.. Curtin s article in
the Philadelphia Medical Times, July II,
1879: about 20 drops of the dilute sui
phuric acid were mixed with ounces of
water, and sweetened with white sugar
Some oil of lemon AMI few cut lemons
greatly assisted in the disguise.' Every
possible means of cutting short the out
break had been tried previous to this
without good effect.-Phala. Press.
PORK FROM WHEAT.-Farmers in
those sections where wheat is over
abundant, and especially such as is of low
grade and little worth, may find sugges-
tiOn in What was done by an Illinois far
mer in 1868. He bought wheat al 65 cents
per bushel and fed it to his hogs in o
ground and steamed condition; or rather,
ground and put into vats, where he poured
boiling water over it, using it next day
while still warm and before souring. He
states that by actual test every bushel thus
fed produced sixteen pounds of pork flesh.
There Certainly is ne reason to doubt this,
and each farmer, by a little figuring, can
tell whether or not it will pay him to try
the same experiment. If it will pay him
he had better sell his corn for cash ard
feed his wheat, or that much of it that will
not pay him to sell. On his corn at 20
cents per bushel, so says every one, tie
farmer comes out in good financial condi.
ton. But on wheat at the present prices
he does not. Therefore, if be can raise the
price of wheat by feeding it into hog flesh.
he had better do it. Not only will it re-
lieve the market of thousands of bushels
of w-priced grain, but have a tendency
to make better prices on good grades
Our Country Home
AN ANTIDoTE FOR PoIsoN.-If per-
son swallows any poison whatever, or has
fallen into. commissions from having over
loaded the stomach, an instantaneous re.
NEEDY, most efficient and applicable in
large number OF cases, Is heaping tea
spoonful of common salt and as much
ground mustard, stirred rapidly in tea
cupful of water, warm or cold, and swal
owed instantly. 1t is scarcely down be
e it begins to come up, bringing with it
She remaining contents of the stomach
and lest there be any remains of tbs
poison, however small, let the white of an
egg or teaspoonful of strong coffee be
swallowed as soon as the stomach is quiet
because these very common articles nullifv
large number of virulent poisons,
REMEDY FOR SQUASH WoRMs.-We
have previously given remedy for bugs
upon the cucumber; that is, to keep the
striped bugs off the vines in the early mart
of the season. We have recently noticed
an application of the same as a remedy
for worms in squash roots. The remedy
is to dissolve an ounce of saltpetre in q
gallon of water and pour freely upon the
young plants as they come out of the
ground, thoroughly wetting the earth, re-
peating the operation once in four or five
days. Three or four applications will be
enough. If this should prove effectual to
prevent the ravages of the squash root
worm, 1t is a very simple remedy and one
that can always be easily obtained.
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