Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-09-04
Farm AND HOUSEHOLD.


Foor-Ror IN SHEEP.-It Is far easier
to prevent foot-rot than to cure 1t.
Once, In the writer's experience, we
had 1t In q large flock of sheep for two
years. We finally cured it, but IL was
tough Job, and we have had q wholesome
dread of it ever since. We now keep
gallon jug of carbolic acid always at
hand, and whenever sheep Is lame, or
the hoofs need pairing, we apply, with
brush, little crude carbolic acid to the
feet. Two or three times year, we
make business of going over the whole
flock, and give a liberal application OF
carbolic acid to every hoof. We have
had hut one case Of genuine foot rot
since we adopted this practice, now
more than dozen years ago. This one
case was easily cured. For cure or pre-
vention, we know of nothing better or
cheaper than carbolic acid. Sulphuric
or muriatic acid will answer as well.
Both are cheap, and both useful for
many purposes on the farm, provided
You know how to use them, and take
proper care OF them to prevent accidents.
On tho first appearance Of the disease,
every sheep and lamb, and every foot,
and every hoof, and every toe, especial
w the parts between the toes. should be
carefully and thoroughly washed with
carbolic acid. In two or three days. go
over the whole flock again. and If there
are any new cases. separate them-nOt
merely for fear of cOntagion, but for
convenience In dressing them repeat
ly.-American Agricultural.
FROZEN PEACH PUDDING.-Rub suffi-
Client ripe peaches through fine sieve
to obtain a pint of pulp; put the pulp
Into a vessel with ten ouncee of pow
dered sugar and few drops each of the
essence Of almonds and vanilla; dissolve
an ounce and a-half of clarified gelatine
with glass of water, mix it with the
pulp and cool II partially, then mix the
whole carefully with pint of we'll
whipped cream. Now beat the white
Of three eggs to very stiff froth, ado
ing two ounces of pulverized sugar.
Drop the egg by large teaspoonfuls into
boiling sweetened milk. Cook them
little. and then draiE Them on q sieve.
Now cut six ounces of blanched peaches
into small squares; imbed jelly mold
In ice, and put layer of the cream an
inch thick on the bottom. Allow this
to CONCEAL, and then add layer Of egg
and the cut peaches. Cover this with
the cream, freeze it again, and so repeat
the layers until the mold is filled, fin
ishing with the cream. Then set on the
ice till wanted.
APoPLExY FROM OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
feeding, or feeding rich, indigestible
food, as oil meals, which is much the
same thing as regards its effects, will
produce such condition of the stomach
as TO excite the circulation Of the blood
in the brain and cause sleepiness or YER
tigo and at times paralysis of the brain.
Young pigs are frequently affected in
this manner, aud at times fall down
while feeding because Of -distension
Of the stomach, and lie convulsed for
some minutes, when they will get up
and eat again. This is a waste of food
anda sacrifice of the pigs, which will
not thrive under such circum stances.
Moderate feeding is sure preventive
Of this so-called blind staggers, and a
brisk dose of castor oil will in some
cases cure 1t, but not always.
PEACH WATER-ICE.-Take six good
sized sound and ripe peaches. Peel
them, remove the stones, and cut them
into quarters. Then make a syrup as
follows: Put into stewpan pint of
water, pound of the best loaf sugar,
the white of an egg, first beaten to stiff
froth, and peach kernel. Place the
pan on the fire and boil for five minutes.
Then remove the pan to one side of the
fire, put il, the quartered peaches. and
let them simmer until they become tho
roughly soft. Then pass all through
fine hair sieve, adding two tablespoon
fuls of strained lemon juice, and, if
pink tinge is desired, two drops Of coehi-
neal. The mixture is then to be into
freezer and frozen in the ordinary way.