Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-02
PAINTING

at fainting person and strives to raise
him up, and especially to keep his head
erect. There must be an instructive
apprehension that if II person seized
with fainting or other fit fall into a
recumbent position, death is more inn
minent. Always remember this fact,
Painting is caused by want of blood
in the brain. The heart ceases to act
with sufficient force to send the usual
amount of blood to the brain. and hence
the person loses consciousness because
the function of the brain ceases. Res
store the blood to the brain and instant
ly the person RECEIVERS Now, though
the blood is propelled to all parts of
the body by the action of the heart,
yet it is still under the influence of the
laws of gravitatiOn. In the erect posi-
ton the blood ascends to the head
against gravtation, and the supply to
the brain is diminished as compared
with the recumbent position, the
heart s pulsation being equal If, then,
you place person sitting whose heart
has nearly ceased to beat. his brain
will fail to receive the blood; while if
you lay him down with the head lower
than the heart blood will run into the
brain by mere forco of gravity and in
fanting in sufficient quantity to restore
consciousness. Indeed. nature teaches
us how to manage fainting persons, for
they always fall, and frequently are ut
once restored by the recumbent posi-
ton into which they are thrown.
NOTES.
The usual rule is TO save the milk at
the end of the fifth to the seventh day
after calving. No fixed date can be
given. There should be no sign of few
erishness or information about the
udder, and the peculiar milk of birth
known as colustrum should have en-
tirely passed away.
Bran is one of the cheapest foods
used in the rations of COWS, but il is
most beneficial when fed in connec-
ton with ground gra n and cut feed.
One hundred dollars worth of cheese
takes from the farm less than one
seventh the fertility taken by 800
worth of grain. while 81 0 worth OF
butter-if the skim III Tx be fed on the
farm-takes nothing from the soil.
Another good farmer who has half
bred Poland-Chinas says he put up
some of his shoats. Z months old, and
fed them two months. He sheled and
boiled the corn and fed them three
times a day. He killed and dressed
them, and four weighed $50 pounds,
averaging 205 pounds each He says
with the aid of good clover pasture he
could make his half.breed Poland
Chinas weigh 80 pounds net at 9
months old. He does not know what
the full-bloods would weigh, but tho
half-bloods are good enough for him.
DR.. Salmon says there are two con.
tagious diseases known rs hog cholera,
one affecting the bowels the other the
lungs. The one is the genuine hog
cholera, the other the SWINE plague.
1t is possible for an animal to have
both diseases at the same time.
Give the cattle. sheep and hogs
mess of sliced pumpkins once day. as
pumpkins serve us an agreeable variety
with the usual drr food.
The Iowa Russell, introduced by
Professor Budd, of tho Iowa Agricul-
tural College when he was in the
nursery bus ness at Shellburg. Iowa,
seems TO be sustaining Is reputation
well. Dr. Hoskins. of Northern Yer
mont, finds the tree admirably situated
to that extremely cold region, as he
states in the RUrdI Ne50 Yorker. the
fruit being superior to the Golden Rus
sett of Western New York and larger.
Professor Budd considers it equal in
quality to the Pomme Grse, which is
high praise, and Dr. Hoskins calls it "a
delicious dessert apple,as we'll as long
keeper" 1t is well worthy of trial in
the Middle States. though it will not be
likely to keep rs long as in the North.
1t is not safe to apply unleached
wood ashes around the base of very
young trees. Ashes give better results
when spread broadcast over the surface
of the ground around the trees. Cases
are known in which young peach trees
have been injured by the application of
wood ashes thiclly around and close to
the trunks.
Moss is the lest of all materials for
packing trees and plants, as it retains
moisture for long time and never
heats. Outside of the moss, however
which is put next the roots, considera-
bic straw is ased. rye being the best
for the purpose. The straw prevents
bruising.