Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-22

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answers several pertinent inquiries re-
garding remedies in various ailments
in the animal world.
WORMS. --Pulv. geutian root, pulv.
ginger, each : ozs. Pulv. dried sui
phate OF iron, pulv. male fern, each. |
o.. mix. Give a tablespoonful once a
day.
LANE HoRsE--Sore on leg near hoof;
fetloc!t cracked, with emulation of
watery fluid. POultice with faxseed
meal and use the following: Sulphate
Of zine, acetate OF lead, each l o..
glycerine, 3 oz5., water, pint; mix.
Wet the sore we'll twice day.
LAMENESs In hogs hind quarters.
Separate sick from well. Flower Of
sulphur. sulphate OF iron madden, each
l ID. black anthony, nitrate Of potash,
each / h., arsenic, OF. Mix with
gallons of slop and give pint to each
any corn.
SHEDDING OFF.--For the purpose OF
making horses shed off readily. "Pulv.
sulphate of magnesia, pulv. nitrate of
potash, pulv. fnngreek seeds, each 2
ozs. PuIv. cream OF tartar, pulv
flower of sulphur, pulv. caraway seeds,
pulv. black anthony, pulv. resin,
each | o.; mix. Give large table
spoonful once a day in the feed"
SWELLING. One writer has young
horsc that swells at the breast, on be-
Ing opened kind OF yellow water and
blood runs out. Bin. iodide of mer-
curry, = drachms; palm oil and resin
ointment, or. Mix and rub on the
swelling aud allow to stay on As hours;
wash off with luke-warm water and
CASTLE soap and grease with lard.
Keep the animal tied up while this
blister is on. so that it cannot lay down
or bite itself. Wash off every day and
grease and repeat till welln
Household Keepsa,Ses
Suet should be used instead Of butter
for making sauces, gravies, etc.
TO remove grease stains from silk
hats, Use turpentinc and then alcohol.
Glaze bottom crust OF fruit pies with
white OF an egg, aud they will not be
soggy.
A spoonful Of strong vinegar in a
kettle of hot lard will prevent dough-
nuts from soaking fat.
To remrye rust from steel, rub with
kerosene. md soak for day, polishing
with emery dust and kerosene.
Altar of roses is worth from $12 to
SO an ounce at wholesale. IL takes
COCO lea res to make one pound OF
altar.
The toughest fowl can be made eat
able If put in cold water, plenty of it,
and cook I'd very slowly from five to six
hours.
When giving the final polish to
stoves, tefore putting away for the
summer mix the backing with little
kerosene instead Of water, to prevent
rust.
There should be small table abo ut
the height OF the range or stove for
use as a resting place for utensils when
omclets, griddie cakes, etc.. are made.
1t should be covered with zinc.
A French scientist, who has been
studying the h lands Of manual laborers,
finds that very marked physical
peGuliirities are engendered by the
pursuit OF different occupations.
Whenever the shoulders OF work
horse are CALLED the harness should be
examined to remove the cause. A
horse in such condition should not be
made TO work until "a cure is made.
Apples are used rs food at the ex-
pertinent stations in making tests. and
the results demonstrate that il they
cannot be prolitably shipped to market
they may be fed to stock with advan-
tage.
There is nothing that will remove
freckles from the skin so that they
will not come again. Freckles are
due to peculiar structure of a
PERSONS skin, and that structure can't
be changed.
Variety of stock on the farm is fully
as important as the growing OF n
variety OF crops. A variety admits oil
using up the various farm products to
better advantage, and also OF reduc-
ing the cost
Copperas dissolved in boiling water.
will instantly cleanse iron sinks and
drains. A few drops OF spirits OF tur,
pentine mixed with stove black Ing
lessons labor and adds polish Kero-
sene in cooked starch "a teaspoonsul To
Q quartz will prevent clothes sticking