The record-union., 1892-09-02


And all these improvements lead on
from the first and simplest to an equiv
alent progress in intelligence and
mental culture. The man who
uses machine cannot be a mere ma
chine himself; he must be a thinker, and
while the hand work is lightened and
made more efficient, the head work, the
brain-the mind of the man-is developed
and made more active, with the result
That In every other part of life and work
our race is raised in the scale of intelli-
gence and the great end and purpose of
our existence are satisfied more nearly
than ever before.-New York Times.
DIsTEMPER IN COLTS AND HORSES.
special form of catarrhal fever is pc
cullar TO young horses, and has in conse-
quence been designated "colts' ill' and
"distemper." The term ''strangles" has
also been applied to it by horsemen, from
the fact that the swelling under the throat
becomes SO extensive that it is feared at
times that the colt would be strangled to
death by it.
1t is well that the nature and symp-
toms OF this disease are understood, for
other catarrhal affections needing more
delicate and defined treatment may be
mistaken for it by the uninitiated and
valuable colt lost IN consequence.
Distemper is held to be one of the con-
tagious-infected classes of disease; there
fore isolation is important, with disn-
lection of the stable in which it devel-
oped and the exhibition of prophylactic
medicines to the other horses, but old
horses are exempt from it, and when
young horse has had it he is held TO be
sale against another attack.
The best protective medicine is table,
spoonful OF hyposulphite Of soda dis
solved in a bucket of drinking water
every morning, and at night three or four
tablespoons of Glauber's salts mixed into
bran mash; this medicine to be kept up
for two weeks. This treatment, coupled
with the use of lime wash and any good
disinfecting fluid, will avert the more ma
lignant type of the disease.
The swelling under the jaw should be
encouraged by fomenting with hot water
twice or thrice day, and the application
of taXseed meal poultice until the alb
scess breaks. Then the opening should
be enlarged carefully with clean pocket
knife blade, and the matter pressed out
with the hand, the parts then washed.
and fresh poultice applied twice a day
for few days till the discharge ceases.
Then the wound should be washed clean,
and dressed morning and eXening well
with carbolized vaseline till it heals up.
Concerning medicine, as general rule,
little is needed in this disease when it
runs its course without complications.
ct colt may show some febrile disturb
ance and another may not eat, in which
case the best formula a farmer can use
is the following: r: Pulvis gentian, four
ounces; pulvis cinchona, two ounces;
pulSyls nitrate OF potassium, one and
half ounces; pulVlS camphora, three
drachms; mix well and label ''The Dis
temper Powder" Dose--A large table,
spoonful in the feed three or four times
day, or in pint of Cruel as drench
when colt will not eat.
Steaming the head with hot water is
very beneficial. and should not be for
gotten when the breathing is hard.
Itshould be remembered that when a
colt is breeding the distemper assesses
Will form on any part of the body that re-
celves violent blow, even on the poll or
withers. Thus it is that these troubles in
unbroken colts are accounted for. AS an
example, two fillies had assesses form
on the top of the witherS, and as these
animals had never been broken, the
owner could not understand how ''fstula
OF the WitherS" could come without the
collar to bruise the part. Now, in the
field was fine yearling colt, and he was
accustomed to grab at them just there,
Feed for horses with distemper should
be of soft, nutritious nature, hence
grasses, roots, such as carrots, boiled flax
seeds, bran, brown bread, etc., are re-
commended. Exercise is important
therefore patient should not be confined
in close stable.
The legs often stock, as it is termed,
and when this is SO hand-rubbing and
bandageS are needed With regard to
bandages great care is necessary, for the
Stableman often ties the bandages on
with string, and thereby strangulates the
leg, and serious trouble follows often in
consequence. Broad tape, tied fiat, should
alone be allowed for this purpose.
There are complications in this disease
n rnl, r-.af,O
future paper, but the general run of cases
will yield to the course laid down
above.-Baltimore Sun.
THE CHAMPION LIAR.
Rum, says Robert J. Burdette in the
Ladies' Home Journal, has done more to
debase the human race, in a general way,
than any other one thing, perhaps, in ali
the world. Cards have fostered and de-
veloped, if they did not create, passion
Tor gambling. But the strawberry wears
the blue ribbon when it comes to making
men and women universally diSbelieve
the combined statement supported by
atidayits, of the strawberry man, the
straw berry box, and the strawberry
himself. The purchaser turns the
box over to look for the telescope
bottom, he measures the box to
estimate its Scanty cubic contents. an d
then he pours the berries out on the table.
to see the corruption and littleness and
greennesS of mendacity hidden away un-
der the sweet-faced, honest-looking lairs
that lie on top. This also is vanity. Still,
one must hot too harshly nor vet too
quickly blame the strawberry for all th is
for 1t is not impossible that the attitude of
the strawberry in the matter is influenced
by the man who raised it.
TREATMENT OF APRICOT TREES.
Cf,,I
Bernardlno County, whose trees, he
alleges, have no ''otf years." gives us
some points which may be of value to
others. He irrigates his orchard soon
after the fruit is removed, and prunes
whatever is necessary in July, or very
early in August. If the weather remains
dry, as it almost invariably does in the
southern counties, he irrigates the orchard
IN August, and again in September, and
cultivates well after each irrigation, as is
the custom III orange culture. He alleges
that this method will insure a strong
growth of fruit spurs which are sure to
give good results the following season.
SURE DEATH TO ANTS.
A thrifty New England housekeeper
asserts that ants may be disposed of
easily and effectually by sulphur fumi-
cation, as follows: Make little smudge
in the room near where they are. close
the room for few hours, then fumigate
the cellar. To do this take two or three
old kettles, put in a few shavings, pour
on little kerosene and then put on
sulphur. We use two pounds at time.
Close the cellar tight during the ftlmigat-
ing time, then air thoroughly. 1t kills
all germs-in a little time the premises
will be clear Of the pests. Borax pow
dered and sprinkled about is good, also
alum water, two pounds dissolved in
three or four quarts of water.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The idea of dairy schools may well be
supplemented by fruit schools, so as to