The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-08-20

Quel 10 some previous disease of the res
piratcry organs. After continuing a long
time, as in this case, IL is often Impossible
to cure il, but much may be done TO ale
viate the distress. Make UP, or get your
druggist 10 compound il, the following
mixture: Two drachms diluted prussic
acid, one ounce tincture of camphor, two
drachms of fluid extract Of beliadona, one
ounce tInc;ure OF eentisn, one ounce OF
chlorate OF potash and water to make one
pint Give one ounce three times day
by opening the mouth with one hand anu
shooting il well back into the throat with
a syringe 20 no attempt to hold a horses
head up and drench him, when he has
cough, with anything else but oil. IL the
above treatment fails. you had better in
sert n seton i'm the skin under the throat
Leave the seton in three or four weeks
washing II nice and clean once a day with
hot water.
G.. B. J., Eufsula. Ala.-I have mare
ten years old, in ordinary condition. she
became lame IN her left hind lex Ave weeks
ago. A week later ! saw slight swelling
IN the knee joint of the same leg, rather in
front. / stopped blowing her then and com
menced bathing it with warm water, mullin
tea, and about week ago j blistered it
and rubbed twice day with liniment. She
didn't limp while walking on smooth
ground. but could not tret and had a kind
OF dread at picking her foot up over any
thing. Today she ia decidedly worse and
cannot hardly walk. She is sucking a colt
six months old. The cause and q remedy
given viii be appreciated.
2. Please give through The Constitution
q recipe for clarifying sugar cane syrup
and preventing it from1ermenting in sum
mer.
s. Also one for putting up bacon when
cured to keep the bugs out and prevent X
from getting strong.
1. We are not certain from the symp-
toms what the trouble is. but suspect case
OF splint, which is rather unusual on the
hind leg. The hot water treatment IL good,
followed each time with cooling lotion of
one ounce of muriate of ammonia, one
ounce of saltpeter. one quart Of water.
Continue ibis until the soreness is nearly
gone and then blister with an ointment of
one-feIrth ounce of cantharides, one
drschm OF biniodide Of mercury. lard two
ounces. Give a couple OF weeks Of quiet In
a roomy stall and feed on light soft food
9 We cannot
3 After smoking until thoroughly cured
and dry we take down the Joints. dip each
ere in boiling water for about one minute
then trim OF ali ragged, rusty parts, scrape
well and dry in the shade. Then wrap
each Joint in two thicknesses Of stout wrap
ping paper, FIRST tying a loop OF Irvine
around each hook slip il into cheap cloth
sack, tie around the loop and hang it up
again. We never use ashes.
W. T. c.. Baird. Miss,-CD have I'VE o,
L
wish to sow down in some kline Of winter
grass FOR grazing. How would rye answer?
Where ceuli J get seed and how many seed
to the acre on land that will make one
bale OF cotton or seVenty-fiye bushels OF
corn To the acre without fer;ilzing. % Can
you give Ee remedy Tor Charlton in stock.
lost mule lately with It. IL fact, l lave
lost every csse l have over mad. 80 l have
found fish In slCgxhs and ponds that were
perfectly dry last November. the slouEh5
Ia wing no inlet nor outlrt-fsh a foot long.
v here Gid theY come fromF
"a Rye will Dc very we'll. Sow one bu.hei
TO the acre. Seed can possibly toe had OF
J. Il. Alexander Seed Co., Augustus. Ga,
hu; they will be very scarce this fall. Sow
Ia September. 90 Charlton s. caused by pc
c'llisr hsc;erium in the blood and Is so
generally fatal that IL is hardly worth
while TO treat ar animal affected with IL.
The injection Of io-.ine into the circulation
ia large quantities. as the system Will
bear il the only treatment that has given
AMY favorable results. But preventative
Treatment for the safety OF animals that
Nave been exposed 10 the infection. may BE-
Successful. II consists in moculating the
exposed animal with a modified form of
the virus which IL cultivated and sold FOR
the purpose. - in vaccinatins for small
Vox. 81 Such sl0uShs or ponds must either
have suotCrranean connection with an
adjacent stream or body Of water or thsy
we're not entirely dry. as supposed. Small
fish and frogs are sometime carried up
~ whirlwinds and deposited somewhere
else. but not fish foot long.
L. Il. T. Oak Grove. Ala.-Tlease advise
through the column If fhe weekly me cause
a.id cure % itch or rubbing OF horse against
~ root of tail ana makes shouldsr sore by
constant rubbing. Have used condition
powders II no efeet.
There IS more than one cause of itching.
-. ~ hmm d n he
skin of the scarus or mango mite. The cure
FOR & is ar-t ~sSh the affected parts with
hot water and strong SOAP 10 remove All
srab- aud scu-f. then. when dry, rub well
in the following ointment: Four ounces OF
sulphur, two ounces OF oil az tar, one-half
pint linseed oil. A disease Of the skin called
.'puriso" or Itchy skin viii also produce a
terrible itching The treatment s. first Il
good purge o. five drachms OF aiocs,
one drachm Of Eingev.one drachm ~ gentian
and syrup or soap 10 form ball. When
purging is over give a table spoonful of
the following morning and night IN bran
Inashes: -Four ounces Epson salts, four
ounces pure saltpeter, four ounces nnsecd
meal. Wash him sill over With soap and
Ea5er and when dry. sponge him over
w!th good vinegar. II practicable give green
food Tor month. II not certain which dis
ease he mas. try first enc Treatment then
lse other.
= y. r.. Brooklyn, Cal. What causes
bis .k rut IN Irish potatoes?
- What causes cotton 10 die ut this a.
SOM IL appears thai the root from tn sur
face Of the earth down, dries assay, som,
On land fcrtilizcd ana some on unfeTtlii2eo
SOIL.
g. VIII peas grown on "claysslr' damag
stock thai 80 them? NeighbOr Jones Think.
Jhs: they will.
T. TIE. black rot I'm Irish potatoes j,
caused by a fungus called phytophtho:a In
restans Heating the tuhers In water @
ta temperature of los degrees will Nil th'
fungus and not iuiure tn" gerInihacoI.
. This Is called cotton root rot, ana y
caused by a fungus called ozonium auti
cornum. SO far only preventive measures
have been discover d. The same tnngos ~
racks sweet potatoes, peas and grapes an
,-bars tb, cotton lis liable 10 the fungus j
should not follow either Of the above. he
stroy ali diseased plants, rotate crops ah'
use good fertilizers.
). No.
T. Y p Sycamore. Gavin YOU b'
So kiud as to give me remedy for iiA
,,ule2 At times the fat on her under cyeli'
Uext TO her eve vii swell NJ "oaEc ti'
Iii ana her eyes VIII ran water and SOM
very tough corruption VIII come ~ re-
eyes. This appears about three moh1h'
apart.
Your mule doubtless has moon bN2dnes'
and VIII eventually go blind. as II is In