Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16

Dairy Notes.
Reports are current that more than
he usual number OF COWS have been
killed this year by being struck by
lightning. Investigations reveal the
strange fact that . large number OF
them were killed while standing by
wire fences. Tho lightning would
strtke the wire and instead OF ground
Eng would run along the fence Its
whole length. and somewhere in its
sourss would come near enough to the
lows to affect them fatally. Had the
tGhtning grounded as soon as 1t
truck the wirs tho danger OF striking
he cows ut all would have been small.
I was evident that the posts In most
Ases acted As non-conductors or At
east were SO inferior to the wires as
I, conducting medium that the light
hing hung to the wires. This will be
IN easy matter to remedy. A wire
unning down the posts every little
ray will be q means Of conducting
he electricity into the earth.
In a recent issue we took up the
question OF the Illinois Law regarding
he slaughter of tuberculous cattle.
We cited the law that had been in eff
'ect for a number OF years allowing an
lppraisement of all animals slaughter
I'd In the appropriation bill OF the
asst legislature clause was inserted
hat made more specific the manner OF
ilaughtering such animals and the
amounts OF money that could be OBJ
tei1ed from the state for them. II
was taken into consideration that
here was a great difference In the
ralue of cows slaughtered dependent
IN the progress OF the disease. One
sow with a single tubercle in her not
arger than a pea would be valuable as
mixer for years, while q COW whose
lungs were in an advanced state OF de-
lay would be practically worthless.
Therefore all slaughtered animals are
low divided into SIX grades or classes
Class A: All cattle that on slaughter
are found to be free from tuberculosis.
These are paid for at full value by the
state provided the valuation does not
axceed SIS. B. C. d. E. and F. indicate
The degrees Of progress the disease has
made In the animals. For B the own
n recovers rs per cent OF the value.
Tor C, so per cent: for d, 35 per cent;
ior z, Is per cent, and for F 10 per
cent
The healthfulness of oleomargarine
D q question that Is constantly being
considered. The difficulty of properly
answering the question is increased by
he fact that the oleomargarine of to-
lay ia not necessarily the oleomargar-
ne OF tomorrow, and the oleomargar-
ne that Is turned out by one factory
q not the same as that turned out by
| another. Chemists have now discoy-
red that some oleomargarine contains
>arafhn, to give it firmer composition.
/ Paraf1in by itself is indigestible. and II
may also be indigestible when incor-
porated with the fats that compose
oleomargarine, but we are not vel
certain of that point, for the reason
hat no one appears to have investigat-
I'd what paranfn will do in such com
sinAtion. 1t may be less harmful thar
BY itself or it may be more harmful
Il may be that the union OF paraffiE
With fat permits some Of 1t to gel
through the tissues with the fat, ant
4 here 1t may work all kinds OF mis-
,hief-or 1t may not. However, PEG.
pie do not care to take their chance:
IN such uncertainties. II IL manifesto,
he duty OF the government to ascer
ain such facts for the people. II par
tf1n Is to be sold As butter We shoult
1t least know what effect 1t viii hav,
when taken into the human system
We believe that every pound Of cleo
margarine that goes out should hav,
stamped on the package containing /
the ingredients that are used In IL
manufacture. including all prsssrva
ives