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The Atlanta constitution., 1901-12-09

CHRONIC FOUNDER

T. +. Barker. Summerheld, Ala have
4, fue mar. years old that ! traded for
q fey ,iavs ago. The mare Is very sore
in fh. front feet. Feet rather long and the
frog is in "A bad fix: hardly any frog lett
N Isl. YOU touch il IL seems TO be quito
tender When the mare first starts OH
she can hardly go for "A few hundred
wards. after that you can hardly tell there
i ANYTHING wrong. The faster she goes
the less il hurts her. What do you think
the trouble Is. and can IL be cured The
mare has been in city and kept shod al
~ her life Would IL help her to pun
or shoes and keep her plowing ON soft
ground.
a.nssxer-I think the mare has been
badly foundered and now has what Is
called chronic founder" You have
probably made a bad trade and IL IS
fairly certain that you will never be able
10 c,,r. her of the disease. Much may be
done TO alleviate the symptoms, by poul-
ticing the feet hlisteTing the coronet ana
confining her work To plowing. | would
uuiI of her shoes and keep her only for
work on soft ground
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Have You stomach or Liver Diseasep

Do YOU spit up your food?
Do You belch gaS2
DO you swell after eating?
Do vou have heartburn
JO YOU have sh0rtueSs Of breathe
do yoI have pains ia ChesJ2
Do YOU have soreness in right Side2
To Won have numb feelings?
pp ypu nave cold hands and feet2
D1 yOu suffer with consultation or
Gia rrhoaa2 There are many other symp-
toms. 7 can cIrc YOU. Write me fully.
Advice free. Dr. Tucker. Broad ssreet.
Atlanta. Ga.
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Foremost in the South.

DIR. Hathaway has long been acknowl-
edged the leading specialist in the SOUTH
and has cured more chronic diseases than
any ten other physicians. Write him
about his successful system OF home
treatment. j Newton Hathaway, NJ Dr.
~ Inman bldg, Atlanta. Ga.
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SEQ her living vou would not think there
vas ANYTHING the matter with her She
is about three months with cali nat
ever information you can give VIII oe
greatly appreciated.
Answer-During the latter part of preg-
nancy a COW will sometimes have paraly-
sis of the hind parts Sometimes the rec
tum and anus may be implicated so that
she cannot defecate. 1t is most hHeiy
to occur i'm ill-fed. weak ana un1nrlity
are accessory causos. Give warm, COM
ICrtable quarters. dry bedding and album
dant and nutritious warm food. Rub her
loins. Group and legs irequehtN Win
nniment of sweet oil and turpentinc.
equal parts. Give her two grains OF
strive chnina twice n CIV.
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MrcRINfs OLE HORSE.

" Blecklev. Persimmon. Gal
have a mare thirteen or fourteen years
oid that has been doing very hard work.
| turned her in the pasture without any
food except what the pasture afforded,
which was reasonable. She was In me-
dIum order: had been sucking a solt.
I took her out and drove her 5 or
miles up grade with tclerable heaVy
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The Importance Of keeping the liver
ana kidneys in good condition cannot be-
,vorestimatcd HOODS Sarsaparilia is "a
.rreat remedy for regulating and inviE-
Grating these organs
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RINGIlnNE-

J. c. r.. Tunstall. Ala.I hay mule
; years old IN nix has ringbonr. If
not lot me know what IL is ANA rem
edy Her first joint above the hoof IS
enlarged and has become lame at times
Has been growing since about year
old Can I blister and stop II. or Wi Il
b, necessary 10 use a chscl" l sec NJ.
W. H.. Albany. GA. has case similar
To mine | thought spavcu was at the
knee Joint
Answer think ID is a case Of ring
bone I'm an advanced stage. II You had
commenced treatment at first, before
the bonv enlargement commenced active
bliStering might have arr, ,stcd the DIS
ease. You will now have to resort 70
more heroic treatment. to-Wit. firms with
a rcd-hot iron with the hope of hasten
ing the process of auchylosis, or stiiicn-
ug of the Joints. This treatment should
be- hv AN expert and there Is but lti"
probability of recovery.
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CORN-FED PORK PULLING UP PEA
VINES.

a 4. Sutton. Riddle. Ark.-l. Please
tell me through The Constitution how
long il will be necessary To feed hogs
on corn after taking them on the mast
to give the meat the flavor OF corn-fed
meat
. Does pulling w peavines by the
roots remove from the soil the nitrogen
or fertilizing element obtained in grow
ing peas tor hay?
Answer. ! know OF no rule on the
subject but presume two or three weeks
would he long enough 10 finish off on
corn.
Pulling up cowpca vines by the
roots VIII, OF course, remove all the
nitrogen that the roots contain. 1t
ought not to he done.
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New Zion. S. c.
BI-SULPHIDE OF CARBON AND
GLrrsn NArryLrNT

SEED WHEAT.
\. \. Sutton. Riddle, Ark.-Please say
To- The Constitution readers has great
care must be used I'M the use of bi-
sulphidc of carbon for wcevils in stored
grain: that is. grain intended for plant
ing, as | have used il on wheat and peas
and they failed to germinate.
CommcLt-When suggesting the use of
bi-sulphide to destroy insects In seeds
contained in air-tight vessels | have
gencTa<.' advised that the seeds so treat
ed bc aired after y to 80 hours, and that
the quantity used in such cases be not
more than one teaspOonful to one cubic
foot Of space (about fi2 gallOnS).
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W. n. Emerson. Hodges. :. C.-I What
is hes; To- turn pea stubblc now, with
two-horse Olivcr-Chiid p.ow or 10 bed
az and rcbed next spring? The soil Is
mulatto land. little sandy.
D What will be good To take out proud
flesh on a sore leg cut some few weeks
ago by wire fence
Answer. My practice is to turn pea
stubhle flush with two-horse pillow in
November or December ana bed up in
February and March.
>. Pulverizod hlucstone. cor lunar caus-
tie. or butter of autmony.
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Notice TO InQuir6rS.


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concerning the farm.
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only will be printed.
q Carefully nie this page for future
reference and before writing examine
your file to see n IL has not been
already answered.
= Lock ahead and send In your inquiries
early DO not expect US 10 answer
in next paper" The editor must
hand In his copy a week before inc
paper 10 published.
n. Address ali inquiries and communioa-
t.on. for this department to
THE CONSTITUTION,
II. and 4. Departments,
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OWLS AND sTRYCHNINE.

J. ID. Myrick, DoVedale, Ga 90 ny ny
know that nuX vomica or strychnine VIII
kin hawks but do know that IL Killed an
owl Some time ago / heard "A noise from
the fowl house and fired my gun to
frighten the marauder. The next morning
| found a dead guinea some % |diuS
clutches of an owl. / covered 1t ana az
dark uncovered and gave it sood
sprinklng of strychnne. Next moTnlhS
found a dead owl with the guinea III l'S
claws. -
Comment-The above is another case
+bat is nositiye in statement and trom q
Gentleman whom 1 know to be apsoiuteS
reliable.
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STRYCHNINE WILL KILL BOTH
HAWKS AND CHICKENS.

J. G.. Lea, LeatOn, MlSS.-ln answer tC
Or. Borham. VIII say strychnlne viii
Kill both hawks ANA chickens ! Wrltg
from eXDcricucc, for ] have tried 1t.
tnixed "a little strychnine with some
rnolasses and rubbed it on the heads Of
a brood OF chickens twelve IN numoerl.
and in about one hour they We're an
dr1d hut one They picked the pols2 =
from each others head. also touo-
once i'm my orchard a hali-grown chicken
that had been killed and the head ana
mart of the breast been eaten. sprin-
tI.d some strvchninc on the breast, and
went back the next morning and l"uhd
two dead hawks not more than ~ iret
from the dead chicken. ! nave klHtd
,,,.i , number of times. and have never
had one to get off 10 feet from The
chicken.
Answcr-The above recited statements
are certainly explicit and positive
enough for the most doubling ana m
rodulOuS.-EditOr.
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FARM CORRESPONDENCE.


Rnht. : Mcknight. York. Ala.-l What
s. 90 sure cure - rid well Of wisgle-
faI.-r = lS there 81 ship being buhL
manned Memphis
Answer. Personally I do not know
.-sl,-e cure for wiggicrs iu wells some
mouth--p.rhaps a year agu-sufne olle
e..r,. "a ..aod remedy. but [ have forgot
r.u what IL waS-Sume chemical You can
kill al that may be- im the wei az any
uut- time bv pouring "a haif pint ot any
kind II fuld oil ON the surface aud then
craving of thu water. But this would
rot prevent the wigSiers from getting ia
again. - , do not know.
i SURE REMEDY FOR WARTS
D. J.. Davis. Sunrise. Ark am, and
have been for 81 number al years. a sub
scriber a. The Atlanta Constitution.
hav, read your letters with interest AMI
often asked sor remedy 20 remove
warts on stock. Having one mat ! hav'
tried ia "a number of cases with perfect
success ! wish To- give it 10 the public
Split the wart open, insert "A small por-
tiun of corrosive suhlimate wrapped up
in tissue paper. Take stitch over lnci-
sion 10 hold 10 in. tie the animal up Iew
days 50 % can set IT'S mouth 10 the
wart Now ] wish 20 say that several
wears ago / had a very fine young horse
that had several warts. one on lett nina
l.s as large as a goose egg, ana trled
4 number of remedies without aFaN- Al
length 4 neighhor told me of his cXInr-
rlpr,,. with above remedy. with his as
sistancs we applied it, and In short
time not only that. but all IA" warts on
horse were removed and haired over
without leaving a scar. Again, / had a
cow with one on hind quarters. and
catching her 10 apply II. ! found the wart
10 be- fuii of creNiceSs spread the crtElces
omen and busted Subliiuaie m without
splitting or taking stitch. ansi ID was
success Have never failed in a single
instance with this remedy.
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peas don't do well on prairie land. Ot
course. / expect to try the. above Plan
on a small scale as an experiment. whit
/ want is to get rid of the Johnson giass
" here the land is needed for other crops
and make paying crop while doing So
and | know that | can't XII II by cuiti-
waiting corn and Gotten. Any suggestion
that YOU may offer will be appreciated
How would pearl or cat tail miiiet
work?
Answer--I beg to refer you to the
Weekly Issues of September >. is, y aud
60 and October ard II. particularly
these of September 16 and 80. There are
also articles about johnson Grass--pro
and con--in many previous issues. The
subject has been pretty thoroughly ven
tilated, the majority of the letter writer's
being decidedly opposed to the cultivation
of this grass, while a small but vigorous
minority. headed by Hei bert Post, o1
Fort Worth, Tex, whom | have called
the Apostle of johnson Grass insist
that it is I. very valuable hay grass; that
+ can be easily eradicated when so de-
sired; that it is worthy of extended cu!-
uvation. My own conviction is that
careful, painstaking and Industrious
farmer may safely pant IL; but the aver
age southern farmer, and especially these
who give but little personal attention TO
their iarms, would 40 well to steer clear
of it.
Some of the advocates Of the grass q
a good crop of oats may BE
made on a field set in Johnson grass.
Personally l have had no experience.
You who nave 800 acres of good prairie
land onc-third of which Is LITERALLY
taken gy Johnson grass" ought certain
ly to have gained valuable experience.
either for or against its culture. My
judgment is that IL any crop can be mace
on land thoroughly occupied by johnson
grass that crop is oats, because the oats
do most of their growing before the grass
starts i'm the spring. Crimson clover.
vetch and rescue grass might also sue
ceed for the same reason. The thing Tor
you to do is To Try each of the crops you
propose, or suggest, and then you Will
learn for yourself" whether amy one OF
them may do.
| do not remember to have heard that
COW peas Will not grow well on prairie
land. IL you VIII write to MI. Herpert
Post. Fort Worth. Tex, he will send you
printed detailed directions for utilizing
or for destroying Johnson grass
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DUSTY HAY AND 4 COUCH.

L. r.. Iavouia. Cal have a fine horse
mule 8 years old that has a cough. When
al work hc breathes heavy and fast;
CoUghts worse at night than in day time
eats plenty. doesn't Sc m To be sick at
all. ] have been feeding on corn ana
fodder ana hay. The nay IS very dusty.
Please tell me what is the matter with
tho mule and give remedy.
AusWer-The fact that YOU have been
feeding The mule on very dusty hay"
is ampl. suniclerk 20 account for the
cough The only remedy is TO stop feed
iug the hay.
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COWS TEAT BLOCKED OK Ob-
STRICTED.

T. d. Miller. New Road. La! nave q
cow with her third calf. whlch Is now .
months old; has been giving about 80
ions of milk per day. Four days ago Sue
was milked in the morning. turned IN pas
tIIre as usual: came up at mSat 10 po
MIXED; when turned in to be mlheH ~.
calf did not care TO draw one ol heT
front teats After commencing to hntik
Cnund no milk could De drawn: nav
tried every way To get the mix dlI dltrI
working for some time only very sti5aii
ouantity had been drawn up TO Last mix
Ing. The calf will not draw the teaC ~
trouble is near the end OF the teat.
does NOT seem to he sore TO the tou'i'
no brIIisc nor mark: never has been any,
thing wrong with com heretofore, Nh
Won if possible. locate the troupe diiu
give remedy BY 50 doing YOU VIII ki"iS
ohlige a reader of The Constitution
wer-Obstructions, such as small
hard bodies. supposed to be small glah'S
hardened. which find their way down INTO
the tube of the tcat ana sometimes stop
the milk flow entirely. They are Uou-
blesome and not always easily removed.
The only safe resort Gn case Of an ms X
pcrD is to use a milking tune, Whi II
shouId he of silver and Will cost YOU about
50 cents. Sometimes the insertion of the
milk tube will push the obstruction up
into the bag and it may there remain
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InIINSON GRASS.

W. IT, Mead. Moutgc me;y. Ala have
leased 500 acres Of good prairie land thar
is i'm a very bad state Of cultivation; in
fact. one-third of il has not been plowed
up for seven or eight years. and is liter
ally taken by Johnson grass. which /
expect to cut for hey. after plowing ana
harrowing it wei. The talance of the
rlacc has grass scattered about over il
lud is likely 10 take the entire place soon.
Now. what / Nant to know is if there
is anything that / can sAed the land to
fhat viii Keep The johnson grass in sub
fcctiCn or choke II cut. and at the same
time pay me for my trouble in the way
cf Eay or forage crops. / am thinking Of
sowing oats his winter and following
the oats with German millet. and follow
ing The milet with crimson clover or
Essex rape, but have had no experience
with the latter | would follow the oats
with peas or velvet beans, but / am told
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Mrs. r. J. X. Gordon, Al2.-Nil You
please tel me what to do for my ducks -;
They seem to be weak in the legs ana
can't walk Legs spread apart when thcE
attempt to walk. They are in good con-
dition every other way.
Answer-Leg-we weakness is disease OF
Young fowls that are growing very iast.
The remedy is more nourishng diet. or
"A diet containing more lean meat. or m
Saets or fresh bone rasped mp fine In
stead OF corn feed cracked wheat or oats:
Also give each fowl from to $ grains of
citrate of iron daily in water.
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REMEDY FOR BLACK RUST"

I 4. C.. Fowler. Ga.-Can you give me
remedy for black rust Have one acre
of gray. gravcily land that ruSts haulN-
land which / wish to plllt ~ 1o.t'lt
Sona Of my neighhOrs advise KANT as
n preventive Would ike your advice as
To preparation on fertthAnS lahu III '"'-
ton TINS year.
Apsver-It has been claimed for many
vears that zainE is a specific Tor rust
in cotton. some OF the experiment sta
tions have published results 81 expert
ments to determine whether the claim
Is true and these results are coHllIilt-
tory. My own experience has led me
to the opinion that a regular ro'a-
tion of crops, never Piah''"S
the same field in cotton more than one or
two years in succession preferably ohiy
ono vear) and fertiiiziug literally with a
nronerlv balanced fertilizer. viii prevent
rust and other diseases. indeed / hdNe
had no opportunity to experiment VIII
sne.iaI preventives Of rust Tor the reason
that under my system of regular rotation
and libe raj fertilizlnS, 90 not NV any
rust II had spots OF land ON whlch COT
ton usually taxes rust l would not pidII
such spots in cotton except Tor Inc puI-
PTheorv Of the action of kainit as a pre-
ventivc OF rust is that the disease Is
caused by the lack OF potash IN the S"ll.
Kaint supplies potash, ana thtrei3Ie
cures the defect MY observation Is l.ltt
rust usually attacks cotton most destFlc-
tively on soils that have long been cult
waited in cotton. and really need SomethlnS
hesides potash Hence / have adopted the
theory that liberal fertilizing. using
properly balansed fertilizer or a fertilizer
containing phosphoric acid, potash or NJ
tropnn in the proportion of three and n
third parts of phosphoric acid to
one part of potash and one part
nitrogen would supply the needs Of
The nlant and the deficiencies of the soil
M the same time On soil known 10 be
especially subject to rust would prob
ably add little more potash, say - 10 %
per cent more kainit or muriate.
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is IT NOT FOUNDER?

j. w Williams Snow Hiu. Ala.--T
have mare that was founded on water
iu 1901 but seemed to get over it. but last
summer ~ was foundcrcd again. After
two weeks she seemed to be all right.
After "a few weeks more she took thrush
i'm her feet. She hadn't more than Sot
over that than she seemed 10 be in
pain in her shoulders and hips She seems
to bee ia great pain when standing. She
lies down part OF the time. Sh1 jumps in
her hind feet when walking, breads TO
move at all. She eats well and doesn't
lose very much ia flesh. Her muscles
S, en- to pe drawn. she stands with her
forefcet out in front and her hind feet
behind as far as she can. When down
She lies with her head down on the
ground as If she We're dead. Pl ase let
me know what is the trouble ana what
to 90 for her through your paper
Alsw.~--G have carefully considered the
symptoms as sou have given them. and
would pronounce Il ease of founder Of
the hird feet were II not that you say
that sne stands with her forefeet as far
forv.rd and her hind feet as far back
warO AS possible. The great pain when
standing. the jumping forward with the
hind feet when compelled To move aud
the living broadside with head To the
ground are an symptoms of founder of
The hind feet. But never knew case
of founder I'm which the animal stands as
you describe YOURS, and nearly always
thcrt is an entire absence of appetite. |
l. Nevc il is ease of founder Of the
hind feet but possible fore and hind
feet. and advise You To treat for founder.
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URGES DIVERSIFIED FARMING.

Ieaa on ra.e aAaLy-.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-27
FOREIGN

The Daily Mail. Of London. In view
OF the necessity Of raising money for
the war in South Africa, stiH "in full
blast" advocates q tariff FOR revenue
purposes which, it says, differs entire
ly from protective tariff.
The famous observatory on the See
burg, Germany. at which lie celc-
brated astronomers, Euckci, lack and
LindenaD worked, was destroyed by
fire.
RiotouS Interruptions by the Rohc-
mians and Pan Germans caused a sus
pcusion of the sittirgs of the aus
trlan Parliament at Vienna.
A few days ago quarrel occurred
between members Of the thirteenth
and Fourteenth Soudanese Bat,alione
at Omdurman. Five were Killed and
twenty wounded.
For the third time the Boers almost
captured General Kitchener
The County Council Of Lolgford, Ire.
Land, voted down a motor to forward
an expression of conhdeAce 10 King
Edward.
Il is rumoged that Don Carlos, the
Spanish prejcudel. has decided 20 ad
d-c9Jc in favor OF his son, Don jaime.
nhe Militar. Wocheiblatt. OF Berlin,
am Junccd thar Majr von Hugo had
bcoI appointed Miliary Attache of the
&c lgn EmbassTat Paris
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-27
CRAZED BYA GIRLS DEATH
Strange Tale of Former Russian
Army Officer at New York City.
Says He Was Dismissed For sh,ot,nr
woman to Save Her From Wolves
- Ha IL Now Insane.

New York City.-Whether true or
merely one of the fancies OF n mad
man. the story told by Otto Biernath
IN the Macdougal street police station,
where he begged for protection from
dead woman. was intensely drama
tic. He repeated it later In the Belle.
vue insane pavilion.
Ihat he was II man out of thc or5i.
nary was plain. He said he had
taught modern languages in a un,ver.
sity' but wou'i not give its name
ihen, to prove his assertion. he ut
Tered phrases of Spanish italian
rrencA, ancient and modern Greek
latin, and wound up with n burst of
YiddiSh iargon.
lie hurried into the Macdoucal street
police station cxclaiming:
I'm insane. Lock me up I'm all
right now. but | won't he in a little
while He explained that he was n
night watchman for n shirt manufoc.
turing firm. He said he had periodical
visions of beautiful girl whose kill
ing he had been compelled to order ont
OF motives Of mercy
Seven years ago he said. az was
colonel in the Cars Guards. Com.
mahding n scouting party near Mos.
COW. we were attacked by an immense
pack of fcrocious wolves. We fought
them until our ammunition almost
gave out Then we took refuge in
small cave. where we barricaded orr
selves.
From my place in the front had n
view of 4 road. AS looked for pos
sible rescung party I was stricken
with horror to see peasant woman
approaching. She was oblivious to
her peril. l had to act quickly. 4
minute more and the wolves would
get her
II called to my best shot. Pctrolo.
vitz MiSkolitzslii. and ordered him TO
shoot her through the head. 1t was
better to kill her instantly than to
have the wolves mangle her Petro-
lovitz demurrcd, hut / told him TO
shoot or 1 would hurl him to the
wolves.
He obeyed the order, and the wom-
mn fell dead. After we were rescued
| was tried for the murder of the
woman and dismissed in disgrace
from the army. With my wife / came
to this country.
Ever since the terrible day I have
had moments when this unfortunate
woman has haunted me. She is at
my heels, pointing her finger at me nc-
cusingly, and | hear myself giving or
ders To shoot her 1t is terrible
On Biernath were found medal for
craftsmanship in the Guards and let
ter from NJ. Rawics. United States
Consul at Warsaw. which stated that
the bearer was a man of excellent rep
utation, and that his father was rich
and respected citizen of that place
There was also letter OF credit show
ing him to have n large sum of money
with Kessler & Co, bankers. in this
city.
Biernath is now in the insane pavl-
ion at Bellevue Hospital. The doctors
believe his story. He has wife aud
child.