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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
REMEDY FOR KICKING cow
Often Tedious and Difficult; Task-Ar
rangement That Is Effective,
sgl Harmless and Simple. y


To cure kicking cow is often a diff
ficult and tedious task, and, unless
some method of restraining them from
kicking Is adopted, more loss than
profit may result through split milk.
The person milking also runs consider
able risk of injury in some form or
other.
When the cause of kicking can only
be assigned to vice or an acquired bad
habit, the following little arrangement
will be found useful, and, at the same
time, simple, harmless, effective, mex
pensive and easily applied: A strap
about one inch wide should be buckled
round each hind leg little above the
hook, sufficiently tight to compress
the hamstring.
The animal cannot kick, and If flies
are troublesome and cause her to
switch her tail, the best plan is to
either strap it to her leg or secure 1t
to one of the straps with piece OF
cord. Use the straps every time the
animal is MIXED, and after three
weeks or so omit, to ascertain whether
a cure has been effected or not.-Irish
Farming World.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
CHOICE YOUNG LAMB DEMAND
Industry Has In Recent Years DeveI-
oped Feature In Meat Supply
That Has No Limit.

In speaking of the demand for
choice young lambs the Live Stock
Report says:
"The mutton lamb industry has in
recent years developed feature in
meat supply that seems to have no
limit in price or demand. The con-
sumner wants lamb, and the smaller
and younger the better his sense of
taste seems to be satisfied. This in
dustry now offers great opportunity
for the farmer sheep raiser who can
keep a small eve flock and produce
a few lambs for the market that will
fit in any time from the early winter
to the early summer. The fat, light
weight lamb is in best demand. and
this kind of meat is now so fixed in
the taste of the mutton-eater that
price is no barrier. The large west
ern fiocks that supply the general
market with the young class of NUT
ton cannot compete in the young lamb
supply because they are too remote
from the market, and because this
class of lamb is quickly produced by
extra feed and care There is q good
demand for the 40 or so pound lamb,
and this lamb can best be produced
where feed Is plenty and shed and
housing suitable to grow it without
any of the checks or embarrassments
that too frequently accompany such
work where large fiocks are handled.
1.-The farm in the corn belt is the
place to carry on successfully the
early mutton lamb industry. 1t is the
place fitted by crop production to
make the mutton lamb industry high
ly profitable. These farms are now
usually fenced into pastures and in
closures to safely handle the breeding
flock There is no kind of stock that
can be put onto the farm and be made
to produce larger profit for the money
and labor invested than small flock
of good mutton quality ewes"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
INFANTILE PLAGUE IN HENS
Form Of Paralysis Which Battles
Physicians and Scientists Attacks
Fowls in Maryland.

Infantile paralysis, the dread dis
ease which is battling physicians and
scientists and which is epidemic in
the vicinity of . Bethesda, Md, is ex'
tending it's. ravages to poultry along
the. ashington-Rcckville turnpike.
More than 100 fowls have died in
agony corresponding to that produced
in humans by the disease, all of them
showing symptoms of paralysis at the
time of death. Each day the number
of affected increases, according to
physicians and residents of that COM
munity.
On the estate Of Morgan H. Beach,
former district attorney, 35 chickens
were stricken with the disease and
died. At the residence of Henry J.
Hunt III, who himself is afflicted with
the disease, two chickens have been
made blind, and on the r. G. Drum
estate five ducks, after running about
the yard all night, giving evidence Of
\ extreme suffering, were found In the
morning huddled together dead. 1t is
the opinion of DR.. ]. l.. Lewis, VINO
within the last 10 weeks has treated
six cases of infantile paralysis among
humans, that the ducks and chickens
died from the disease, and that the
epidemic Is spreading among fowls OF
the barnyard.
Fear of spreading the malady
among the people of Bethesda and vi
cinity has placed a ban on chicken as
a table staple. From almost every
farm in that part of Maryland, DR..
Lewis says, he is receiving reports OF
the mysterious and sudden death OF
fowls, and he feels certain that the
disease is responsible for the loss.
Il am working on the supposition
that these fowls are infected with in
fantile paralysis" said DR.. Lewis, land
it is quite possible that the disease
has been communicated to persons
along the turnpike through such in
lection. The symptoms, SO far as /
have been able to determine, are the
same as those of the disease in
humans. +
within the last ten weeks I have
had six cases and all occurred in sep
arate households, the members OF
which had no communication with the
members of any other afflicted fami-
lies. This would leave room for the
theory that the fowls are the agents
of communication Of the disease, and
that those dying now have the mall
ady."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
How 70 Feed skim MIX to Pics.

On any farms where pigs are raised
and skim milk is available it may be
fed with profit in connection with
grains of various kinds. To use the
skim milk without the grain is not
getting the best out of it. The usual
plan of feeding skim milk to pig
from two to three months old is to
make a mixture of middlings or
ground corn with five times the guam
tity of skim milk; this ration furnishes
about the same nutriment that does
the milk of the SOW, and the pigs will
thrive on it. Some of the pig raisers
try ration consisting of one part OF
middlings, one part of oil meal and
four parts of ground corn, mixed with
water in lieu of skim milk, and find 1t
fairly satisfactory. Considerable care
must be used in the feeding Of young
pigs and it pays to arrange a ration
which will keep them growing as stur.
Oily as possible.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01

two great rival shops, the
Printemps and the Gallerie Lafayette,
which stand side by side, are holding
sales at sensational reductions,
writes q correspondent. Every wom-
an goes with her purse stuffed with
tiny patterns" and we spent most of
our spare time trying on each others
hats. What a charm there is in try
ing on hat that belongs to some one
you know, or to anyone at all!
A hat that may make you look pref
tier than you have ever looked be-
fore! No wonder that the milliners'
shops are besiezged! What heart
burnings, too, when the hat one has
bought becomes antiquated after a
brief month of popularity!
If our best friend tells us that We
are over-hatted or that she docs not
like that hat" we feel that friend
ship is failure and life is no longer
worth the living!
We are very practical in Paris
we leave it to the English and Amer
leans to buy as recklessly as their
means will allow. For us thrift has
virtues, and we look before we leap.
Just now we may select, for instance,
a black satin hat, but when we pause
to reflect we discover that if the said
hat be lined with velvet it will be in
finitely more practical because We can
wear it further into the winter! 1t is
often better to spend a little more
and oct what will last q longer time
Feathers are Of all millinery trim
mings the most economical, but the
willy milliners have found fresh temp
tations for us on that score. The
latest craze is for everything striped
and speckled, and Panther skin,'
which is being made into sets of
stoles and muffs, has extended the ia
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
Chinese Embroidery.

"A wonderful achievement of daz-
zling beauty" Such is the cry Of adj
miration of an English writer on de-
scribing superb bedspread in rich
brocade embroidered In the eighth
century by Chinese princess. The
device, she continues. consisted of at
least 5000 pairs of mandarin ducks,
sporting amid sprays of rare flowers
and foliage, scattered all over the silk
ground, on which sparkled shower
OF beads made of native precious
stones. Had the early Chinese en-
brosderer less taste. imagination. skill
and industry than her American sis
ters of the twentieth century?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
CHAPTER vI.-continued.
"Our marriage" / corrected.

"Our marriage" l corrected.
Naturally" she said indulgently
and laughed. "But l We always adj
mired her." she went on; she's so
big and strong and has such ire
mendous vital force I'm a little sur
prised that any me of such an open
character could develop into such a
plotter It's all so frightfully under
hand somehow Why can't she come
whatever it isl"
Perhaps Mrs Chiltern could throw
some light on the subject" sug-
gested.
at shouldn't wonder at ALL" ex-
claimed Dearest. Agatha First
stayed much longer with her than
Agatha Sixth did. / shall telephone
her in the morning. What smart
little boy it is, to be sure, to think OF
that" And I was more than paid
for my happy thought by pair OF
exquisite arms about my neck.
81 wonder what they'll have to say
for themselves when they come in?',
said as we were going down to the
drawing-room little later.
90, they won't come in together, :
said my wife; that would be too
much of a give away" And just then
we perceived Agatha First standing
at the foot of the staircase waiting
for u.s. She was alone, as Dearest
had prophesied she would be.
"Hellol" she greeted US composed
iy. "Was it nice party? Did you
miss me?" And although I couldn't
help thinking there was new beau
ty about the girl in the unusual bril-
lance of her dark eyes and the deep
er glow of her color as she stood
there. / thought such cheek deserved
1 cropper.
"Rippini" I said, before Dearest
.ould answer 'But where have you
been? / thought you were supposed
10 be on the sick list today" But
she didn't seem a bit embarrassed. I
was" she replied. II didn't really
feel like going way over to North
bury with you, but / thought little
outing would do my head good, so
went for a stroll"
81 see!" / said, and thought with
Indignation of the scene in the woods
even as / noticed that the young lady
did not wear the pongee auto coat
she had worn then. Left 1t in the
machine, probably, to prevent sus-
picion!" / thought to myself, while
Dearest said sweetly: That's nice,
dear; I'm glad you felt like going.
Run along now and get ready for
dinner. It's almost eight"
It was what we called between our
selves "The Incident of the Checked
Coat" that really decided my wife
to consult Mrs. Chiltern about Aga
tha Frst's strange behavior.
The morning was fine and we had
planned to take our guests to zee
rome interesting ruins not quite IL
koiles away, where an automobile was
30 meet us at noontime with luncheon.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
ouernuhyHw 6y MG cAA0xH loe1svHrM GAM AA1Au

Dearest had been delayed with
making arrangements for our picnic,
and the others, the inevitable Freer,
Arch and the two Agathas, had start
ed slowly on ahead.
We could hear their voices in the
gardens below our windows as she
hurriedly got into some walking
things. I had of course waited for
| her
II don't know but I'll go up into
Terhune's room," 1 said, when l had
| finished lacing her long boots, land
see If can't find that old fishing hat
of mine l used to sport last summer.
l think saw it up there. hate to be
so dressy on a tramp like this!" And
l threw my panama on chair in dis
gust.
tits in the closet" she replied;
third shelf. I put it there myself.
Though what you want with that old
thing when you have boxes and
boxes full of good hats l can't i'm
agine!"
Nothing like being comfortable! /"
I shouted, as I ran up the broad stairs
outside the door three steps at a
time.
Dearest was all ready and waiting
when l came down again, but l didn't
need to speak to inform her that
something had happened She saw it
by my face.
What is it, Wilfred?" she asked.
you look as if you'd seen a ghost!"
81 have!" l answered, cor some
thing quite as startling! l say,
Agatha, what do you think l found in
old Archs closet?"
Your hat, just as I told you you
knew I didn't mean that.
'Why, nothing more nor less than
loud checked automobile coat, or
duster!" replied in measured
tones. Nov, what do you think of
that?"
mot like the coat you saw hang
ing over the back of the machine in
the woods?" expostulated Dearest,
aghast. Not that coat, Wilfred?"
"The very same, or it's twin broth
err l told her. Come, now, isn't that
go!" But my wife was out of the
door and half way up to the third
floor by that time.
I've got to see!" she cried back
to me, and went up after her, al
though l knew it wouldn't be any use
her seeing it, since she had not seen
the one in the automobile.
1T surely ISL she exclaimed as |
stood by her side. "A checked auto
mobile coat! Did you ever, Freddy,
did you ever!" And she held it up
and looked it over from collar to coat
tail as if it were enchanted and
could tell us more than our own eyes
could gather.
yes" / -said, "the very same!"
"Then it aust have been Terhune!"
Beyond doubt" l answered
thoughtfully. "But isn't it too queer!
In the first place 1 didn't know he
could handle machine, and in the
second, where did he get it from
By Jove!"
and why does he have to meet
Agatha First in secret that way?"
wondered my wife as we left the cas-
tie and started for the scene of the
picnic by a series of short cuts the
others did not know
But all our marvelling brought us
no enlightment, only the conclusion on
Dearest's part that she would consult
Mrs. Chiltern on the subject as soon
as an opportunity presented itself.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
CHAPTER VII.

We arrived at the group of ruins
which formed the goal of our walk
in good time, although the others
were there ahead of us and were jdst
spreading cloth and taking things
out of the automobile which had met
them there, as we came up.
Hurry up, slow coaches!" called
Agatha First cheerily, "or we won't
leave you anything to eat!"
Lend me a hand with this cloth,
Vincent" was Terhune's request.
and / fell to with a will and had the
thing ri&nt% iiffy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
Salt for the Stock.

Salt is necessary to the health and
hrift of the domestic animals, and
hey should have it in winter as well
IS in summer. They need more of 1t
,robably during the period of album
amt succulent feed, but the animal
ystem requires more or less of it all
he time. A good plan is to keep salt
n sheltered boxes where the stock
an get at it at will. This is a safe
.uard against neglect, and, being ac-
,ustomed to it at pleasure, there is no
LANCER that too .uuch will be taken
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
It Sounded HopefuI.

A young man who was not pa,ticu
iarly entertaining was monopolizine
the attention of pretty debutante
with lot of uninteresting converse.
ton.
Now, my brother" he remarked in
the course of dissertation on his
family, lis just the opposite of me in
every respect. Do you know my
brother?"
NO." the debutante replied demure
ly, "but / should like to."-Humap
Life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
The Palm Room.

Every southern hotel has it's palp'
room"
Huh! we have palm room at our
house."
Have you some nice palms?"
mot exactly; that is where my wife
corrects the children"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
STORAGE Cellar,

The cellar or other similar room in
which vegetables and fruits, either
green or canned, are stored for winter
should have the windows open on mild
DAYS for ventilation and for lowering
the temperature of the room for chill
ing the store The cooler they are
held. without freezing, the better they
will keep. Bacteria which cause fer
mentation and decay cannot grow and
multiply in low temperature. Dry cold
will always hold them in check.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
Amount Of Salt per Cow.

Cows require from one to eight
ounces of salt per day. The more
concentrates they receive the more
salt they require. 1t should be where
hey can have access to it every day.
According to an experiment made at
the Wisconsin station, about two
ounces per cow per day Is the aver
age amount required.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
Eis+,Ia of the Mix Duct.

Sometimes the teat of COW devel
ons a small opening above the nat
ural orifice, through which milk flows
when she rs MIXED. This false duct
may be obliterated by cauterization
when the cow Is dry. Meanwhile paint
# with flexible coliodion twice daily II
milk flows from 1t.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
Need Seeds.

The weeds that have gone to seed
this year will provide trouble for next
year or maybe for ten years later.
Weed seeds may be dormant for many
years, but they all seem to come up
sometime.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
She Told Him So.

vss so your husband was mistaken for
aedeer? l am awfully sorry for YOU
Thank you. told him when he
started away to hunt that he was fool.
ish to wear his new Sc brown beaver
hat"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
sheen in Intensive farming.

AS farms become smaller and our
,ethods more intensive, it will be
ecessary for US to secure higher
rices for our meat production and
nimal foods. Sheep are economical
roducers and can be handled profit
bly, under intense conditions Of farm
ny
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
Protection Against Rabbits.

A lime wash which has been found
good protection for trees against
rabbits is simply to wet enough I'M
SACKED lime to the point OF consist
ency; add little carbolic acid to the
INSTANCE and paint the trunks of
the orchard trees.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
churninn Temperature.

Don't forget that the temperature OF
cream at churning should be Sc to So
degrees Fahrenheit in summer and 60
to 81 degrees In winter. The best
churning results will be had at these
respective temperatures. .. ).
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
Not a Rarity.

Il see that Edison has invented an
iceless refrigerator
Huh! I've been having one of those
every wintor since I've been keeping:
house."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
Hia STANDING.

why have you changed your mind
about marrying Miss Prettyface?
Doesn't her father stand well in the
street," . 49,
mot In Bradstreet."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01

drawing the steel along the blades In
this manner several times, you will
bring your scissors again into good
condition.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
For RIunted Scissors.

When your scissors become blunted
and require sharpening. take an or
binary knife. upon which place the
scissors as IL in the act of cutting. BY
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
Culture Of Orchards.

In the extreme north fruit growers
nd that 1t Is much better practise to
Iltivate the orchards from the begin
ing to the end Of the season
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
Mulch the Trees.

Where ground freezing is to be ex
pected straw mulch will protect the
roots of the orchard trees.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
MODES Of Che MOMENT

ARIS.-We are all in a fe-
yer of excitement over
the next models, and
shopping expeditions oc-
cupy our thoughts. The
two great rival ShoDs the
Milford chronicle., 1910-08-26

Fig 1 illustrates composition OF an egg;
Fig 2. tests for freshness Of an egg.
Fig, 3. that nine eggs. one-half pound
beans. fourteen ounces beef, one-halt
pound bread and one-half pound cheese
equals one quart OF milk in food value
Milford chronicle., 1910-08-26
Home Course
In Domestic
Science
VH.-SubStituteS For
Meat.
By EDITH G. CHARLTON.
10 Charge of Domestic Economy. lowe
State College.
Copyright. 1910. BY American Press
Association.

1T has been previously hinted in
these articles that meat need not
form a part OF every meal-iD
fact, the majority Of people will
have better health if they abstain
from flesh eating Oftener than once
a day. The suggestion has also been
made that meat substitutes, such as
dishes in which eggs. beans, cheese or
nuts form the chief ingredient, be
served at least two meals a day. The
variety of ways in which the materials
may be used is numerous, all that is
needed being a little ingenuity in com
bining them with other ingredients in
order to obtain satisfactory results
Some people who are fond Of hearty
foods and meat favOrs are lOath to
see the meat platter depart from the
table only to reappear once a day.
For such persons it will be necessary
to practice the virtue of patience.
make the other dishes substantial and
appetizing and occasionally take a few
lessons on food values. Beans, nuts
and cheese all contain a larger per
cent Of protein than meat and. COM
bined as they often are with other
protein food. are really more nutritious
than meat
Cheese is a food rich in nutriment It
contains more than twice as much tis-
sue building material than meat and
a large per cent Of fat. But because It
is a concentrated food it gives the di- |
gestive organs considerable work. One
reason for this is because the curd OF
the milk has been hardened by heat in |
the process Of making, besides being |
closely pressed. Grated or finely bro
ken cheese is more readily digested |
than that served in larger pieces. |
Cooking also increases the indigestibil-
ity Of cheese. and for this reason in
Milford chronicle., 1910-08-26

Of salt has been added. Keep boiling
rapidly until the macaroni can be
crushed between the thumb and finger;
drain and pour over it a quantity Of
cold water to keep the pieces from
sticking together
How to Cook Eggs.
The white of egg is almost entirely
pure albumen. a substance which is
quickly coagulated by heat and tough
ened by prolonged cooking. Albumen
is the proteid part Of animal foods and
when hardened by cooking is rendered
much less easy of digestion. 1t is
probable that eggs and meat cooked as
carefully as may be are less readily
acted upon by the gastric juices than
either would be in the uncOOked state.
Albumen cOagulates at a very mOder-
ate temperature. only a little higher
than 100 degrees. and at less than
simmering point, $50 degrees. it is
hard Boiling makes il tough and in
digestible: hence it can readily be
seen that eggs should never be boiled
IL their digestibility is to be retained
in even moderate degree. The term
soft boiled" or hard boiled" should
never be applied to eggs; rather, soft
cooked" and hard cooked" would bet
ter be used The custom Of boiling
eggs three minutes is an unwise one
to follow This is the scientific meth
cd for cooking eggs in the shells, and
when it is followed even the hard egg,
cooked until its yolk can be grated.
will be found perfectly digestible:
Soft Cooked Egg.
Allow one pint Of water for two
eggs. Heat in double boiler until wa
ter in the outside part of utensil is
boiling Temperature OF water in in
ner vessel will be 1SO degrees. Put
In eggs with a spoon. cover and let
stand over fire for six to eight min
utes If liked soft cooked, thirty min
utes for hard cooked The same re-
suit may be obtained by having water
boiling in saucepan. Slip in eggs and
saucepan to back Of range
where water will not boil again. Eggs
perfectly cooked should be placed and
kept in water at a temperature OF l75
degrees.
Nothing is more tempting for break
fast than a light, huny omelet, so
tender that it almost vanishes at a |
touch. The secret OF a good omelet /
Is to beat much air into the eggs and |
then apply a moderate temperature in
cooking that the albumen may not be /
The air in the eggs will
expand by the heat and be. retained by
the albumen as 1t is hardened. My
favOrite recipe for an omelet, which
may be served with tomato, cheese or
oyster sauce, is as follows: