248 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTUEE. 



I for miuiy years practiced, but, not satisfied with tiie results, it occurred to 

 me that there was something Avrong in the treatment, and as it was so fatal in 

 its character, a few e.\i)erinients would do no harm. I tlierefore commenced 

 by combinincr stimuhint and cathartic medicines as follows: To a pound of 

 epsom salts I added one ounce of ))ulverized Jamaica ginger, mixed well to- 

 gether, and divided it into four powders, one to be given niglit and morning in 

 a pint of warm water. In the interval of each dose, give a teaspoonful of the 

 following liquid in a little water every three hours : Tincture of aconite, bella- 

 dona, cinchonia, equal parts. As soon as the comatose condition passes off, 

 tonics such as cascarrella bark, gentian root, etc., siiould be substituted for tlie 

 aconite and belladonna. The spine should be stimulated by tiie application of 

 hot sand bags or woollen clotbs wrung out in hot water, or spirits of turpentine 

 saturated with gum camphor, is a good application. I would advise, however, 

 the consultation of a veterinary surgeon when reliable ones are to be found in 

 the neighborhood. 



In connection with this discussion, the following resolution was unanimously 

 adopted : 



-h'esolred, Tliat it is the opinion of tliis Institute that the State Legislature 

 should make provision for tlie establishment of a veterinary department at the 

 Agricultural College. 



afternoo:n session 



Mrs. C. Gordon read the following essay: 



THE FOUNDATION" STONE. 



Every nation of which history has given us any knowledge has had a founda- 

 tion stone upon which it was built, or some central point around which it 

 revolved, and upon whicli depended its very existence; and among the various 

 causes that have united families until nations were formed, agriculture has per- 

 formed an important part. 



If in primitive times families and tribes united for protection, it was for the 

 purpose of defending and ])reserving some cherished object or place around 

 whicii clustered memories that were dear to them. ' With the union of families 

 into nations would come strength, with power would come safety, and perma- 

 nent homes would be l)u.ilt. The soil would be made to yield food for man, 

 and when those products were for tlie benefit of the laborer, there would be an 

 interchange of commodities. Commerce would spring into existence, which 

 would be a benefit to the producer. With peace, protection, and ])rosperity to 

 the tillers of the soil, the arts and sciences would be encouraged. For proof of 

 this we need only look back over what has been done in our own State in the 

 ])ast fifty years, tlieu nearly a desolate forest, inhabited by the wild man and 

 beast. Now a net-work of railroads, telegraphs, and mail routes, with its ship- 

 ping upon the lakes, its busy factories, its towns and cities teeming with 

 energetic people, its schools dotting the State as the stars dot the lirmanent at 

 night. AVhy this change in half a century? What was the foundation stone 

 upon which it was built? Who and what were tlie men and women that made 

 this change? 



The majority of them were tillers of the s(jil. Their life was not only one 



