174 MODERN BLACKSMITHING 



In mad staggers, it would be well to bleed from the 

 neck in addition to giving" the epsom salts. 



CERTAIN CURE FOR HOG CHOLERA 



Take the following ingredients well mixed together, 

 and give one tablespoonful daily in food during sick- 

 ness, and as a preventative two or three times a week: 



Powdered charcoal i pound 



mandrake 2 " 



resin i " 



saltpeter 8 ounces 



madder 8 " 



bi-carbunate of soda. ... 6 pounds 



TENSILE STRENGTH OF IRON AND OTHER 



MATERIALS 



Pounds required to tear asunder a rod one inch 

 square: 



Cast steel 145, 000 



Soft steel 115,000 



Swedish iron 85,000 



American iron 60,000 



Russian iron 62,000 



Wrought wire 98,000 



Cast iron, best 45,000 



Cast iron, poor 14,000 



Silver 40, 000 



Gold 21,000 



Whalebone 8,000 



