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of salt is also daily administered. Calves are considered 

 good veal in five, six, and ten weeks. Calves require a 

 good deal of attention. The straw under their feet should 

 be often replaced by fresh litter, they should be kept per- 

 fectly dry, and fresh air should circulate in the stable where 

 they are confined. 



Corn-stalks, husks of bean, and dry pea-pods, and similar 

 matters that are dry, clean, and not too harsh, should be hus- 

 banded for littering stables. 



Cow's teats should be frequently sponged in warm soft 

 water, and if in spring they become hard, rub them with 

 goose-fat, as this grease has the property of resisting evap- 

 oration for a long time. Melt, or render it, as you do mut- 

 ton-suet or lard, and keep it in a jar covered with blad- 

 der. (Low's Elements of Agriculture. Stephens's Book of 

 the Farm.) 



DIARRHCEA. If the complaint is obstinate, dissolve in 

 a teacup of vinegar as much salt as you can. Take one 

 table-spoonful of this vinegar 'so prepared, and pour on it 

 one cup of boiling water. Drink one table-spoonful of 

 this every two hours ; if the disease is mild, however, three 

 times a day will be sufficient. Two spoonfuls, following the 

 directions exactly, may be taken at a dose, where the com- 

 plaint is violent. Follow the directions carefully. See 

 Blackberry Cordial. 



DUCKS. See FOWLS. 



DYES. Dyeing substances have been classed by Dr. Ban- 

 croft into substantive colors, which unite readily with the ma- 

 terial to be dyed, and adjective colors, which require a third 

 agent that must have an affinity for both color and stuff to be 

 dyed. These agents which thus fix the color are called mor- 



