1825.] 



NEW ENCT^ANTl FARMEf^. 



5^ 



paragraph I have ju*! quoted linm Sir Jolin Se-|lh(' doctrine ot conla^ion. Well aware of the 

 lirighl, one ot" the three great authorities pro- 1 diilicuhv ot tindiii? men disponed to ffo through ' 

 dnced hy Mr Powel, in siipimrl of his own opiii- lliis experiment, and desirous lo sliow his agree- 

 jons. T. PlCliElllNG. nient in the opinion of Dr Lassis, he propose? 



Iiifnseir, along- with Dr Lasserre, to he the oh- 



jccls ol' llie exjicrimont. — Journal des Dcbals. 

 CAUTION. 



[by the F.niTOR.] 

 Milking Cows. Ei'pry precaution n.i-rht (n 

 be taken m the choice o!' milkers. Wlieu ihis 

 tnaniinl work is roui;hlj performed, it hecoines 

 painl'ul to the cow ; hut if n soft hand he gently 

 iipplied, the animal seems ralher lo receive 



BENEFITS OF VACCINATION. 



The foMrvwino; inlerpsling- facts are extracted 

 from a ji;nu[ihlet which has just heen published 



on Small-pox and Vaccination, in the town of| An eastern paper mentions the death of a lady , retaining or parting with her milk, liulr.d 

 Cambridiie, hv Mr. .I.J. Ciihh, Member of the [ »'""l"''l '" fe'rpat agonies, and that this tnelan- [ in<,i;,n^:pH)avp Irequenlly occurred in which 

 Royal College of Surgeons :— , rli.dly event was occasioned by the head of a j one .lairy maid could not ohliin a single drop, 



pin which lell into her ear, while she was mak-j hut another draw the milk in abiimf 



ileasurr, and allows the milk to flow plenti- 

 ully : if she pns.sesses the singular facullv of 



1. More than ."^OO have jirohaMy died in Cam-; 

 bridge, in the coume of Iwenly-tive years pre- 

 ceding the .-inimer of 1824 — i.e. 1 in 7 of those 

 who have had the dr'Pase. 2. Ten have died in 



,-,,,■ ..... -Klanre, and 



ing use ol that little instrument in picking ,(._ ^^|,|„j(„ ,he |fl;,si diliiciiliy. For the same rea- 

 ll should de borne in mind, that ilany casicdly [ son, when cows arc ticklish (as farmers express 

 ofthiskind occurs, human skill can afford no j it.) they should be treated with the mo.sl .sooth- 

 ing gentleness, and never with harshness or se- 

 verity. If the udiler be hard and painful, it 

 should he tenderly fomented with luke warm 



, 1 f 11 r ■ 1 .: ; ■'elief--it is beyond the reach of medicine, he- 



the same period ol smallpox Ironi inoculation , , -' ,. ^ , ' 



,■ ,,o -^ Ti „„ L „ 1- 1 fc^ II » , yond the power ol a surgeon to ailord a remedy. 

 — J. e. 1 in 1 1". .J. 1 bree have died of Small-pox •; . ,i • i i, , i .i ^ 



after vaccinatinp; cr 1 in 1318 vaccinated. 4. ' ^'•'' ""^ '"elancho ly example then, serve as a 

 From the joint inlluence of vaccination and small. '^"""°"° persons how they apply pins to their : water, and gently rubbed, in order to bring the 



e.irs. We have before heard of cases of this 



I 1 :i ;- .,„..., „- I ..ui .k„t •ri'!i^'"». "e nave ueiore leani o cases o: ins 



pox inoculation, it is very probable that 71 J'.. , , ■ ,. . ,, ,• , 



•, , ,■ .1 Ti 1 L I kind, and we reso vet to meniion the siihiec bv 



deaths trom natural small-pox have been pre- ,• , ■ , " ""= - ' J"-^' .r 



, , r I.- .11 ...K„ 1. ,.,„ I n„..i„i ..Sii, way ol salutary caution ; and the recent death 



vented. 5. 11 all wlio liave been allecled, witll-: ■' , ,. .' ,. ' r, , ^ 



. .. „:„ I :,i -,i r .i,„,„ I- . rcinuids US ol our negligence. — Bull. American. 



in the given period, wilh either ol these dis- 1 ^ '^ 



eas.is ^viz. inoculated small-pox, and natural I iiTrTi re vvTjv rccvv 



sm-iU-pox, orcow-pox) had been inoculated wi'.hi MULLb— ri>l/,h, l^bSAY. 



smallpox, 61 only would have died. 6. Had all; . r.oberl Oliver, esq of Baltimore, having of- 

 undergone vaccination, five or sis only would ; ''^'''■'' "Kh '"^ "S"-'' munilicence, a premium for 

 have died of small-pox. 7. Where one person ! ""^ ''^sl essay on the Natural History ol the 

 has died of small-pox after vaccination, 11 ori™"'*'' " ''"» '"^en awarded by a committee of 

 12 have died of inoculated small-pox. 8. In sev- ! "'^ Maryland Agricultural Society, lo a Disserla- 

 eral parishes of Cambridge, in proportion to the """ o" that animal, the author of which is Mr 



diffusion of vaccination has been the preven- 

 tion of small-pox. 9. Two hundred and twenty- 

 four cases of sm:ill pox have occurred after .'iip- 

 posed vaccination. 10. In these cases (see 9) 

 the disease whs slight in 163; more severe but 

 not dangerous, in 33; dangerous in 9, and fatal 

 in 3. 1 1. The supervention of small-pox in per- 

 sons previously vaccinated, has been incom|)ara- 

 bly more frequent of late than in former years. 

 12. The lapse of time does not imgiairlhe pro- 

 tecting inlluence of cow-pox, in the persons of 

 those who have once undergone the disease. 13 

 The vaccine virus has lost none of its etlicacy 

 from the lime which has Iran.spiied, and the num- 

 ber of individuals through whom it has passed, 

 since it was lirst taken from its original source. 

 Boston Medical Inlelligenccr. 



YELLOW FEVER. 



One of the most important questions ftir the 

 pnblic health, is to ascertain whether the yel- 

 low lever be or be not contagious. A very inter- 

 esting fact has recently been mentioned on this 

 subject in a memoir presented to the .Academy of 

 Sciences, by M. Costa. In the presence of that 

 learned assembly, M. Costa, who is of opinion, 

 supported by Messrs Lassis and Lasserre, that the 

 yellow fever is not contagious, has made a prop- 

 osition which proves how strongly he is convinc- 

 ed ot the Iruih ol' (be cause he sustains. He de- 

 sired, 1st, that the Minister for the interior 

 should give orders to have brought from the Au- 

 tilles, where the yellow fever generally rages, 

 clothes helonginsf to the persons who may havej 

 fallen victims lo that disease; 2d, that these 

 clothes should he deposited in jars, hermetically 

 sealed anil sent to Marseilles, or some other part; 

 and lastly, that individuals in perfect health 

 should clothe themselves in these habiliments, 

 and wear them forty days, under the most strict 

 guperintendence of a commission, composed of 

 those physiciaas who may be most convinced of 



creature into a good temper. Thus she will 

 siiffci' the milk to lloiv without restraint ; 

 whereas if she refuse, and does not allow it to 

 be drawn off" I'reely, it V'il! prevent her from 

 yiebling the accumiilati'd quantity, and eventu- 

 ally dry up her udder." — Dointstic Encyclo- 

 pedia. 



It will, however, sometimes happen, if a cow 

 (especially a young one) is managed with e\er 

 so much care and gentleness, she will kick, and 

 exhibit other symptoms of a vicious disposition. 

 In such cases the advice given by ni e of our 

 correspondents (New England Farmer, vol. 

 iii.. [^a/e 10) will prove u?eful. We will here 

 reprint the paragraph alluded to for the bene- 

 fit of those among our stibscribers, who are not 

 furnished with that volume. 



" 1 have seen very promising heifers spoiled 

 when first beginning to milk I hem, by bar>ging 

 and hallooing at them because of their kicking. 

 I have seen good cows lor milk knocked down 

 for beet on account of their kicking. I have 

 also seen cows give a good mess of milk, and 

 when the}' had done kick it over. Icanalw.iys 

 tell when.! heiler is inclined lo kick before her 

 calf is gone. Ifslie is, I lake a strong strap, 

 buckle it tight round her hind legs below the 

 gambrel joints, including her tail if it is long 

 enough. This method will cause much unea- 

 siness at first. If the cow falls down no mailer 

 for that, let her lie a minute or two. Then 

 unbuckle the strap, let her gel up, and (it it on 

 again. Perhaps she may throw herself down 

 again, but she will be very careful how she 

 throws herself down the third time. Alter she 

 stands still put the calf to her, and let her stand 

 in this manner till the calf has done sucking. 

 Let this be done a tew times and it will gene- 

 rally break the cow of kicking, also of starting 

 and running when part milked, as some cows 

 will. 1 put on the strap before the calf is 

 gone, because if let alone till afterwards, the 

 cow is apt 10 hold np her milk, when the strap 

 is tirst put on." 



If the teats of a cow are sore they should be 



washed with sugar of lead and water. The 



proportion recommended is two drachms of 



Susar of lead to a quart of water. If tnmours 



A journeyman baker in London has just gained, by appear, a warm mash of bran, with a little lard. 



lottery, the barony of Forkle?cheii, in tlie principality j is said to be a good application. The tollowiug 



of Anspach, and in now in possession of 120,000 francs. ; jmiment is said to be efficacious. — Linseed oil, 



Thefiist use be made oChisriche., was lo buy 70,000 14 1.2 oz. Spirils of turpeatioe 1 OZ. Liquor 

 loaves of rye bread, which he diatributed to the poor, , 4„,m„ni-.. i o n-, ' 

 with a pot of beer to each. i °' Animonu 1-- oz, 



Samuel Wijllys Pomerny. of ]>righton, Mass. and 

 which is to be tonnd entire in the number ol 

 the American Farmer for the the 19lh iilt. The 

 Dissertation is full, and equally curious and in- 

 structive. It proves that the mule is much pref- 

 erable, on several important grounds, to the 

 horse, for the purpose of husbandry, and for ca- 

 nal labour. J\'al. Gametic. 



SILK IN ENGLAND. 

 A chartered company is about to be formed 

 for raising silk in f^ngland, and I'orming planta- 

 tions of Mulberry Trees. Mr Agar of Catndcn- 

 town has already 8000 mulberry trees growing 

 on his plantations. 



FINE OX. 



Lately was kilted, at Sheflirld by Mr. J. Card- 

 well, an ox, (bred and fed by Mr. Scott, of Tor- 

 worth,) three years and six months old, weigh- j 

 ing 1 16 St. 10 II)., 14 lb. to the slone, (1631 lbs.) 

 He was the most complete animal of his age ever 

 killed at Sheffield. He gained the premium at 

 the Doncaster cattle show, in 1321. 



The Providence Journal states, that the steamboat 

 Babcock, builL at Newport, tor the purpose of makii.g; 

 tiial of the improved engine of the ingenious mechanic 

 for whom she is named, arrived at Providence on Sat- 

 urday last, a distance of thirty miles iu three hours and 

 a half, and io that time consumed but about one foot 

 of wood. The machinery occupies very liuie room — 

 the quantity of water required for generating the steam 

 is less than half a pint at an injection, and not more 

 than a barrel was used in the passage. The experi- 

 ment is cunsidertd as entirely succtssiul. The boat 

 returned to Newport on the following day, and is to 

 pass regualarly between the two ports. — B. Statesman 



