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NEW ENGLAND FAEMER. 



Feb. 



Linseed oil. , 

 Lime-water. 



Dose — Eight ounces. 



Equal parts. 



Occasionally the animal becomes uneasy, paws 

 with his fore feet, the pulse is somewhat wirey, and 

 beats at the rate of fifty, and over, per minute. I 

 then give camphorated tincture of opium, one 

 ounce, and repeat the dose if necessary. This state 

 is one of great danger because it indicates active 

 congestion of the bowels, which may result in mor- 

 tification of the same. In order to ward off the 

 last stage, I depend chiefly on stimulants, sedatives 

 and tonics. Tlie best tonics are powdered g"ejjh'rt?i, 

 golden-seal, quill-hark ; either of which may be 

 advantageously given, as they possess very little, 

 if any, astringency. 



Prescription for a tonic ball : — 



Either of the above tonics, powdered 3 drachms. 



Ginger 1 drachm. 



Rub them together in a mortar, then add a tea- 

 sjjoonful of molasses, and a small piece of brown 

 soap, and form a bolus. 



Among all the cases that have come under my 

 care and observation, I have neither found it ad- 

 visable nor necessary to practice the anti-phlogistic 

 treatment, in so far as it relates to bleeding and 

 purging; and I cannot conceive a case (so depress- 

 ing as influenza is known to be,) that would re- 

 quire any such heroic treatment ; the safety of our 

 patient depends on the judicious application of 

 remedies such as are here named ; and, therefore, 

 I would warn the farmers against the use ofjleam 

 and cathartic in the treatment of the prevailing in 

 fluenza. Yet, after all, the very best treatment 

 may fail in restoring a patient. We require aid in 

 the form of pure air, suitable diet and good nurs- 

 ing; failing in the latter important adjuncts, our 

 treatment avails but little. 



The reader will probably perceive that the above 

 disease, like many others to which domestic ani- 

 mals are subject, requires professional skill, conse- 

 quently the farmers should use their means and 

 influence for the purpose of having a properly qual- 

 ified veterinary surgeon in their several localities. 

 We are now in possession of the long needed fa- 

 cilities for imparting a thorough course of iftstruc- 

 tion to all who knock at the door' of veterinary 

 science. We have an incorporated institution in 

 this city, and are in possession of men and facilities 

 to impart to the aspirant for veterinary honors, as 

 practical an education as can be obtained else- 

 where. G. 11. D. 



Milk Paint. — A paint has been used on the 

 continent of Europe, with success, made from milk 

 and lime, and dries quicker than paint, and has no 

 smell. It is thus made. Take fresh curds, and 

 bruise the lumps on a grinding stone, or in an 

 earthan pan or mortar, to make it just thick enough 

 to be kneaded. Stir this mixture without adding 

 more water, and a white colored fluid will soon be 



obtained, which will serve as a paint. It may be 

 laid on with a brush with as much ease as varnish, 

 and it dries very speedily. It must, however, be 

 used the same day it is made, for if kept till next 

 (lay it will be too thick ; consequently no more must 

 1)6 made at one time than can be laid on in a day. 

 Any color, red or yellow ochre, may be mixed with 

 it in any proportion. Prussian blue is changed by 

 the lime. Two coats of this jiaint is suthcient, and 

 when dry, it may be polished with a piece of wool- 

 en cloth, or similar substance, and it will become 

 bright as varnish. It is only for inside work ; but 

 it will last very long if varnished over with the 

 white of an egg after it has been poUshed. 



EXTRACTS AND REPLIES. 



WaiOLESOME IMPRESSIONS OF RURAL LIFE. 

 The reader cannot fiiil to sec, in the following, 

 the beautiful and healthful imj)ressions made upon 

 the mind by an early and intimate acquaintance 

 with rural life. They are a fountain from which 

 gush up perpetual pleasures, as the well-spring 

 sends up its cool, clear and sparkling water, and 

 thus have a decided influence, little as we may think 

 of them, upon the character and happiness of life. 

 See how delightfully they nestle in the bosoms of 

 men immersed in the business and cares of life : — 



One of us was out, yesterday, at the old home- 

 stead, in West Brookfield, Worcester county, where 

 our childhood was passed, and very vividly came up 

 the recollections of the days, when we boys of ten 

 to fourteen years, rode horse to plow, spread the 

 swath after the mower, and 



' 'Jocund drove the team a-field," 

 and sometimes, even at an early age, our heads 

 hardly higher than the ])low-handie, yet guided that 

 kingly instrument along its furrowed track. The 

 Depot now stands upon the exact spot where we 

 once raked after the cart, or at ten o'clock, under 

 the shade of a spreading oak, partook of the lun- 

 cheon of bread and cheese, with a relish of appe- 

 tite never since equalled. The music of our repast 

 was the "spink, sjjank, spink," of the chattering bob- 

 o-link, balancing himself upon some tall field lily, or 

 stout stem in the meadow. It all comes back : 



"Then summer heats refulprent come — 

 The air is filled with insect hum ; 

 With s-kilful arm, but strong and lithe, 

 The sun-browned farmer swings his scythe ; 

 His fervid rays old Sol down pours, 

 Which promise give of garnered stores, 

 Which shall dispel of want the fear, 

 When winter rules the "inverted year." 



Blest be the farmer ! Honored his occupation ! 

 The voice of health and rejoicing is in his habita- 

 tion ! Sweet are his slumbers — refreshed his awak- 

 ing. He communeth with nature, and is taught 

 from her ever-instructive volume. 



"Ill fares the land to threatening ills a prey, 

 Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; 

 But a bold yeomanry, their country's pride, 

 When once destroyed can never be supplied." 



We are a sort of amateur farmers now, finding 

 relaxation from turbulent business cares in the cul- 

 tivation of a few acres, and our hearts go out to all 

 engaged in this honored vocation. Success to your 

 lai)ors to aid their toils. G. & C. Merriam. 



Springfield, 1856. 



