26® FARMERS^ AND MECHANICS' JOURNAL. 



always be cured in a few days at farthest, by resorting only to nu- 

 tritious and healthy food. It seldom produces death, excej't in ag- 

 gravated cases, attended with great neglect. 1 do not think it is 

 attended with pain, nor even by soreness about the mouth or sab- 

 vary glands, but produces its effect by a perpetual wasting awav of 

 th^' principle of bfe. It unquestionably produces no constitutional 

 iiiiury ; for all you gourmands know the excellency of our beef; 

 the most patriotic citizen in St. John's Colleton wiM testify to the 

 lusciousness of those swine which have become his abomination ; 

 and I doubt not Mr. McD******, hmiself, rides a biood-horse ex- 

 ported from Kentucky by the Downings. in his circuits through his 

 district. If you think 't of any conseijuence. you ran use these 

 remarks, which are of no other value than as they may correct er- 

 rors, which are given dignity to by be being circulated in your pa- 

 per. Your obed't serv't, B. 



[„1merican Fanner. 



FOOT ROT IN SHEEP, 



We are sorry to hear that this troublesome disease continues in 

 some flocks. It is, however, princi[,a!ly confined to the Saxonies. 

 It is hoped that no pains will be spared to eradicate it. The fol- 

 lowing recipe will be an excellent af^companiment, to the wash 

 laid down in the 2d No. of this volume ; and if but one can be 

 used, it would be better to use this, because it will adhere to the 

 foot much bettei. 



The following mode of treatmeat is recommended for this most 

 troublesome disease in sheep, by a very intelligent and highly dis- 

 tinguished gentleman residing in Vermont, in a letter to his friend 

 in Boston. This gentleman was among the first who introduced 

 the fine-woolled sheep into this country, and is now the owner of 

 a very larje flock of the finest woolled sheep, many of which were 

 imported direct from Saxony, and are of the purest blood. The 

 opportunities this gentleman has had, both in Europe and in this 

 country, for investisjating the causes and effects of this disease, ren- 

 ders his advice invaluable ; and every wool-grower shoyld preserve 

 these directions as a rich legacy from one of his country's bene- 

 factors. 



" By great attention with dry, hilly, sotmd pastures, the consti- 

 tution may be so improved that we mav nitimatelv eradicate ibis 

 vexatious and injurious disease. My remedy has been as follows : 

 When the sheep were only slightly afltcted, to put on one, two or 

 three dressing? of blue vitriol, powdered fine, either dry, or mixed 

 with olive oil. to the consistence of soft salve, and when the foetid 

 smell has subsided, dress with white-lead, thinly mixed with olive 

 oil. When olive oil is not at hand, boo;?' jard will answer, or even 

 drv white-lead. If the disease is bad and has taken deep hold be- 

 tween the horn and the sensible part of the hough, there is u& 



