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panied by lameness, the animal is un- 

 doubtedly unsound while the lameness 

 lasts. 



Pathology of Capped Hock. — The tumor 

 occasioned by the presence of serum, water 

 — which finds its way into location be- 

 tween the external tendinous sheath, and a 

 portion of strong, celh.ilar membrane, which 

 is here interposed between the skin and 

 the tendon for the purpose of facilitating 

 the motions of the liock. 



Cause of Capped Hock — Capped hock 

 is generally produced by a blow or bruise. 

 It is almost always occasioned by the whif- 

 fletree coming in contact with the parts ; 

 the animal may however, injure the point 

 of the hock while in the stall by making 

 attempts to kick at a chain or rope which 

 may have been confined across the en- 

 trance of the same, as is often the practice 

 when the animal is in the habit of j^ettino: 

 cast; this contrivance allowinor us to get 

 rid of the halter. The parts may also be 

 bruised while the horse is lying down in 

 the stall ; therefore, we may safely say 

 that capped hock is the result of some ex- 

 ternal violence. 



Treatment. — Supposing the injury to 

 ha^ie just occurred; the parts being hot and 

 tender ; apply a portion of the following 

 lotion several times daily until the inflam- 

 matory symptoms have subsided : 



Refrigerating and Sedative Lotion. Take 

 Hydrochlorate of ammonia, (sal ammonia) 

 Nitrate of Potassia, of each one ounce, 

 water, one quart. Alcohol, half a pint — 

 Mix. 



A cloth may be dipped into this mixture 

 and loosely tied over the inflamed parts : 

 so soon as it becomes dry it should be 

 again wetted. Having continued the ap- 

 plication of the above until the heat and 

 tenderness have disappeared, the tumefac- 

 tion if any remain, will generally disappear 

 by making a few applications of the fol- 

 lowing : 



Take, Glycerine, one ounce, Iodide of 

 Potassium two drachms — Mix. Smear the 

 tumor with a portion of this, twice, daily. 



^ In chronic cases, of long standing, the 

 oil of cantharides, is probably, the best 

 remedy, several applications of which 

 may be needed ere the tumor disappears. 



It is not necessary that your flower garden 

 should be full of all kinds (»f plants and flow- 

 ers, but it should be neat and well kept. 



A First-Rate Whitewash. 



We have tried various pieparations for 

 white-washing ceilings, and the walls of 

 unpapered rooins, but have never found 

 anything that was en irely satisfactory un- 

 til the present Spring. We have now 

 something that aflfbrds a beautiful, clear, 

 white color, and which cannot be rubbed 

 off. 



We procured at a paint store, a dollar's 

 worth of first quality ''Paris White.'' — 

 33 lbs , at three cents per lb. — and for this 

 qqantity, one pound of white glue, of the 

 best quality, usually called Cooper's glue, 

 because it was manufactured by Pijter 

 Cooper, of New-York. Retail price 50 

 cents per pound. For one day's work, 1-2 

 lb. of the glue was put in a tin vessel, and 

 covered with cold water over night. In 

 the morning this was carefully heated un- 

 til dissolved, when it was added to 16 lbs. 

 of the Paris White, previously stirred in a 

 moderate quantity of hot water. Enough 

 water was then added to give the whole a 

 proper milky consistency, when it was ap- 

 plied, with a brush, in the ordinary man- 

 ner. Our 33 lbs. of Paris White and I 

 lb. of glue, sufficed for two ceilings, and 

 the walls and ceilings of seven other small- 

 er rooms. 



A single coat is equal to a double coat of 

 lime-wash, while the white is far more 

 lively or brilliant than lime. Indeed the 

 color is nearly equal to that of "Zinc 

 White," which costs at least four times as 

 much. We are satisfied, by repeated 

 trials, that no whitewash can be made 

 to adhere firmly without glue, or some 

 kind of sizing, and this will invariably be 

 colored, in time, with the caustic lime. 

 The Paris White, on the contrary, is sim- 

 ply pure washed chalk, and is entirely 

 inert, producing no caustic effect on the si- 

 zing. Any of our readers who try this, and 

 are as well pleased with it as we are, will 

 consider the information worth many times 

 the cost of an entire volume of the Agricul- 

 turist. Had we known of it when we first 

 "set up housekeeping" it would have 

 saved us much labor, and the annoyance of 

 garments often soiled by contact with 

 whitew^ash — not to mention the saving of 

 candles, secured by having the ceiling 

 always white enough to reflect instead of 

 absorbing the rays of light. — American jfg^ 

 riculturist. 



