{CULTURE^ 
EXCELSIOR 
I #3.00 I'I', It V K A It. 
f Sliiaile 1 Vo„ Ki^lit Cent* 
_ |K nterofl accorilin>: »o Act of Congress. In the year liffl). by I). 1). T. AIookk, In tho offleo o f the Librarlm, of C o.'mreiw, at Waal. u7k ton.) 
Again ; tlicrc arc oilier horses that, as soon 
as you begin to feed anything like a reason¬ 
able feed of grain, will begin to scour; now, 
I wish to say that if any Ritual reader lias 
a horse suffering from the first-named dis¬ 
ease, (acute dysentery,) which is usually 
caused by some, acrid substance taken into 
the stomach, and may be known by the 
home frequently lying down, rolling, violent 
crampings, somewhat like spasmodic colic, 
followed soon by violent purging, the foeccs 
soon becoming a discolored, frothy sub¬ 
stance—that if Mr. Peters' remedy is given 
in this disease, nineteen times out of twenty 
it will cause stricture of the bowels, and 
from twenty-four to forty-eight hours 
will eml his suffering. In chronic dysentery 
his remedy will kill probably about eight, out 
of ten. In simple scours his remedy is first- 
rate, used as an injection, if not given ill 
large doses; it is good as a drench; hut I 
think a single handfull of scorched wheat 
flour, thrown into his food, just as good, and 
not at, all so dangerous. 
In cases of acute dysentery, the best way 
for the farmer is to employ the best veteri¬ 
narian that ho can get; but if none can be 
got, give onc-lmlf ounce of laudanum, one- 
half ounce of sulphuric ether, powdered 
chalk one ounce-all in one-half pint of lin¬ 
seed tea; give every hour until purging be¬ 
gins to cease, when the dose may he given 
at. longer intervals; give as food, dry hay 
and oat meal gruel, with a little scorched 
wheat flour. 0. I), Smead. 
standing in a very wet puddle of clay, or in 
simple water, during the whole of the day, 
but turn it into a well-littered stall where it 
may rest at night; rub the sides and front, of 
the pastern, us high up as the fetlock, with 
tincture of oantharides, repeating it daily 
until a free exudation comes from the sur¬ 
face, tlicu dressing daily with fresh lard un¬ 
til the irritat ing effects have passed off, when 
the eantharklcs may 1m again applied, and 
repeatedly in the same way. A perfect rest 
Of not less than six weeks is demanded, even 
in mild cases, as the friction incident to the 
play of the tendons over the bone, invariably 
aggravates the injury and insures disease of 
tiie bone, which is practically irremediable.” 
Warm <>u Hoi-m-n. 
A Sttbsciuuku, Iloreeheads, N. Y., ha 3 a 
two-year old colt that has a spot on his nose 
about the size of a teacup, covered with 
warts. They began to appear in the spring 
—first one very small wart, then another 
close by, and so on, until there Is now one 
large, solid wart, and many small ones all 
over his nose. Hu asks Rural New-York- 
eu readers to explain the cause of and fur¬ 
nish a cure. A remedy, wlitch we have 
tried successfully isTWm the wart with 
a sharp knife until it , and apply a 
few drops of nitric or"su^>nuric acid. \Ve 
have taken warts off in this way—but never 
from an animal’s nose; indeed we never saw 
without any signs of growing smaller, al¬ 
though she has been driven with a boot 
since it, was first discovered. 
She has also a similar swelling on her left 
leg, which is yet quite sore and very large. 
1 lease tell me what will remove these swell¬ 
ings, and howto prevent them from forming 
again.—A Rural Rkadbjr. 
Let such of our readers ns can aid our 
correspondent with advice, reply. 
Hpmlned or Jammed Shoulder. 
J. J. Huffman writes:—“I have a marc 
affected with a sprained or jammed shoulder, 
of which she is quite lame. Will you, or 
some of your readers, give me an effective 
cure ?” The best remedy vve know of is fre¬ 
quent bathing with cokl water, rest and care¬ 
ful usage until well. The trouble may bo 
rheumatism instead of a sprain, in which 
case, give food so as to keep bowels free; 
mb the shoulder with a liniment made of 
one ounce liquor ammonia; half ounce chlo¬ 
roform ; a drachm of camphor and five 
ounces spirits of wine. Mix hi the feed 
daily, one-half drachm powdered colchicum 
and two drachms bicarbonate of potash. Be 
sure that it is rheumatism, however, before 
treating as such. 
roke Rout not Uood lor 11 or New. 
Charles Whitney writes that a gentle¬ 
man gave his cow some poke root in a mess 
of ground feed; the cow ate a part of it, 
after which lie placed the balance before his 
horse, which finished it. The horse died 
before night, it is supposed from eating the 
poke root. 
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AN ENGLISH FARM TEAM, 
NOTES FOR HERDSMEN. 
There are different views held by Ameri¬ 
can farmers as to the desirability, or other¬ 
wise, of heavy draft, teams for farm uses. 
The testimony which comes to us, favors 
heavy horses as the more economical. In 
this view of the ease we coincide. Farmers 
would do better plowing, and all farm work 
better and with less wear and tear, in pro¬ 
portion to the expense, we think; if farm 
horses were bred and built for draft horses; 
if they have weight as well as muscle. These 
English draft horses—Clydesdale and Suf¬ 
folk, and the French Porch cron, nre classes 
we nre glad to see introduced here. The 
extended experience of English and French 
farmers and their attachment to these classes 
of horses, ought, to have weight with our 
farmers. There is no good reason why men 
should have lo care for three horses, provide 
harness, Ac., When two will do I lie same 
work with quite as great ease and more 
comfort to those who manage them. And 
as to the relative cost of keep, wo cannot be¬ 
lieve that the balance will he in favor of 
lfi\ms horses and against, I wo which do the 
same work. All this, however, is a matter 
which experience alone can determine. As 
we have said above, the balance of testimony 
favors horses of greater weight—not horses 
which possess weight without strength, as 
A Tail Iloldor. 
Inclosed I send you a sketch of a tail 
holder, which will be found very serviceable 
by dairymen during 
bJrvl fly time. To make 
•*> tak® two feet of 
Y No. 0 wire ; make 
J [QL the coil, A, in one end 
U V* one and a-hulf inches 
l Y in diameter; turn up 
H Y the end at B, a little, 
1 Y Now make a small 
Jt ^ eye at the end, D, 
n V and make the loop (J 
II to tit the leg, as in 
\ i the sketch. To use 
\ j the holder, put the 
Y ^ 9 switch, or a part of it, 
through the coil, A, 
putting it, through 
from the side where the, end, B, comes. Then 
put it over the end, B, and tighten. This 
makes a firm knot, and easily taken out. 
Now put the loop, C, <tver the leg, front of 
the gambrel joint, and your holder is on, and 
will cost about two cents.— S. 8. Robbins, 
Adams, N. V. 
ALIeriieyx vx, Short-Hums. 
A CORRESPONDENT at Bowling Green, 
Ky., writes to the Rural that several enter¬ 
prising citizens of that place have lately im¬ 
ported from tho blue grass regions of the 
Stale some flue specimens of Short Horn cat¬ 
tle. He says:—“They are among the best 
of their kind, and present a striking contrast 
to the Alderncya figured in the Rural New- 
Yorker. Which Is the best breed? Who 
answers which? In the Rural Ni*w- 
Yorkku, May 28, is 
; an editorial entitled 
‘ T r y i n g Experi¬ 
ments,' apropos of 
v, ’ seeds, replete with 
useful hints and prac- 
•' r • ;• lical suggestions. The 
same remarks, mututis 
mutandis, will apply 
V i \ to animals.” 
Him obex on a Uwi-mc’k Knee*. 
1 now have in my possession a very tine 
mare, that has a large lump on her right 
fore leg, just below the knee, which formed 
there last fall. It was caused by her striking 
her leg with the opposite hoof, and was very 
large before discovered. After being under 
the care of a “ horse doctor I’ for a few weeks, 
it began to decrease slowly ; at last it. became 
as hard us a bone. It is still on her lee 
STABLE NOTES, 
Sprain of Collin Joint. 
Prof. Law, in the Tribune, recommends; 
“ For a recent sprain of the coffin Joint, take 
off the shoe and shorten the toe with the 
knife or rasp, but without lowering the heels 
in the slightest degree; keep the patient 
Meo on Coltx. 
W. P. R.: Rub your colts witii a mixture 
of an ounce of carbolic acid to a pint of sweet 
oil, repeating it as often as necessary. We 
think you will in this way get rid of the 
pests. Who has a better remedy ? 
SCOURS AND DYSENTERY. 
I noticed iii the Rural New-Yorker, 
August 20th, an article signed John Peters, 
in which lie partially 
describes a disease * 0 
commonly known as 
“ scorn’s ” (in h (ns e 
practice. I lo says 
that you will know it 
when it appears; it is 
the same as cholera 
in a man. lie gives, 
as a remedy, white 
or red oak bark boiled V.: 
to a strong ooze, given = 
in quart doses, with 
two tablespoon fills of 'f 
cream of tartar, until 
Now,I wish that lie 
readers, a minute de- 
scription of said dls- ffiSyjW jj 
ease and its symp- 
toms. From his wri- fy i 
tings, I judge that he \ ( 
lias got several dim \’ J. ,'A \ 
eases mixed up and Vi|. Vy" 
thrown in together, afe : ^ 
and calls them 
“scours," from his say- 
leg that it. is the same ’ 
as cholera in man, 1 ''-'ft.; 
warm climates. He =£|S 
undoubtedly means f rP t 
the disease known in I MJJ $>' 
veterinary practice as I Jjj tJp v-SA 
acute dysentery. 
Speaking of it. as fie- |A V 
ing easy to manage 
in cold climates, lie 
undoubtedly means S —^ ^ ^ 
chronic diarrhoea, or 
perhaps simple loose- — 
- of the bowels, } 
which a great many 
ing hard-worked or — — 
driven. 
To Cure n Cow of 
< 4 a ruet. 
I take a part of a 
scoke root (sometimes 
called poke)about the 
size of a small list, 
cut into slices; also a 
dozen or so of small¬ 
sized potatoes. I cut 
out a wedge-shaped 
piece of the potato 
from the middle, leav¬ 
ing one end whole. I 
put a slice of scoke 
where the potato was 
taken out, and give 
the cow some pota¬ 
toes, and occasionally 
one willi the scoke in 
it. One portion is 
generally enough. I 
consider the remedy a 
sure cure.—.;. s. 
TI«o It I tnli-riK'xt la 
Euroyi'. 
We learn from our 
fore i g n oxchanges 
that rinderpest has 
appeared in Poland 
and Hungary. From 
the latter a large 
amount of fodder is 
exported to England, 
and English breeders 
are cautioned by the 
papers there to look 
out for its appearance 
-AJST -K-NGrJLiISri 3T.A.RM. TEAM TVS SJUIUiNT tV'L’ 
