very ofteu proves destructive to numbers of 
young cattle. When the vegetable creation 
springs up in all its perfection, the young 
animals are not able to stand against such 
luxurious living, particularly those that 
have been much reduced by bad keeping 
and scanty food during a long and severe 
winter. The cause proceeds from a redun¬ 
dancy or overflowing of the blood, which ia 
very great, and frequently occasions them 
to drop and die suddenly, in a 3tate of putre¬ 
faction. 
The symptoms are a sudden depression of 
the whole animal frame, as if seized or 
struck with palsy. A swelling takes place 
immediately on some part of the body, as 
on the legs, shoulders, under the belly, or on 
All through the famous years of the Me¬ 
rino sheep fever, the wool-growing readers 
of the Rural New-Yorker were familiar 
with the popularity of a noted Ohio ram 
whose name was Hannibal, and whose own¬ 
er was Thomas Gorby, both of the town 
of Randolph, in the county of Portage und 
State of Ohio. As a matter of fact in the 
truth of history, I am not sure whether 
Hannibal gave the greater popularity to his 
owner or the owner to Hannibal; but the 
two together rose very suddenly to the 
zenith of sheep fame, the one for his excel¬ 
lence as a gentleman sheep, the other for his 
skill and success as a shepherd. The blood 
•of Hannibal in the West was held in as high 
repute as that of his progenitor—the noted 
the amount of “dope" which Is fed to make 
their carnage horses “get up and get" 
when first driven from the barn, they would 
be very shy about good recommendations. I 
can best give my opinion of swelled legs by 
saying they are a mild type of the gout. A 
mild alterative is my cure. Take four quarts 
pulverized slippery elm bark; mix one 
pound powdered resin and half pound pow¬ 
dered saltpeter ; feed one tcacupful every 
night. While feeding this you need not fear 
the epizootic. I fed the pulverized slippery 
elm bark without anything in it ; feed dry 
on dry feed; he’ll snuff some and eat the 
rest. A horse likes it. 
I had no trouble with mine ; they did their 
regular work and were In the storm every 
©ty gml'inrait. 
INVERSION OF THE VAGINA IN COWS 
I have a cow just calved (and have had 
several before) that is afflicted with inversion 
of the vagina. Can you give me any hints 
as to treatment t $. c. 
We copy in response, the following from 
Claber : 
In consequence of some irritation of the 
generative organs, probably injury received 
during parturition, the presence of tumours 
in the womb-passage, strainingor after-pains, 
&c., the vagina is inverted or turned inside 
out. We have frequently observed the affec¬ 
tion as a result of slinging animals for some 
injury or fracture of the extremities, when 
too much weight is taken off the legs. Those 
affected with cestromania are occasionally 
seized as a result of disease of the ovaries 
or female testicles. 
The appearances are here different to that 
form of inversion, the protruding organ be¬ 
ing larger, of a deep color, having a central 
depression corresponding to the original pas¬ 
sage, and upon the lower side can be detected 
the urino-vaginal opening to the bladder. 
The animal should be placed in a stall with 
the hind legs raised by means of litter, and 
the operator, with greased hands, exercises 
gentle pressure upon all parts of the organ 
at the same time by means of spreading the 
fingers round it. The central part then is to 
be gently pushed inwards by means of the 
thumbs, when the return is usually effected 
without much trouble. The nails should be 
short by previous paring, to avoid wounding 
the membrane, and pressure carefully ap¬ 
plied, as in all probability the swelling is 
caused by the bladder or intestines, which 
are encased in the walls of the passage ; 
therefore rupture must be avoided. 
It may be necessary to bleed plethoric ani¬ 
mals, or administer large doses of opium, 
belladonna, <feo M to allay the straining, warm 
fomentations to cleanse and reduce the 
swollen parts, with external dressings of 
opium, or astringent lotions, &c. The prac¬ 
tice of placing stitches through the vulva 
(shape or bearing) is to be condemned as an 
additional source of irritation. A truss or 
harness is sometimes worn, which is also 
shown in the figure, and proves a more 
serviceable proceeding. 
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BLACK LEG IN CALVE8. 
C Witcomb, in Farmers’ Union, 3 ays 
“The Black Leg, Quarter Evil, or Black 
Quarter, is almost wholly confined to young 
cattle from one to two years old, and mostly 
affects those in the best condition. Milch 
cows and lean cattle are seldom seized with 
the disease, and during the winter it is not 
much known. The summer season is the 
time wheu it makes Its appearance, and 
some pan. oi luu uuib.. »v iiui il appears on 
the back, toward the loins, it will be at¬ 
tended with the most danger. It is first 
discovered by the cracking noise made by 
the swelling when the hand is pressed upon 
it, and owing to a quantity of air being col¬ 
lected between the skin and flesh. The 
mouth and tongue are full of blisters. 
As soon as the disease makes its appear¬ 
ance upon the young animal, take from one 
to three quarts of blood awajq according to 
age and size. Two hours after bleeding give 
the purging drink, 8 to 12 oz. salts, according 
to age and size, 1 drachm antimonial powder 
(white), 1 drachm camphor, rubbed into 
powder with a few drops of spirits of wine; 
Anise seed g.nd ginger, fresh powdered, of 
each 1 oz.; 4 tablespoonfuls of syrup, and 
mix for one drink. 
Let the above be put into a pitcher, and 
pour a quart of boiling water upon them, 
cover the pitcher, and let remain until milk- 
warm, and then give it. 
But if this should fail of purging the ani¬ 
mal in twelve or twenty hours, it must be 
repeated by giving one-half of the drink 
every night and morning until the desired 
effect be obtained, as without this but little 
hope of recovery can be indulged. 
When recovered, the following drink may 
be given to advantage: 1 oz. of alum in 
powder; 1 oz. of niter in powder; 1 oz. Peru¬ 
vian bark, powdered; 1 oz. anise seed, pow¬ 
dered; 1 oz. carraway; syrup, 4 oz. Mix for 
one drink. 
Put into a pitcher, as in the above*recipc, 
but add one half pint of vinegar, and give 
immediately, milk-warm. [If the fever be 
attended with inflammation use the follow¬ 
ing powder:-White antimonial powder, 2 
drachms; niter, 1 oz.; camphor, 2 drachms; 
tincture of belladonna, 2 drachms; and mix 
tic crackers which all her former guests will 
remember as the hight of perfection in 
home cookery. The three bonnie lasses who 
used to help their father tend his flocks— 
after theli.' noble brother had fallen—are all 
thriftily married and settled close by. Han¬ 
nibal came to his honorable end in July, 
1870, but the royal blood of his line still flows 
in the veins of many of his race, which bear 
the. peculiar crimp and silkiness of staple 
with which the noble ram marked all his 
progeny. Last summer the large Bhccp barn 
of Mr. Gorby was struck by lightning and 
totally consumed, along with nearly all its 
valuable contents, and, worst of all, burning 
up many of his best sheep, which were in 
TO PREVENT INVERSION OF VAGINA 
for one dose in a pint of warm gruel, and 
give one every night and morning. When 
getting better, once a day will be found suf¬ 
ficient. 
Every possible precaution should be strictly 
adhered to in preventing so destructive a 
disease among young cattle, for, if once at¬ 
tacked, their case may be doubtful. Such 
as thrive most are, In general, first attacked, 
and are in the greatest danger. As soon as 
you see one of the herd with it, let them all 
be got, out of the pasture and put into the 
yard, when from two to three quarts of 
blood may be taken from each, according to 
its size and age, strength, condition, &c. 
And let them be kept there till next morn¬ 
ing, and then give to each beast one dose of 
the following drink :—% oz. crude antimony 
in powder; 1 oz. brown sugar; 1 oz. niter; 1 
oz. myrrh; I lb. syrup; 2 oz. flower of sul¬ 
phur; 1 oz. spirits of wine. Mix for one 
drink, It must be given fasting, in the 
morning, in one quart of warm gruel. 
gusknflrji. 
LETTERS FROM TOWARDS SUNSET. 
ABOUT AN 010 SHEEP BREEDER. 
the basement at the time. On the old farfn, 
in charge of a son-in-law, T saw what is left 
of the most famous flock of Merino sheep in 
Ohio, among which are some very fine ram 
lambs of the stock of Hannibal and Crape 
Defiance, the noted ram of Glenn & Bno. of 
Pennsylvania. 
Mr. Gorby has a very satisfactory bank 
account, sports his high-bred carriage team, 
feeds oil the fat of the land, and cracks his 
jolly jokes as few other men can. a fact well 
known to all who have been his guests at 
the old home. 8. D. Harris. 
The Evergreens, Dec. 24,1873. 
<$It^ Utrrsman. 
SWELLED LEGS. 
When examining the Rural New-Yorker 
to find the choice bits, 1 sometimes find an 
article which inclines me to “rise and ex¬ 
plain,” but having business enough of my 
own, I adopt that part of the rule “let 
others alone." I think this an exception. 
Some person prescribes black antimony for 
swelled legs. I deem the prescription about 
equal to one that directs whisky for con¬ 
sumption, It will either cure or curse, and 
I never heard of a cure. If gentlemen knew 
I wvj/uvwauu ' vaini, auu UL1 tUchc 
good qualities, I fancy, the names of Ham¬ 
mond and Gorby were alike elevated upon 
the popular breezes of the time. 
So much for my introductory. 
The adverse currents of trade have long 
since stranded the business of wool growing; 
the shepherd king of the Green Mountains 
has “joined the innumerable caravan” of 
rams and men who have crossed the river- 
peace be upon them! 
But I was going to say that, as a memento 
of the past, I would like to tell the old wool¬ 
growing readers of the Rural New-Yorker 
of a call which I recently' made upon the 
owner of Hannibal, and that I found him 
just as jolly as ho used to be when so many 
of them made their pilgrimages to his home¬ 
stead in search of the Golden Fleece. Mr. 
Gorby made his hay while the sun was 
shining—that was a way he had—and now 
that haying time is over, he has a good bam 
full of it, and it is not musty, so he has re¬ 
tired from the old farm to a coay little home¬ 
stead near by, where good Aunty Gorby 
continues to produce those excellent domes- 
day but two. My neighbors had similar 
success. Every horse had it, hut very light. 
Slippery elm bark, when fed in large doses, 
is an alterative and a laxative, without being 
a cathartic. It can be bought at any large 
drug store, and costs very little. 
Fredonia, N. Y. D. R. Barker. 
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NOTES FOR HORSEMEN. 
Film on the Eye. of a Colt ,—In Rural 
New-Yorker Dec. 27, “H.” asks some one 
to send a safe remedy for film on the eye of 
a colt. By taking warm milk into the 
mouth and ejecting it into the eye several 
times a day will generally cause the film to 
slip off. if the injury has recently been done. 
When the film has been on several weeks, as 
in this case, it may be necessary to use 
burned alum, pulverized fine. Put it in a 
goose quill, say half full, and blow it into the 
eye. One or two applications will generally 
remove the film. — C. W. Hammond, Mon- 
roe? Mich, 
Ringbone Remedy Wanted. — Wm Tat- 
TERSHAt.L aslf3 if some of our readers will 
not give through these columns a sure cure 
for ringbone. 
!2gtt|tttii Jitfornuttioit. 
DRESS OF OUR EXTREMITIES. 
During the damp and cold season, says 
Dio Lewis, deficient dress of the feet and 
legs is a fruitful source of disease. The head, 
throat and liver are, perhaps, the most fre¬ 
quent sufferers. The legs aud feet are far from 
the central part of the body. They are not 
In great mass, like the trunk, but extended 
and enveloped by the atmosphere. Besides, 
they are near the damp, cold earth. For 
these and other reasons they require extra 
covering. If we would secure the highest 
physiological conditions, we must give our 
extremities more dress than the body. We 
wear upon our legs in the coldest season but 
two thicknesses of cloth. The body has at 
least six. Women put on them four thick¬ 
nesses under the shawl, which, with the 
various doublings, furnishes several more ; 
then, over all, thick padded furs, while their 
legs have one thickness cotton, under a bal¬ 
loon. They constantly come to me about 
their headache, palpitation of the heart, and 
congestion of the liver. Recently cne Baid to 
me, “ All my blood is in my head aud chest. 
My head goes bumpety-bump, my heart goes 
bumpety-bump.” 
I asked, “ How are your feet ?” “ Chunks 
of ice,” she replied. I said to her, “If you 
so dress your legs and feet that the blood 
can’t get down into them, where cgu it go ? 
It can’t go out visiting ; it must stay in the 
system somewhere. Of course the chest and 
head must, have an excessive quantity. So 
they go ‘bumpety-bump,’ and so they must 
go, until you dress your legs and feet in such 
a way that they shall get their share of 
blood.” In the coldest season of the year I 
leave Boston for a bit of a tour before the 
lyceums—going as far as Philadelphia, and 
riding much in the night, without an over¬ 
coat ; but I give my legs two or three times 
their usual dress. During the coldest weath¬ 
er men may wear, in addition to their usual 
drawers, a pair of chamois Bkin drawers, 
with great advantage. When we ride in a 
sleigh, or in the cars, where do we suffer ? 
In our legs, of course. Give me warm legs 
and feet, and I’ll hardly thank you for an 
overcoat. 
My dear madam, have you a headache, a 
sore throat, palpitation of the heart, conges¬ 
tion of the liver, or indigestion ? Wear one, 
two or three pairs of warm, woolen stockings 
and thick, warm shoes, with more or less 
reduction in the amount of dress about your 
body, and you will obtain the same relief 
permanently that you would derive tempo¬ 
rarily from a warm foot bath. 
I must not forget to say that a thin layer 
of India rubber cement upon the boot sole 
will do much to keep the bottom of the feet 
dry and warm. 
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EATING BETWEEN MEALS. 
I noticed an article in Rural New-Yorker 
of Dec. 13, with which I did not agree in 
all points, anrl could not pass by without 
making some remarks. It was in regard to 
eating between meals ; the author of it car¬ 
rying the idea that it was not hurtful to eat, 
whenever the craving of the uppetito de¬ 
manded. If persons would eat only at regu¬ 
lar intervals there would be no craving ; but 
as the habit of eating irregularly is continued, 
it becomes stronger. I know it is a common 
practice for people to eat as they feel a long¬ 
ing for it. When children are allowed this 
privilege, as a general rule, it. makes them 
fretful and unhealthy. When I was a child 
it was ft rare thing that I asked for anything 
to eftt between meals ; as 1 grew older I got 
i into the habit of eating whenever I felt the 
slightest degree ol' hunger, and was hungry 
nearly all of the time at that ; feeling miser¬ 
able in the bargain ; but, happily for me, I 
saw an article in the. “Rural” bitterly 
opposing this injurious habit, audit so com¬ 
pletely disgusted me with it that I made a 
promise then and there never to eat between 
meals. Since then 1 have felt better in both 
body and mind and it is seldom that I care 
about breaking my promise ; when I do I 
conquer the feeling and feel far better than 
I would if Iliad eaten. I speak from experi¬ 
ence having tried both ways. 
1 am far from believing in doctoring and 
drugging children, and think the less medi¬ 
cine there is kept in the house the better it 
is for its inmates. As to being thirty or 
forty pounds heavier than other children of 
the same age, why I do not see any gain in 
that, as it only makes so much more to curry 
about and is* of no eart hly use. A large 
amouut, of flesh looks well on cattle, horses, 
sheep and such animalr; but. according to 
ray ideas, a moderate supply on persons 
becomes them more than an overabundance. 
I hope other people will see the evlis of this 
bad habit as 1 nave, I oaf, \.mU I tot \ 
describe them more perfectly. There, would 
be a rapid decrease of deaths if people would, 
only stop eating between meais, 
Ryegate, Vt, M. Lang. 
RURAL, NEW-YORKER. 
