of preventing the evil arising from an excess 
of electricity in the atmosphere of a dairy 
may be successful if very skillfully manager 7 ; 
but it would be necessary to have the fre 
without the apartment, as the admission of 
air to a degree to support combustion, it 
being admitted from the external atmos¬ 
phere, would not be effectual. 
Whilst the loss occasioned by the electrical 
Condition of the air In the dairy if often 
great, it is very questionable whether an 
attempt to avert it by heating the lairy is 
practicable. It will Involve a special ar¬ 
rangement for heating to avoid the difficulty 
above alluded to, adso to avoid producing a 
degree of beat that might, in result, bo as 
hurtful a3 the excess of electricity. It is 
very little known to dairymen as yet; but I 
claim that I have provided the most econom¬ 
ical and most effective mode by which to 
guard against the excess of humidity in the 
air of the dairy room, also of excluding air 
when it is most heavily charged with elec¬ 
tricity without, interfering with the ventila¬ 
tion of the apartment. I refer to tb* 7 system 
of ventilation which I use iu my Gulf 
you say that he cut his last tusk (probably 
meant for a grinder or molar) three weeks 
ago. Further, such a swelling of the gums 
and of the roof of the mouth makes its 
appearance also in a great many diseases, 
especially in such as are of a catarrhal or of 
a typhoid character, but, of coarse, can be 
looked upon only as symptoms or attendants 
of those diseases, and require no special 
treatment. In such cases, the existing want 
of appetite is caused by tho disease, and not 
by the symptom. 
an instance of extraordinary intelligence 
in a dog is given by a correspondent of Land 
and Water. The gentleman who witnessed 
the event was a short time since on a visit to 
Scotland, and during one of his walks he 
came across some men who were washing 
sheep. Close, to the water whore the opera¬ 
tions were being carried on was a small pen, 
in which a detachment of ten sheep were 
placed handy to the men for washing. While 
watching the performance his attention was 
called to a sheep dog lying down close by. 
lids animal, on the pen .becoming nearly 
empty, without a word from any one started 
off to the niaiD body of the flock and brought 
back ten of their number aud drove them 
into the empty washing pens. The fact of 
as a nutritive article of diet is gener¬ 
ally under-estimated. Its economic value as 
compared with other articles of animal food 
has been given by Dr. Wiggins of Providence 
and is often quoted to show that it should 
enter Into more general consumption among 
those of limited means ; while its healthful¬ 
ness and adaptation to the general taste 
should recommend its extensive use among 
all classes. 
As to its economy Dr. Wiggins remarks 
that the quantity of water in good milk is 86 
to 87 per cent., while round steak contains 75 
per cent,, in fatter beef there is 60 per ceut. 
and In eggs about CS per cent. His deduc- 
NOTES FOR HORSEMEN. 
French Mode of Selecting Horses. —A Paris 
correspondent of the Lancaster Farmer says ; 
The purchasers of liorse^for the French army 
always mdoavor to obtain a first, look at the 
animal when he is trauquiland in the stable ; 
noting if r.ho animal supports Itself equally 
well on all Us legs, and if ope seems to yield, 
to specially examine it; attention is then 
directed to the largeness of the pupil of the 
eye, which ought to be more diluted when in 
the stable, than when exposed to full light. 
After the animal has been led out of tin 
stable, the eyo ought to bo again examined 
to observe if the pupil has contracted; If 
not, the sight is feeble; othei-s, to test the 
power of vision, feign to strike the forehead 
■with the hand. If the hollow over the eyes 
be profound, aud the temple grey, old age is 
to be concluded 
wounds about the temple 
suggest attacks of staggers, and when the 
cud of the 
nose presents circular scars, It 
| may beconoludedtho horse has been twitched 
with a cord to ensure his quietness while 
being shod or having had to submit to svuie 
painful operation. 
Care of Horses in Spring.—A subscriber, 
Lickiug County, Ohio, writes I was always 
taught to keep horses up, in the spring, on 
dry feed, until the spring work was done, 
for fear they would not cut their feed if 
turned out, and would therefore fall off in 
flesh. But for tho last four years, when wo 
began work in the spring, ['have, given my 
liorsoa a run of an hour or more every day, 
even when tho gross was well started, and 
have found that they feel better, and keep 
m bcttei flesh, than under tho old rule. The 
grass keeps the bowels open, and tho rolling 
L the natural method of currying. 1 keep 
two horaoa only—combined weight, 2,150 
pounds—yet they do all the work on a farm 
of ISO acres.— Ohio Farmer. 
Best Food for Mares during Gestation. _ 
In answer to a correspondent, Wilkes’ Spirit 
says :—Wo consider good oats and good hay 
the safest ami best, food for mares during 
gestation. No brut mushes, corn meal, 
carrots, or other vegetables should be allowed 
as they are apt to disturb the bowels, and in¬ 
duce colic. Oat straw is highly objection¬ 
able, owing to its tendency t,o accumulate in 
the bowels and produce indigestion. There 
is no better diet than good hay aud oats 
given in sufficient quant hies to keep the 
horse in a vigorous condition, and give him 
asked for an * 1 j 
ment of those Long 
were < " " 
the days of rain or snow, both 
winter 
could eat and waste—corn,_„ F 
ahipetul? without limit, besides t he 
the best pasture. .* 
noses were disgusting, and dUr 
weather, when they died, they 
nally scouring. 
Honest account of the treat- 
. „ - In winter they 
carefully housed ft t night, and during 
i 8uturner and 
.they had all the good lmy they 
oats, oil meal and 
- 1 range of 
At all tunes their filthy 
, . iJa ^ ^[ 1Q 
were eter- 
Other parties gave various 
treatment, but all resulted disastrously. On 
application, a long list of names of the vio- 
riniK can bo furnished; and if your corres¬ 
pondent will visit them and endeavor to in¬ 
duce them to t«y Long-wools again, ho will 
find the soft place in his head is as teuder as 
the constitution of the Long-wools. The silly 
charges aud inuendoes of his article will in¬ 
terest no one, and I cunnot think of replying 
to them further than to say, Learn to tell 
Iho truth, for that will help your article won¬ 
derfully. Come here and sec if something 
practically and literally is known about 
sheep ; for your ignorance is amusing to 
Pennsylvania. 
NOTES AND QUERIES. 
Angora Goals in California.— The Cali¬ 
fornia Fanner says Wo are glud to know 
that a prosperous day is coming to this inter¬ 
est. Nearly twenty years ago this journal 
advocated the introduction of these goals 
into California, and we have worked for this 
interest ever since, in faith that it will be a 
great and prosperous business.” We are 
glad to know that some one “ knows that a 
prosperous day is coming to tins interest”— 
which means that it has not yet come. But 
it is a satisfaction to be assured it fsconiin <■! 
When ? 
Turnips for Sheep.- Cyrus Risler asks 
the Rural New-Yorker, “I 3 there any 
danger of feeding too many turnips to sheep 
If they are fed regularly?” We doubt if 
there is, provided plenty of good hay is 
furnished them once or twice a day ; ihoy 
Will not then be likely to eat more than they 
ought to. We would not recommend an 
entire diet of turpips for sheep, highly as 
they are to be valued as a food for these 
animals. 
n °P e for Angora Goat Men.—It is stated 
that John Shinn of Philadelphia has invent- 
is relieved:—Tartar emetic one drum, ginger 
powdered two drams, Unshed oil ten ounces. 
Also inject into the rectum once a clay 
linseed oil four ounces, powdered cape aloes 
two drams, warm water two quarts. This 
will be found to be an effectual remedy. 
Worms in Horses.—A. correspondent of 
the Mass. Ploughman says I once had a 
valuable animal in such had case from worms 
that I kept him out of oi^nt from shame. A 
friend, however, suggested that I feed him 
ten bushels of buckwheat, aud watch the 
result. This I did in Leu of any other prov¬ 
ender, and before long he began to improve, 
aud by the time the ten bushed were con¬ 
sumed he would hardly be recognized as tho 
same horse, so fat aud sleek had ho become 
—aud had no worms afterwards. 
Horses’ Feet in Summer.— To prevent 
horses feet from scaling or cracking iu sum¬ 
mer, and enabling the shoes to be carried a 
longer time without injury, the French 
practice is to coat the hoofs once a week 
with au oint ment composed of equal propor¬ 
tions of soft fat, yellow wax, linseed oil, 
Venice turpentine aud Norway tar; the 
wax is melted separately before’mixing. 
Harsh Treatment of Animals.—A writer, 
discussing the comparative economy of 
horses and mules, offer saying, “the only 
superiority I see in the mu lb j 3 that he will 
stand rough treatment better ” adds wlml 
is very true when he says, “But there is 
neither religion nor greenbacks in harsh 
treatment of stock,” 
