THE RURAL HE¥f-YORKER. 
SS3 
they make more and better butter [from the 
same quality of milk than could be done 
at the farm-houses. They find it profitable 
also not to wait uutil all the oream has 
rison before skimming, leaviug a portion in the 
milk. For this skimmed milk they received 1 14 
cents a quart from peddlers, who (at least some 
of them) sell it in the city as skimmed milk at 
one-half tho price that new milk commands. 
"We hear from those who have used it that it 
will keep sweet longer than new milk. If this 
is so, why ? 
The managers of tho creamery have a custom 
of filling test glasses containing samples of milk 
from each produoer with his name attached, and 
letting them stand in a prominent place for the 
cream to rise, thus showing at a glance who has 
the best cows. A commendable spirit of emula¬ 
tion will necessarily arise, each man will strive 
to be ahead of his neighbor, the grade of cream- 
producing oow3 will bo raised, while the oream- 
ery company, with Yankee cuteness, will reap 
the profit by getting more butter from the same 
quantity of milk. i>. A. b. 
Huron Co., Ohio, Aug. 1st, 1878. 
Editoks Rural New-Yorker :—IIinvest being 
nearly over, a oloae estimate can bo made of the 
presmt crop. Wheat is an average crop; it 
would have been au immense one but for the 
May frosts. Much of it is throsbed and market¬ 
ed from the machine at 85 cents per bushel. 
Oats are light, and continued wet weather has 
prevented harvesting until they are over-ripe 
and shell badly—not over two-thivda of a crop. 
Corn, of which a little below the average acre¬ 
age was planted, will be a good crop. Pastures 
good. Meadows below an average yield. Pota¬ 
toes very light, injured by blight. A heavy 
crop of apples aud an abundance of other fruits. 
Prices lower, but labor cheaper and more plenti¬ 
ful, while prices of what we have to buy have 
fallen nearly in proportion to prices of pro¬ 
duce. On the whole, a prosperous season for 
farmers. e. l. ja. 
Clinton Place, N. Y., Sept. 3. 
Sorry, very sorry am I to see that you will 
lend a hand towards getting puss iu trouble. 
Never did I see a more one-sided effort than that 
of last week’s Rural. You gave one il lustration 
of Jack's good traits and none of Tom’s, while 
for tho latter you depicted many of his naughty 
ones. I hold that the good qualities are about 
evenly balanced, and as for bad ones, give mo 
the oat every time in preference. I hope to seo 
no more of this preaching taxation on cats from 
you. Castrate the male dogs, and do your best 
to do away with their wholesale slaughter. 
Save, of course, those wanted for breeding pur¬ 
poses, as has been proposed in one of the papers. 
Clinton Place. 
Dario ns. 
THE AMERICAN ART UNION SWINDLE. 
The snares laid for entrapping the very fool¬ 
ish are not constructed with conspicuous inge¬ 
nuity, yet their success is a melancholy proof 
that thousands live in au Arcadian simplicity, 
with a trick of opening wide their mouths, like 
young crows, and swallowing everything that is 
presented without stopping to taste. 
Where such an uppetito exists, it is only 
natural that food should ho provided for it, and 
thus it happens that the American Art Union of 
Cincinnati has prepared a circular, which of it¬ 
self, may be catalogued among their other works 
of “art.” 
This announcement proclaims a generous deed. 
It is nothing loss than that “ iu consideration of 
the success we (they) enjoy as publishers of 
works of art,” they will, prompted by au uncon¬ 
trollable impulse of generosity, born of the 
aforesaid success, actually give aw»y 265 origi¬ 
nal oil paintings by distribution among their 
customers. Now tiiis is truly generous. Such 
munificence is confined to millionaires like Mr. 
Lennox and tho American Art Union. We are 
told that thousands might be realized by tho sale 
of these gems, even at auction, but a spirit of 
true generosity forbade suoh vulgar baiter. 
They must be a froe-gift offering. 
The philanthropists were anxious to give a 
picture to each of their 26,500 patrons, but the 
entire “ gallery ” numbering only 265 (peculiar¬ 
ly fortunate combination of numbers), it was 
decided to tako every one hundroth name in reg¬ 
ular ordor. The circular contiuuos- 
“ Your name appearing in regular order, you 
happen to bo one of the lucky customers, and we 
take this method of notifying you that you are 
entitled to one of the Oil Paintings. Upon re¬ 
ceipt of the inclosed certificate, carefully and 
plainly directed to us, it will be forwarded to you 
promptly. We shall immediately notify the bal¬ 
ance of our patrons of our notion, and, iu the 
accumulation of paintings that must occur each 
year, oan only hope that they may be the lucky 
ones next time. We know that some of our 
largest customers—many of whom are our warm 
personal friends—will feel disappointed at not 
receiving a Painting; still we feel proudly con¬ 
scious that this is the best, aud only fair way, of 
dealing with all, whether customers on a large 
or small scale.” 
Such proud consciousness could not fail to 
gratify even their warm personal friends, aud a3 
for “ the lucky customers,"—well they expressed 
their sentiments probably after receiving one of 
the 11 choicest works.” We have had the pleas¬ 
ure of conversing with one of the " customers,’’ 
a friend of ours, who sent for one of the pic¬ 
tures aB an experiment whose gratitude was abun¬ 
dant, as were likewise his epithets. In the lan¬ 
guage of the circular, “ their grandeur and 
sublimity strike one with awo and wonder.” 
Having concluded to give away these “ex¬ 
travagant and unprecedented gifts,” they may 
be pardoned, suroly, for indulging themselves in 
a little selfish pleasure, so wo arc gleefully told 
that the entire scheme “ has been framed aud 
carried out so far without the knowledge or con¬ 
currence of a single one of our (thtir) customers, 
aud is intended to bo an agreeable surprise.” 
Therefore, the first intimation the lucky art- 
worshiper has of his fortune, is a certificate and 
a circular. He is expected to fill out and return 
the certificate, because “The Paintings having 
cost us large amounts, we can only present the 
same to you free of charge, simply asking that you 
meet tha expense of boxing, packing, printing of 
circulars, certificates, etc., etc., which amounts 
to about $1.85, and which, under the circum¬ 
stances, you can not hesitate to regard as reason¬ 
able. This is one chance in a lifetime cf secur¬ 
ing a gem Oil Painting, that would add luster to 
the most elegant and fastidiously furnished 
home.” 
Any man who could refuse 31.85 after that ex¬ 
planation is no lover of art, besides if he neglects 
the opportunity he is lost, as he is told in so many 
words : “If we do not hear from you iu thirty 
days from date, we will transfer tha gift to the 
next name on our books, aud would in this case 
request the return of the Gift Certificate.” 
Thus far the victim has been approachod on 
the Bide of his cupidity, but now his {esthetic 
longings are intensified by a description of the 
paintings. Tho Editor of the Cincinnati Post, 
aud Mr. W. Whitfield, an alleged well-known 
critic, were corraled and brought in to view the 
art treasures, aud they were captivated. “It 
waB a decided pleasure.” “I should like to b© 
the purchaser of Borne of these paintings my¬ 
self." “ They are objects of special interest to 
me and having seen one, we can well believe 
it, aud he continues, “ I hardly think you will 
be benefited iu future business by ‘ presenting 
these Paintings to your customers in the manner 
you propose ; for, of course, many of them will 
fall into tho hands of those who will not fully 
appreciate their intrinsic value as works of art: 
while 1 1 me they are perfect gems. I lingered 
long aud euthusia.sliej.lly over the above-men¬ 
tioned tides, aud lert them with reluctant steps. 
One can almost imagine himself in classic 
Italy, face to face with the exquisite beauty that 
greets aud entrances the senses in that land of 
wondrous beauty. 
“The magnificent mountain scenery, charm¬ 
ing little lakes that ki*s the sides of verdure- 
crowned hills as thay sparkle and scintillate in 
tho glorious suulight, and the delicate tints of 
the fleecy clouds as they float away in a sea of 
gold and blue, have been seized by the artist and 
transferred to oanvas without losing one iota of 
their natural beauty. Many of thorn recall to 
my m nd. most vividly, scones whose grandeur 
and beauty I shall never forget.” 
Who could withstand such eloquence ? This 
poet-editor’s diamond-tipped pen must have 
been dipped “ in a soa of gold aud blue,” when 
he continued—“There oan be no question but 
that advertising is a prime mover in business, 
and surely your house must be classed in the 
front ranks not only for fair dealing, but ex¬ 
tended enterprise, and your patrons cannot too 
highly appreciate your liberality of spirit in 
making this distribution of oil paintings.” 
These “prime movera in business” having 
thus established tho intent of •• fair dealing,” 
began the assault on the unsophisticated by 
supplementing the previous documents with a 
list of names and addresses duly numbered, in 
which it is stated that each name is entitled to 
one original oil painting. As there were but 265 
gems to be lavished upon the public, and as this 
list contains 271 names, it is to be inferred that 
some one enthusiastic member of the Union 
muBt have taken a olaw-hammer aud robbed his 
private gallery to make up the deficit. Gene¬ 
rosity could no further go! 
The sequol is simple, The certificate and 
31.85 are sent. After waiting impatiently a rea¬ 
sonable time, the picture does not arrive, aud a 
sharp letter reaches tho Union, most probably. 
This is answered by a printed form to meet tho 
case, proving that the delay Is a part of the 
scheme. This circular states that the paiuting 
was not sent .because tho Union was positive he 
would require a frame for his treasure, aud “ wo 
think it advisable to mention that wo are manu¬ 
facturers and wholesale dealers in all kinds of 
frames,” and “desiring to accommodate such of 
the two hundred and sixty-five parties as are tho 
fortunato recipients of tho distribution, we de¬ 
cide to supply and ship each aud every one the 
following frames at cost of manufacture , name- 
ly: No. 1, 2>$ inch solid earned, black-walnut, 
with gilt lining, at only $1.15 each frame ; and 
No. 2, consisting of a 3-inch gilt frame at 
$ 2 . 00 .” 
Such solicitude is touching, and worthy of an 
association that oan freely give away art-treas- 
nres costing thousands. 
If the obliged patron concludes to have a 
frame ha gets his picture, framed, by express, 
haying expended $1.35, more or less, according 
to the kind of frame he selects, and the distance 
he lives from Cincinnati. 
He finds he is the victim of a stupendous 
swindle. Tbe picture look3 as if it was sten¬ 
ciled on slazy muslin, that requires all the ad¬ 
hesive power of the varnish to hold it together. 
The frame is common, and is charged for at a 
higher price than it can be purchased of retail 
dealers. 
Wc have often had occasion to advert to these 
swindles, including tho present one, but we 
have concluded to give the whole modus ope¬ 
rand!, in the hope that our anbsoribera, a3 
well as the general reading public, will be more 
wary in future, and distrust all sohetnes that 
have for their chief allurement the giving of 
something of value for much leas than its market 
price. 
This Art-Union began its career by specious 
advertisements, in which it was stated that tho 
readers of such papers as contained their ad¬ 
vertisement would receive “as a premium" an 
elegant steel-engraving —“ Christ in Tho Tem¬ 
ple ”—by remitting 25 cents for postage. Thus 
were tho names received which afterwards are 
used in the more complicated swindle above 
described. 
-♦»» . ■ • 
CATALOGUES, &c., RECEIVED. 
At this stason of the year Strawberry plants 
are being advertised in our columns aud we re¬ 
spectfully caifthe attention of those interested 
to such trustworthy firms as F. R. Pierson, Dr. 
F. M. Hexamer andWm. Parry whose oatalagues 
or circulars will be mailed free to applicants. 
Many new varieties of undoubted merit are 
offered. If we would excel our neighbors in 
strawberry cultivation, we must be familiar with 
the best methods, and these are given in the 
catalogues above referred to without unneces¬ 
sary detail. 
Mb. W. T. Alan of GreeuviHo, Pa., a gentle¬ 
man whose experience on executive committees 
of agricultural fairs has given him a thorough 
insight into their workings, has invented a com¬ 
bined Eatry and Committee Book, r sample 
sheet of which has been sent us. It is a good 
thing. We cannot go into its merits, but any 
secretary will appreciate them at a glance. We 
think it would be a profitable employment cf 
time if they should write to Mr. Alan for a 
sample aud prices. None more than an over¬ 
worked Secretary can appreciate the benefit of 
any labor-saving contrivance about fair Lime. 
A new association, the Onondaga Co., (N. Y.) 
Agricultural Society, holds its first fair at Syra¬ 
cuse, Sept. 17 to 19. This organization com¬ 
prises many of tho best men in the county. 
Fine grounds and buildings have been secured, 
and a liberal promium Hot compiled. Coming a 
week after the State fair, many exhibitors at 
that fair will also display their goons at Syra¬ 
cuse. 
First Auuual Report of tho U. S. Entomologi¬ 
cal Commission for the year 1877, relating to the 
Rocky Mountain Locust, and tho test methods 
cf preventing its injuries and of guarding against 
its invasions—with maps and illustrations. 
The Grasses of Tennessee including cereals 
and forage plants by J. B. Kellebrew, A. M , Ph. 
D., Commissioner of Agriculture, Statistics and 
Mines. A valuable work of 500 pages to which 
we hope to refer more in detail. 
Price List of the Eastern Shore Nurseries, 
Denton, Caroline Co., Md. J. W. Kerr, Pro¬ 
prietor. An epitome of all the fruit trees (small 
fruits, grape vines) as well as evergreens, hardy 
shrubs, etc. 
Circular No. 57. Analyses and statistics of 
Commercial Fertilizers inspected, analyzed and 
admitted to stile in Georgia during the seasou of 
1877-8. Thomas P. Janes, Com. Ag., Atlanta, 
Ga. 
List of Premiums and Regulations for the 
Eighth Annual Fair cf the Broome Co. Ag. So¬ 
ciety, to be held at Whitney’s Point, N. Y., Sept. 
3, inclusive. Milo B. Eldredge, Soe’y. 
Premium List of the Marshall Co. Ag. Society 
for tho Twenty-first Annual Exhibition to be 
held on the Fair Grounds, Marshalltown, Iowa, 
Sept. 10-12. 
Rules and premium list for the Third Annual 
fair of the Marengo Ag. Society, to be held at 
Maixngo, Ill., 10-13. J. S. Rogers. Seo’y. 
Pomona Nursery, William Parry, Prop., Cin- 
naminson, N. J. Catalogue of Strawberries, 
Raspberries and Blackberries, illustrated. 
J. L. Dillon, of Bloomsburg, Pa., offers a 
circular setting forth the merits of the much 
talked of Sharp less Seedling Strawberry. 
A Manual of Georgia for the use of Capital¬ 
ists, prepared under the direction of T. P. Janes, 
Com. of Ag., Atlanta, Ga. Page 116. 
ttitir Information. 
INTERMITTENT FEVER. 
DR. GOODENOUGH. 
Treatment. 
Formerly many thought it best to allow the 
disease to run its natural course; butnow-a-days 
the opinion is nearly universal that an attempt 
should be made to arrest it, as there is no 
proof of morbific matter to be eliminated from 
the system; and the longer it continues the 
harder it is to get rid of, and the greater tho 
danger of secondary diseases more dangerous 
than the original. Generally the paroxysms re¬ 
quire little or no treatment except by way of 
alleviation. 
During the Chill.— The patient should be in 
bed covered warmly. Hotdrinksmaybegiven.such 
as hot lemonade, toast-water, aud an infusion of 
balm: heated bricks, bags of sand or bran or bot¬ 
tles of hot water may be applied to the feet and 
along the body. In severe or protracted cases a 
vapor or hot-air bath may be employed by raising 
the bed-clotbes over the patient by means of half¬ 
hoops and placing, near the body, hot montened 
bricks wrapped in flannel or introducing a 
current of hot air or vapor through a conical, 
round tin tube, at the broad, exterior, bell¬ 
shaped end of which a enp of alcohol is burn¬ 
ing. There are a number of other remedies in 
this stage also, especially in severe cases, but 
these generally require medical advice in ap¬ 
plying them. 
In the Hot Stage. —The patient should he 
allowed cold drinks ; the effervescing draught 
every hour or two is especially benefioial; and 
should materials for it not be at hand, twenty 
grains of citrate of potassa, dissolved in water, 
may be substituted. Other remedies in this 
stage should be used only by advice of the near¬ 
est gooil doctor. In the sweating stage all that 
is needed is that the patient should not be ex¬ 
posed to cold. Hot gruel and hot chicken broth 
may also bo given beneficia'ly. + 
Intermisson. —This is tho time for effective 
treatment. The bowels should first be thoroughly 
evacuated, preferably by tbe use of calomel, as 
it not only empties the bowels, but also unloads 
the congested liver. For adults, three or four 
compound cathartic pills, or from two to eight 
grains of calomel with a proportionate quantity 
of jalap, rhubarb or soammony may be employed, 
or the dose of calomel alone may be followed in 
six hours by one of sulphate of magnesia or cas¬ 
tor-oil. As soon as the bowels are evacuated sul¬ 
phate of quinia, in doses of two *r three grains, 
every hour or two, either in pills or solution, 
should be given until from twelve to twenty- 
four grains have been administered between the 
paroxysms. To produce a complete solution of the 
quinine, it would be well to mix in the water 
twice as many drops of dilute sulphuric acid 
as there aro grains of quinine. Pills, being taste¬ 
less, are preferable for some, but a solution is al¬ 
ways safer and more effective. Some patients are 
more sensitive than others to its effects, as shown 
by noises in the head and partial deafness, and the 
quantity must be regulated accordingly. Some 
physicians give very much heavier doses but 
these are hardly ever necessary. 
Bat when smaller doses do not prevent the 
paroxysms, recourse should be had to larger 
ones; and, as a rule, doses are much larger in 
warm than in cool or temperate climates. The 
specific should be all taken, say, a couple of 
hours before the time of the expected paroxysm, 
so as to allow time for it to get introduced into 
the system and operate; and when tbe parox¬ 
ysms come close together, the doses should be 
increased so that the proper amount can be 
taken between them. Some advise that the 
whole quantity should be token in one dose, and 
sometimes this mode has undoubtedly a good 
effect; but repeated small doses are much 
safer and more advisable. 
Next to quinine the most efficacious remedy 
for intermittent fever is arsenic, taken with 
least danger in the form of Fowler's Solution. 
Indeed, in many cases where the action of 
quiuine is slow or inefficient, that of arsenic has 
proved curative, but the danger from handling 
injudiciously so dangerous a substance must 
always restrict its use. Besides quinine, various 
other forms of Peruvian Bark are also in use; 
but conceutrated in quinine, the merits of these 
are in nearly all cases, much more salutary. 
Other remedies wbioli are also efficacious, but 
iu a less degree, are salacine, bebeerine, ferocy- 
anide of iron or Prussian blue aud strychnia; 
but in using these the next good doctor should 
always be consulted. 
t During the disease diet should be light, digesti¬ 
ble, nutritious, but not stimulating, and a full 
meal should not bo eaten within a couple of 
hours of the expected paroxysm 
By the way, among the preventives not the 
least effective is always to sleep in an upper 
room, as experience has shown that the malaria 
of unhealthy districts always tends to cling to 
the ground. Statistics show that the proportion 
of oases among those sleeping up-stairs, is oue- 
ibird less than among those sleeping on the 
ground-floor. It is also of great, importance 
that iu malarial regions the houses should be 
built on the highest ground in the neighbor¬ 
hood, aud, if possible, at some distance from 
river bottoms, 
