1908. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
133 
AILING ANIMALS. 
Paralysis in Pig. 
I have a little pig about two months old 
that has not strength enough in its hind 
legs to stand on them. I have tried rub¬ 
bing his legs with a corncob, but it does 
not do any good. Will you tell me what 
will help him? F. j. H. 
Vermont. 
It rarely pays to bother with these 
rickety paralyzed pigs, but sometimes 
they do fairly well if fed emulsion of 
cod liver oil and syrup of hypophosphites 
and iron. Give plenty of new milk, oat¬ 
meal gruel and flaxseed jelly. 
Debility in Horse. 
I have a fine eight-year-old horse that 
has been sick since the last of September, 
lie had what they call mountain fever, 
and has become very poor and seems to 
Hive way in his hips or hind legs; at times 
he almost falls over. What can I do for 
him? Please do not advise me to consult 
a veterinary, for we have a Government 
veterinarian here. 
The “Government veterinarian” surely 
would be willing to give advice 
where no local practitioner can be had. 
In the horse’s feed mix night and morn¬ 
ing a tablespoonful of a mixture of 
equal parts dried sulphate of iron, 
powdered saltpetre and ground nux 
vomica, gentian and ginger. Feed well 
on oats and bran in addition to good 
hay and other fodder. 
Mare With Indigestion. 
I have a marc that is not well, and I do 
not know just what ails her. I see a pin 
worm once in a while. 'She scratches her¬ 
self with her teeth, and takes tier hind foot 
to her neck. She does not do as well in 
flesh as she ought to. Her feed is hay 
twice and stalks once a day, with one quart 
of corn and oats and one quart of bran 
twice a day, with very little driving. On 
mild days in the stable she sweats very 
much about the head and neck ; at the same 
time her body under a blanket will be dry. 
New York. a. m. 
Have her clipped and see that stable 
is clean, light and perfectly ventilated. | 
Blanket her when weather is cold and J 
when she is standing idle out of doors. 
Have her teeth attended to by a veter¬ 
inary dentist. Stop feeding grain for a 
time; carrots would be good for her. 
She should be worked or thoroughly ex¬ 
ercised every day. 
Lameness in Horse. 
I have a good young horse, weight about 
1.300, high-spirited and nervous, which has 
been lame for some time in one front 
shoulder, leg or foot, I do not know which, 
as I have had three different veterinarians 
attending him and they do not agree as to 
where the trouble is. One blistered his 
shoulder and I used any quantity of lini¬ 
ment. The next man said it was in his leg 
below the knee, and blistered the leg severe¬ 
ly for some time, using linament also. The 
reason lie gave for trouble In leg was be¬ 
cause the cords are slightly enlarged, though 
not painful to the touch. The last per¬ 
son I had says the trouble is in the foot, 
coffin joint, whatever that is, and I am in¬ 
clined to believe he Is right. The horse 
steps first on toe when walking, and the 
hoof is getting high and narrow at ‘the 
heel. I have had to use him all the time, 
but mostly on the farm, and he had no shoes 
on, only when going on the road. About a 
month ago I took old shoes off and turned 
him loose in box stall on ground floor, and I 
have not tried any remedies to help him. 
I thought maybe rest was all he needed to 
effect a cure. I shall not have to use him 
before first of April. All three veterinar¬ 
ians in examining horse could find no sore 
s l>ot, that is they could not find any place 
where when they pressed on it the horse 
would flinch, but when they pounded on his 
foot he did, and we had difficulty getting 
shoo on last time. When I shut him in on 
ground floor he would not lift up well foot 
and stand on the other, but now he stands 
on either without any trouble, o. j. b. 
Being lame the horse should have had 
absolute rest from the first. We sus¬ 
pect that he has either “navicular 
arthritis” or “navicular bursitis” and 
by hypodermic use of cocaine or eucaine 
! ' 1 should have been a very easy matter 
to decide the true location of the lame¬ 
ness. Clip off the hair and blister the 
1 "ronet (hoofhead) with cerate of 
‘ anlharides every 10 days (provided - 
late of skin will allow) until parts have 
been blistered three or four times. Un- 
ferving may eventually be necessary if 
lameness persists. 
Sweeny. 
I have a four-year-old mare that while 
pulling bard last April before becoming 
hardened to work strained her shoulder so 
that it has shrunk away just hack of the 
shoulder blade. It Is what some call 
trough or troughen sweeney Can it be 
cured? j. d. t. 
Kansas. 
Unless lameness is present do not at¬ 
tempt treatment other than putting the 
mare to steady work in harness and 
feeding generously to encourage growth 
of wasted muscles. If she is too lame 
to be worked clip the hair from wasted 
parts and blister repeatedly with a mix¬ 
ture of one dram of biniodide of mer¬ 
cury in two ounces of cerate of can- 
tharides. a. s. Alexander, v. s. 
SHOE BOILS 
Are Hard to Cure, 
yet 
A Bs 
will remove them and leave no 
blemish. Does not bl ist-or or re- _ 
move the hair. Cures any puff or swelling. Horse can 
he worked. 82.00 per bottle, delivered. Book &-0 Free. 
AHSOltHINK, JR. for mankind, 81.00 per 
bottle. Cures Bolls, Bruises, Old Sores, Swellings, 
Varicose Veins, Varicocele, Hydrocele. Allays Bain 
W. F.YOUNG, P.D.F. 88 Monmouth St .Springfield.Mass 
Free Veterinary Book 
Infalllblegulde. Makes everyman 
his own horse doctor. Postage 2c. 
Tuttle’s Elixir 
Insures sound horses. Curessplint, 
curb, spavin, etc. #100 reward 
for failure where cure Is possible. 
TUTTLE’S ELIXIR CO.. 
30 Beverly St., Boston, Mass. 
Beware of all blisters: they give 
oils temporary relief, if any. 
NEWTON’S Huve md Cooen Due 
« VETERINARY SPECIFIC. 
1 F> year a sale. Oneto two cans 
’^Z 2 *wtll cure Heaves. Sl.oo per 
•“ can. Of dealers, or express 
prepaid. Send for booklet. 
Th.Ne w ton lieiaedy Co.,ToU>l«,0. 
For Rheumatism %' 
Nothing gives such quick and permanent relief as 
Sloan’s Liniment 
It quickens the circulation, relieves congestion and in¬ 
flammation. and gives elasticity to the muscles and joints. 
Use it for Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, Pleurisy and 
any Stiffness. Pri ce> 25c., 50c., and $1.00. 
Send for free book on care of Horses , Cattle, Hogs and Poultry. 
Address DR. EARL S. SLOAN, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A. 
Has 7 Sets of Roller-Bearings. 4 in Wheels, 2 
in Beater, I in Beater Drive ^ 
One Horse Lighter Draft Than Any Other Spreader 
Extra strong steel pin chain, direct drive. We discarded gear drive on account of break¬ 
ages. 2%-iuch cold rolled steel rear axle. Narrow front trucks to prevent tongue 
whipping horses and to make easy turning. Extra strong steel or wooden wheels. 
Staunchest frame on any spreader. Puts all operating strain on rear axle by steel bracing, 
none on frame. Apron locks to prevent “racing." Worm apron drive runs in oil. Perfect 
and easy control, perfect work. It’s the result of 29 years' spreader building. Catalog free. 
KEMP & BURPEE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. 
The Success Spreader 
Summer’s Worm Powders 
For 
Sheep, Horses & Hogs 
Fed to millions of animals 
every year. Powders never 
fail to remove worms and 
prevent further attacks. 
In popular use 25 years. 
I’rlco 81b. Pck. 50 cents. 7 lb. Pelt. iM.OO. 
Send for FREE catalogue of Stockmen’s SuppJiea. 
Cyril Fr lucklyn, 72 Beaver St., New York CitJ 
FREE 
FEEDERS HAND 
BOOK 
with analysis 
tables and val- 
nable informa¬ 
tion about Ajax Flakes, the wonderful it.lrjr feed. 
CHAPIN * CO., Inc. - Buffalo, N. Y. 
DR.WE/tRE'3 
HEAVE. REMEDY 
That heaves can l>e cured has been 
proven in thousands of cases where 
Dr. Weare’s Heave Remedy has been 
used according to directions and the 
horse has been restored to health. 
Hundreds of cases of long standing 
where the horse has been practically 
worthless are recorded as almost cured. 
5-pound package Dr. Weare’s Heave 
Remedy sent prepaid anywhere, $2. 
Enough to cure any ordinary case. 
GEO. 0. MULLINER & CO., Fairport, N. Y. 
Death the Stomach 
Worms Guaranteed 
Wo will eond you 100 lbs. of DR. 
HOLLAND’S MEDICATED STOCK 
SALT on 60 days’ trial freight 
prepaid. If you derive no benefit. 
It costs you nothing; If you do. It 
costs you $6.00. Give us your or¬ 
der at once. 
The HOLLAND STOCK REMEDY 
COMPANY, Wellington, Ohio. 
TO BUY A. 
MANURE SPREADER 
I F you do not have to bor¬ 
row, so much the better. 
But in any event have a 
spreader of your own this 
year. The increase in the first crop 
through the use of your spreader will 
more than pay the principal and inter¬ 
est. It will cut down the labor of ma¬ 
nure spreading. It will make the work 
agreeable. There will be no waste of 
manure. You will have a more fertile 
soil for future crops. 
A 
manure 
spreader 
should 
be con¬ 
sidered 
as a per- 
manent 
invest- 
ment.not 
as a run¬ 
ning ex- 
p e n s e. 
For the only way you can get all the value 
out of the farm manure every year is to 
use a spreader. There is absolutely no 
comparison between results produced by 
hand spreading and machine spreading. 
The Cloverleaf Endless Apron Spreader 
The Kemp 20th Century Return Apron 
Spreader 
The Corn King Return Apron Spreader 
You will make no mistake in 
buying any one of these right 
working, durable I. H. C. spreaders. 
I. H. C. spreaders are not built ex¬ 
cessively heavy, but they have all the 
strength required by such machines. 
The draft is as light as possible in any 
spreader. 
The machines differ in certain fea¬ 
tures, but all have good strong broad 
tired wheels, simple and strong driving 
parts, are 
easily 
and con¬ 
veniently 
control¬ 
led, and 
do first- 
class 
work with 
any kind 
of m a- 
nure. 
Any 
I. H. C. local agent will supply cata¬ 
logs and explain the distinguishing 
features of each machine, or show you 
a machine at work so that you can 
choose wisely. 
If you prefer, write direct to the 
Home Office for any information de¬ 
sired. 
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY OF AMERICA. Chicago. V. S. A. 
(Incorporated) 
From Our Factory to Your Farm—For a 
Full Month*s Approval Test—Freight Al¬ 
lowed—Sold for Cash oronfTime Payments 
We will send you a genuine American Manure Spreader and allow you a full month’s 
approval test. You can use it on your own farm—in your own way—for a full month. Then 
if it doesn’t prove to be all we claim for it—just ship it right back to us—the test shan’t cost 
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9 styles, 5 sizes—and quotes factory prices to you direct. This Book is a valuable guide 
on the subject of purchasing a Spreader—full of information for tlio practical farmer. 
AMERICAN MANURE SPREADERS 
A Manure Spreader Is a machine that must first be constructed on right principles—and then built 
thoroughly right to stand severe strain and hard, long wear and usage. The cheaper constructed ma- 
chines may look good enough and work well enough at first—but—will they stand up under the test of 
endurance? Too great care cannot be taken in selecting a Spreader right in the first place. The test of 
time is tiie test that tells whether you have saved or lost money on the Spreader you buy. Your guar¬ 
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for over 25 years. 
ASK THE MAH WHO OWNS AM AMERICAN 
—ns to its general quality—correct principle of construction—perfection of 
work. Ask him what It saves him In timo—what It makes for him year alter 
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American Harrow Co. 
1B1 Hastings Street, Detroit, Michigan 
