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of Mr. S. Rust, sulphur alone would effect a cure, though 
he accompanied its action with salts.” 
The ox is not affected with worms in the head, like 
the sheep ; though we have heard of instances of leeches 
getting up into the nasal sinuses and occasioning the an¬ 
imal much pain. We do not think that “ one maggot” 
in the head of a sheep, would kill it, or occasion it much 
inconvenience—in fact it is a matter of doubt how far 
these insects ever affect the health or comfort of the 
sheep. But we purpose to take up this subject more ip 
detail at a convenient opportunity. 
HARD MILKERS. 
I have had but little experience with hard milking 
cows, but have known a small piece of wheat straw in¬ 
serted repeatedly without causing inflammation, as men¬ 
tioned on p. 166 of this paper; a straw may be softer 
than a quill, or there might have been <{ more of good 
luck than good management.” But if long continued, 
the milk would flow out at all times. I do not recom¬ 
mend this practice except in one case, and that is, when 
cows’ dugs become sore or wounded, the milk may be 
drawn without difficulty for a short lime, till the sore part 
can heal. The irritation of milking sometimes keeps up 
a sore a long time ; and in one case where a cow’s teat 
was badly torn in a brush-heap, it could have been 
milked in no other way. As a matter of course, the 
point of the teat should be well softened with new milk 
before the straw is inserted; and if carefully done, it may, 
like medicine a choice of evils, save a cow’s udder from 
caking, and prevent the partial ruin of a fine animal. 
J. J. T. 
REMEDIES FOR DISEASES OF CATTLE. 
Colic. —The best remedy is 1 pint of linseed oil, mix¬ 
ed with -A of laudanum. 
Diarrhoea. —Give half an ounce of powdered catechn, 
and 10 grains of powdered opium, in a little gruel. 
Fever. —Bleed; and then if the bowels are constipated, 
give half a pound of Epsom salts in three pints of water 
daily, in gruel. 
Hoove or Hoven. —Use the elastic tube; as a prevent¬ 
ive, let them be well supplied with common salt, and re¬ 
strained from rapid feeding when first feeding on rank 
grass or clover. 
Mange. —Half a pound of black brimstone, quarter of a 
pint of turpentine, one pint of train oil. Mix them to¬ 
gether, and rub the mixture well in over the affected 
parts. 
Milk Fever or Garget. —Two ounces of brimstone, two 
ounces of diapente, one ounce of cummin seed powdered, 
one ounce of powdered nitre. Give this daily in a little 
gruel, and well rub the udder with a little goose-grease. 
Murrain. —Half a pound of salts, two ounces of bruised 
coriander seed, one ounce of gentian powder; give these 
in a little water. 
Poisons swallowed by oxen are commonly the yew, 
the water dropwort, and the common and the water hem¬ 
lock ; one and a half pints of linseed oil is the best remedy. 
Purge, in Poisoning. —Either one pound of salts in a 
quart of water gruel, or a pint to a pint and a half of lin¬ 
seed oil. 
Sprains. —Embrocation; one ounce of sweet oil, four 
ounces of spirits of hartshorn, half an ounce of oil of 
thyme. 
Sting of the Adder, or Slow-worm. —Apply immediately 
strong spirits of hartshorn. For sting of bees, apply 
chalk or whitening mixed with vinegar. 
To take Film from a Horse's Eye. —Blow loaf sugar and 
a little salt into the inflamed eye, and in most cases it will 
be relieved. Sassafras buds pounded, and put in water, 
to stand till it becomes nearly as thick as cream, applied 
to the eye is an excellent remedy for inflammation. 
To relieve Colic in Horses. —Rub spirits of turpentine 
on the breast of the horse; and if he be drenched with it 
he will be relieved. Horses should never be put to se¬ 
vere work on a full stomach; more horses are hurt by 
hard driving after a full feed, than by a full feed after 
hard driving.— English Far . Journal. 
^Domestic (Economy 
TO PRESERVE TOMATOES. 
Messrs. Editors —As I am very fond of tomatoes, 
and have a way of preserving them to use, when the sea 
son for them is over, a way wffiich I have never seen 
proposed, although others may have heard of it, I have 
concluded to send it to you, that you may publish it if 
you think proper. 
Dip the ripe tomatoes in scalding water, peel them, 
and divide them into two, or if very thick through, three 
slices, lay them on plates and put them into the oven af¬ 
ter the bread is drawn; if a good oven, by the time it is 
cool, or in 48 hours, they will be perfectly dried; put 
them into paper bags and keep in a dry place; when 
wanted for use, dip them into cold water and lay them 
on a dish to swell, and in a mince or stew, they are al¬ 
most equal to the fresh fruit. If you wish to make tomato 
sauce, add a little water to cook them in. They are very 
good to eat out of hand in the dry state. 
Brooklyn, May 6, 1844. A Female Reader. 
PRESERVING EGGS. 
I have just read the mode of preserving eggs in the 
last number of the Cultivator, and a lady at my elbow, 
for whom I have the highest esteem, informs me that she 
preserves them as follows, and has never taken up a bad 
egg, after keeping them all winter:—Put a layer of salt 
in the bottom of a jar, and stick the eggs into the salt, 
point downwards, till a layer of eggs is made, when more 
salt is put in, and again a layer of eggs, and so on succes¬ 
sively till the jar is full. Having often eaten of the eggs, 
I know the mode to be a good one. T. 
Weak Eyes. —Wash the eyes frequently in cold wa¬ 
ter if they are in the least inclined to weakness. 
Make a wash by pouring water over a jar full of rose 
leaves; let it stand all night, and then strain the water. 
It will be found excellent for the eyes, and should be used 
frequently. 
A poultice made of rose leaves is good for a stye upon 
the eye-lids. 
If the eyes are very weak, boil a handful of freshly 
gathered salad in a pint of water, strain it, and apply the 
liquor to the eyes at intervals. It will be found very 
soothing. A poultice of boiled salad leaves will also re 
! lieve severe pain in the eyes— -Selected. 
COTTON GIN—SEA ISLAND COTTON. 
Mr. Editor —In the May number of the Cultivator for 
1844, is an inquiry relating to a Gin for Sea Island cot¬ 
ton. It is asked if a machine differing from the common 
roller gin, propelled by the foot of the tender, is used by 
the growers of this article ? 
To the first qualities of cotton cultivated in South Car¬ 
olina, no gin is so well adapted as the common foot gin. 
There have been many constructions of the self-feeding 
gin propelled by horse power, steam, &c. The fibre of 
Island Cottons attaching very closely to the seeds, and 
these gins not removing it without cracking them, they 
are unsuitable. 
Your correspondent must be sensible that the value of 
long cottons is affected by the manner of its preparation. 
Unnecessary exposure to the sun, careless handling, &c., 
are to be avoided. Indeed to dispense with sunning it, 
has been the desideratum. No possible good can result 
from it. Still as prepared at present some exposure is 
unavoidable. A recent invention removes this necessity. 
A gentleman of the Carolina Sea Island plantations, has 
constructed a gin for the cleaning of these cottons which 
renders exposure unnecessary. This machine is moved 
by the foot of the operator, will clean from forty to sixty 
pounds per diem. It is on the roller principle. 
The merits of this invention were recognized by a So¬ 
ciety of Agriculturists in their award of one hundred 
dollars to the inventor. It will, your correspondent pre 
surnes, be patented. The Charleston papers of a subse 
quent date may furnish your inquirer with more detailed 
information. Charleston , S. C. May 14, 1844. 
