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with blood and communicating with an artery—caused 
by a rupture of one of the coats of the artery, and a 
consequent expansion of the remaining. 
The only sure cure, is to cut down upon the artery 
and ligate it. By this means the pulsating tumor will 
be obliterated. 
Perhaps the better method would be to carefully pre¬ 
pare him for the butcher, before the rupture of the 
aneurism and the consequent death of the animal. 
—— Medicus. 
The Samson Horses. 
In answer to the inquiries of W. H. S. of Rochester, 
Mich., in the last number of the Country Gentleman, 
about the Samson Horses, I will state that the stallion 
to which you refer in your note, was purchased by an 
English farmer by the name of John Robinson, re¬ 
siding two miles East of Palmyra, N. Y. His stock 
was propagated for several years in that vicinity, when 
the old horse was poisoned, as it was supposed through 
malice or envy. His stock is very abundant and fine 
in the vicinity of Palmyra, ffm. P. Nottingham, Esq., 
of Palmyra, took the first premium at our State Fair 
I think, two years ago, with one of his colts. As you 
say he was an animal of great strength, and his stock 
are almost unequalled in value for cart or farm 
homes. R. G. P. 
The horse we alluded to as imported by Mr. So- 
tham, called Samson, was not the one to which our 
correspondent alludes. When we wrote the note refer¬ 
red to we had forgotten that Mr. Robinson’s horse was 
also named Samson. This horse was imported by Mr. 
Robinson himself in 1837, and was selected as one of 
the best farm horses in Sussex, England. His stock 
were, and we believe are still, held in very high esti¬ 
mation in the western part of the state. 
Mange in Cattle. 
Mr. Tucker —Some of my cattle are afflicted by a 
disease with which I am unacquainted nor can I ob¬ 
tain any information in regard to it. I first observed 
it upon a heifer, and from her several others have 
taken it; all of which were in good order and thriving 
when first attacked. 
The first signs of this disease appeared upon the eye¬ 
brow in the form of a white scurfy scab ; the hair falls 
and presents a very forbidding sore; these sores, after 
a little time show themselves upon the different parts 
of the head and neck ; there are no other bad symp¬ 
toms, which as yet I have been able to discover. 
I am anxious to learn the cause and name of this 
disease and its remedy. You will confer a great favor 
on me if you can give me the requisite information, or 
tell me where it can be found. Mark A. Pierce. 
China , Wyoming co.-, N. Y., Feb. 15, 1854. 
We are inclined to think the disease alluded to 
above, is the Mange, though there are several symp¬ 
toms of this disease not mentioned by Mr. Pierce. 
Youatt says the first symptom of the mange is a con¬ 
stant itchiness, the animal eagerly rubbing itself 
against every thing it can get at, and the scurfiness 
first appearing about the tail, and then spreading in 
every direction. It is very contagious, and the ani¬ 
mals having it, should be immediately separated from 
the herd. 
In the treatment of the Mange, the first step is to 
remove the scurfiness, which may be done by a hard 
brush or the currycomb, somewhat lightly applied. 
“This must be followed,” according to Youatt, “with 
the application of an ointment which appears to have 
a specific effect on the mange, and which must be well 
rubbed in with a soft brush, or, what is far better, with 
the hand, morning and night: there is no danger of 
the disease being communicated to the person so em¬ 
ployed. The ointment must have sulphur as its basis, 
aided by turpentine, which somewhat irritates the 
skin, and disposes it to be acted upon by the sulphur; 
and, to render it still more efficacious, a small portion 
of mercury must be added. The. following will be a 
safe and very effectual application—there are few ca¬ 
ses which will resist its power. Take of flowers of 
sulphur a pound, common turpentine four ounces, strong 
mercurial ointment two ounces, and linseed oil a pint. 
Warm the oil and melt the turpentine in it; when 
they begin to get cool, add the sulphur, and stir the 
ingredients well together, and afterwards incorporate 
the blue ointment with the mass by rubbing them to¬ 
gether. Physic should always be administered. Sul¬ 
phur, in doses of eight ounces every third day, will 
materially assist in effecting a cure.” 
Dr. Dadd, in his “American Cattle Doctor,” recom¬ 
mends the following treatment : 
Rid the system of morbific materials with the fol¬ 
lowing : 
Powdered sassafras,.2 ounces. 
“ charcoal, .a handful. 
Sulphur, .. 1 ounce. ■ 
Mix, and divide into six parts ; one to be given in 
the feed, night and morning. The daily use of the fol¬ 
lowing wash will then complete the cure, provided 
proper attention be paid to the diet. 
Wash for Mange. 
Pyroligneous acid,.>1 ounces. 
Water, ....a pint. 
Deep and Shallow Plowing. 
There are some, probably one or more of the read¬ 
ers of this paper, who are not yet thoroughly convin¬ 
ced of the advantages of deep over shallow plowing. 
We say not thoroughly convinced, for we ook to men’s 
actions rather than to their words when we wish to as¬ 
certain their thorough convictions, and wo observe that 
many do yet plow shallow, though in words they 
might admit that it were better to plow deeper. Here 
is a fact for such farmers. In the south part of Mich¬ 
igan a farm was recently bought of a Frenchman, who 
had so treated it, that he could no longer get any good 
crops from it. The last spring that the Frenchman 
was on this farm he plowed 12 acres and planted it 
with corn. He plowed this corn-field with a small, 
worn-out plow, with a pair of small ponies, going only 
about three inches deep, alleging, as his reason, that 
the soil beneath had never been stirred, that it was 
cold and useless, and would, if turned up, spoil his 
crop. The new purchaser plowed four acres adjoining, 
eleven inches deep, and planted to corn. The corn on 
the 12 acres shallow-plowed looked sickly, and much 
of it died in the course of the summer, while that on 
the four acres deep-plowed, grew large and of good 
color, and produced more corn than the 12 acres. Ob¬ 
server. 
