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Answered by Dr. A. S. Alexander 
Contracted Hoofs; Panting Horse 
I have a horse 10 years old that has 
contracted quarters on the inside of both 
front feet. I have greased the hoofs with 
one-half oil of tar and one-half neat’s-foot 
oil each night for several months, but it 
does not seem to help much. I intend to 
blister the quarters with one dram of 
cantharides and 1 % oz. of lard. 1. 
Should I blister both quarters at the 
same time, and over how large a surface 
should I rub the blister? 2. Can the 
horse be worked immediately after the 
blister has been washed off? Will work¬ 
ing in wet grass cause the sore to run? 3. 
What can I rub on the hoofs or on the 
coronet to hasten the recovery? 4. How 
much tobacco dust is given to a horse for 
worms, and how often is it given? 5. My 
horse with contracted heels pants when 
worked hard; the more sore his feet are 
the more he pants. Do you think that 
the pain in his feet has any effect on his 
wind? I have driven other horses with 
contracted heels and they all seem to do 
the same. a. l. o. 
Massachusetts. 
The mixture you have been using would 
not prove quite suitable in such a condi¬ 
tion as that described. It would have 
been much better to have kept swabs of 
tfelt or cotton waste upon the hoof-heads 
of both fore feet and to have kept those 
constantly saturated with cold, soft wa¬ 
ter. If that could not be done, then the 
hoofs should have been soaked for an 
hour or two twice daily in a tub of cold 
soft water just deep enough to cover the 
hoofs. After the evening tubbing the 
feet should be dried and neat’s-foot oil ap¬ 
plied, or any simple greasy hoof dressing, 
or lanolin, which is wool fat. The latter 
is an excellent application. Before such 
treatment the feet should be made per¬ 
fectly level and all loose or rotten horn 
of frog or sole removed, but no other 
mutilation of the feet allowed. Now as 
to your questions. They may be answered 
in turn as follows: 
1. Only blister one foot at a time. Rub 
the blister in for 15 minutes, by the 
watch, after clipping off the hair and 
brushing the skin clean. Then tie the 
horse up short in a stall so the biting or 
licking of the blistered parts will be made 
impossible. Wash the blister off in 48 
hours and then apply a little lard once 
daily. Blister the other foot two days 
after the first one has been washed off. 
2. Do not work the horse until a week 
or so after blistering the secoud foot. It 
would be far better to turn the horse 
barefoot into a low, moist pasture a week 
or so after washing off the second blister 
than to work him even on the land. The 
blistering should be repeated at intervals 
of three or four weeks until the hoofs are 
growing well from the hoof-head down. 
3. The unsalted lard rubbed lightly 
upon the hoof-heads after washing off the 
blister merely protects and soothes the 
irritated skin. The action of the blister 
is to bring more than a normal amount 
of blood into the part and so stimulate 
depositing of new horn tissues. 
4. Do not give tobacco in any form, as 
it is not effective for expulsion of worms. 
It would be far better to withhold feed 
for 36 hours and then have a veterinarian 
administer four or five drams of oil of 
chenopodium in a gelatin capsule and fol¬ 
low immediately with one quart of raw 
linseed oil. That is the newest and best 
treatment. 
5. Soreness of the feet is enough to 
cause the panting, but it is likely that 
indigestion from worms is a contributing 
cause. The horse may also have been 
overcome by heat at some time in his life, 
and if so will never work comfortably in 
very hot weather. 
Excitement Fits of Dogs 
'Can you tell me what is the matter 
with my dog? She is about a year old, 
half hound and half Airedale. All at 
once she will commence to bark and run 
just as if she saw something, run under 
the house and lie there and howl. I have 
heard of other dogs doing the same thing, 
and they died. I don’t want to lose this 
dog. a. W. 
New York. 
Dogs that act in the way described 
should always be kept under close super¬ 
vision at times of attack and, indeed, are 
best kept confined in a locked box stall. 
The reason for this is that there is a 
possibility of rabies or madness. As a 
rule, however, or in a majority of in¬ 
stances, the fits are induced by undue ex¬ 
citement and the cause back of that is the 
presence of hookworms or tapeworms. 
The feces should be examined. Segments 
or joints of a tapeworm are readily seen. 
Hookworms and round worms may also 
be found, but less commonly so. Unless 
rabies is diagnosed by a qualified veter¬ 
inarian, treatment for worms should be 
given, whether worms are found in the 
feces or not. In that event the treatment 
most effective for hookworms and round 
worms is to withhold feed for 24 hours 
and then give carbon tetrachlorid in soft 
gelatin capsules. The dose is one drop 
per pound of body weight for a puppy, 
and two drops per pound for a grown 
dog. Great care should be taken not to 
break the capsules when administering 
them, as the drug is very volatile and may 
cause fatal suffocation if inhaled. Treat¬ 
ment, if thought necessary, may be re¬ 
peated in two weeks. 
If tapeworm segments have been found 
in the feces, confine the dog in a clean 
swept box stall, fast him for 24 hours 
and then administer, by way of the 
mouth, one-eighth to one-quarter of a 
grain of arecoline liydrobromid. That is 
the latest and said to be the most ef¬ 
fective tapeworm dispeller, and need not 
be followed by a physic as it is in itself 
a powerful purgative. Burn the drop¬ 
pings. If the drug cannot be obtained, 
give the dog one dram of fluid extract of 
male shield fern and 20 grains of freshly 
powdered areca nut in a tablespoon of 
simple syrup for every 25 lbs. of body 
weight, after withholding feed for 24 
hours. Repeat the dose in four or five 
days. Burn the voided worms and feces. 
It is well to give every farm dog two 
treatments a year for worms, which they 
generally contract, and especially if they 
are used among sheep, which they may 
infect with the tapeworm hydatids or 
cysts of the brain, which cause gid or 
sturdy (staggers). At time of a fit con¬ 
fine the dog in a quiet, cool, darkened 
place and give him 10 to 20 grains of 
bromide of potash in a little water, unless 
it is known that the attack is character¬ 
istic of rabies, which is incurable and 
fatal in a week or less time. Apply to 
the U. S. Department of Agriculture, 
Washington, D. C., for a bulletin about 
rabies. 
Ear Mange of Cat 
I have a cat which for quite a long 
time has had a sore behind liis ear. At 
times it is almost healed, but it seems to 
heal badly, and he will scratch it off, 
making it bleed and sore again. Can 
you tell me what to do to help it? A. s. 
Rensselaer Co., N. Y. 
There can be little doubt that your cat 
is afflicted with ear mange. That skin 
disease is caused by the parasitic mite 
called Otodectes cynotis felis (cati), of 
the order Acarin, family, Sarcoptidea. 
The commoner or generalized form of 
mange is caused by the parasite called 
Notoedres minor felis cati, also belonging 
to the Sarcoptida. The first named para¬ 
site invades the flap of the ear, outer- 
chamber of the ear and external auditory 
canal. It does not spread from those 
parts. The irritation caused by the par¬ 
asite usually causes formation of a ca¬ 
tarrhal discharge from the ear of dark 
colored foul smelling liquid, and a sore 
or ulcerated condition of the ear flap and 
auditory canal and presence of raw or 
granulating tissue. The pus you have 
seen indicates such conditions. The irri¬ 
tation is so great that the cat is continu¬ 
ally shaking the head and scratching or 
rubbing the ear. The opening of the ear 
may be so swollen or blocked by granula¬ 
tion tissue that the chamber cannot be ex¬ 
amined. Unless remedied by proper treat¬ 
ment the middle ear in time becomes af¬ 
fected and deafness results. 
Treatment consists in perfectly cleans¬ 
ing the ear with peroxide of hydrogen on 
sterilized cotton tied on a small stick. At 
first the opening of the ear may be filled 
with the peroxide and then the swabbing 
should be done to remove all fluid and co¬ 
agulated discharge. When this has been 
done and all filth removed perfectly, dry 
the ear and then pour the following lo¬ 
tion, presci’ibed by the authority Saun¬ 
ders, into the ear and over the flap and 
all affected parts: Beta napthol, one 
dram ; ether, three drams; olive oil, two 
drams ; mix. As soon as the lotion has 
been poured into the ear, plug it with 
absorbent cotton to prevent too rapid 
evaporation. The application should be 
made daily for three days ; then the ear 
should be cleansed as before, dried thor¬ 
oughly and filled with a dusting powder 
such as finely powdered boric acid, sub¬ 
nitrate of bismuth and starch, equal 
parts; or lycopodium or the stearate of 
zince and balsam of Peru, which is a 
fine, light powder. Put a cap on the head 
after treatment. If granulations are 
present it would be best to have a veter¬ 
inarian cauterize lightly with lunar caus- 
tice (nitrate of silver). When the mid¬ 
dle ear has become affected (otitis me¬ 
dia) and brain disturbance results, treat¬ 
ment will not be likely to succeed. 
Countrywide Produce Situation 
EFFECTS OF THE LATE SEASON ; OLD PO¬ 
TATOES AND APPLES DOING BETTER; 
PLENTY OF SOUTHERN PEACHES ; NEW 
METHODS IN DISTANT SHIPPING SEC¬ 
TIONS. 
The cold wet Spring has been the chief 
cause of trouble for eastern and southern 
farmers so far. Some of the increased 
crop acreages will not amount to much 
because of poor stand and the weeds 
which grew while farmers were waiting 
for the rain to stop. Pastures and mow¬ 
ings look well. A northern farmer can 
worry through when there is hay enough. 
Old Timothy hay sells at $25 to $32 in 
the eastern cities. Bran, at $18 per tou 
in the West, looks cheaper than hay. Or¬ 
chard fruit promises a good crop with 
the center of production in -the East 
rather than in the far West this year. 
Prices of farm produce are not show¬ 
ing any great change, but some things the 
farmer buys have been going down a little 
and the farmer is that much better off. 
Even a cool season helped the farmers 
in one way : old potatoes and apples kept 
longer and sold better than usual, and 
the market season has been closing fairly 
well, considering the facts. 
POTATOES AND APPLES FIRM 
Potato prices have held the past two 
months at $1 to $1.50 per 100 lbs. in 
the country and $1.50 to $2 in the cities, 
with an upward tendency during June. 
The potato supply is gradually .shifting 
from old to new without much change 
in total quantity. New southern potatoes 
have been declining in price but are still 
bringing something above cost. New po¬ 
tato shipment territory has worked north¬ 
ward as far as the Carolinas. Southern 
potato farmers are getting about double 
the price received by northern farmers 
at this time, but considering the lighter 
yields the return per acre is not neces¬ 
sarily greater. The demand for No. 2 
southern potatoes, at about half the 
price of No. 1, is some advantage to the 
southern shipper. 
The apple market instead of caving 
under the weight of cold storage stock 
actually rose a little toward the end of 
the season. The public has eaten apples 
as never before in April, May and June, 
and probably in consequence the doctor 
was kept at the proper distance. 
Southern cabbage brings Virginia 
growers about $1 per barrel, which is 
nothing great for the small size, low yield¬ 
ing varieties grown. There was some¬ 
thing of a glut in botj^ cabbage and let¬ 
tuce because many Carolina fields 
frozen and replanted came into compe¬ 
tition with late plantings. Southern to¬ 
matoes are coming down, but Florida 
shippers get at the rate of about $4 per 
bushel. Tomato canning business is ex¬ 
pected to be active this season now that 
old canned goods are mostly cleaned up. 
PLENTY OF SOUTHERN FRUIT 
Strawberries wholesale at 10 to 20c 
per quart in cities. The first week of 
June was about the height of the straw¬ 
berry shipping season. Wet weather 
damaged the crop considerably. The 
northern crop will have full swing 
through June. 
The coming of the early peaches from 
Georgia shows that the season is well 
along after all. There may be 11,000 
carloads from that State, which would 
be an unusually large output—perhaps 
equal to one r fourth of all the peaches 
shipped this season. Southern peaches 
will be the main feature for three mouths. 
The early ones are poor enough, but 
choice kinds will be ripe soon. Southern 
growers are awake to the danger of over¬ 
loading the markets, and the poor stuff is 
being inspected out as never before. Much 
better to throw out low grades than to 
pay freight and then dump the stuff. 
California ranks next to Georgia, and 
then comes New York State. The height 
of the peach movement occurs towards 
the end of July and again in September. 
The three States mentioned ship about 
three-fourths of the total. 
Cantaloupes from Southern California 
are becoming a feature of the markets. 
The season has been too cold for active 
demand, but the moderate early receipts 
were taken up at $5 to $7 per crate. The 
shippers have a good system of inspection 
in producing sections and do not allow 
much unripe poor fruit to be sent out of 
the State. This plan is being followed in 
some other important sections shipping 
potatoes, lettuce, apples and other per¬ 
ishable products. It helps give buyers 
confidence and gives the product a better 
standing in the markets. 
Another plan that has been extending 
fast this season is the sale of fruits and 
vegetables at auction at the shipping 
point. The plan is made possible by the 
official inspection, which practically guar¬ 
antees the quality of the goods when 
sold. Buyers in distant cities bid by 
telegraph for the carlots offered and pay 
for them at once. The grower has his 
money and the risk is on the buyer. Of 
course the price is a little lower than 
when the goods are shipped to the city 
and sold there, but the owner knows 
his produce is sold, and the idea seems to 
be fairly popular. g. b. f. 
Chemical to Clean Cesspool 
Do you know of any chemical that 
will clean a cesspool? i. K. 
Pine Plains, N. Y. 
Caustic soda is the chemical used in 
so-called chemical closets to destroy the 
solid matter, a solution of 20 lbs. of 
fresh caustic soda in 10 gallons of water 
being of sufficient strength. This might 
possibly dissolve the solids in a cesspool, 
but, as the latter ceases to function be¬ 
cause of the clogging of the porus earth 
surrounding the pool, I doubt very much 
w r hether any chemical will restore its use¬ 
fulness. M. B. D. 
Bride (consulting cook book) : “Oh, 
my, that cake is burning and I can’t 
take it out for five minutes yet!”—Jack 
o’ Lantern. 
