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time to time for the purpose of discussing
matters that are of interest to us dealel-s
in agriculture.
The subject chosen for this evening
seems to be one of the greatest questions
of the day, and one worth our while to
scan closely; this art or science of “High
Breeding of Cattle.” In dollars and cents
it is a matter of our interest. A well bred
cow may bring to us in return for the
feed given her over cost, a nice little
sum; but a poor bred one is very likely
to not pay more than cost of feed. Why?
becauSc in the ill bred her powers for di-
gestlou and assimilation are so poorly de-.
velopcd as to render it impossible for her
to utilize her food and 20' work it up
that it is not fully digested, but passes it_
much more indigested, or it is used in
supplying other purposes than what you
wish to produce. The fieldjs so large that
I can hardly fix‘ my mind on a starting
point. -
Volume after volume has been written
on this subject until a library could be
filled with matter relating to this subject.
We shall aim to give out limited knowl-
edge and observation etc.) on the practi-
cable points relating to this important
branch of agriculture. This is a question
that interests the one cow farmer, per-
haps more than the one whom capital
. largely‘investcdmhc is generally willing
to give it good care and liberal feed, and
its wants are seldom looked over as the
one with a large herd left to the care of
hired help. What shall we breed for is
to be determined before we ‘advanca
further. If for beef, or the yoke, or
milk, or butter,",wc are tobe controlled
by different objects to bring about de-
sired purposes. In either case our alm
should be for improvement. How is this
best accomplished? we answ‘er and will
try to maintain by continued selection
from generation to generation‘s desirable
and special character until afixed type or
variety is established which is up hill
work at the outset, but is as Horace Hub»
bard says, f‘like a great ball rolling— at
first deviating at'-small obstacles . but
finally increasing at every revolutionjuntil
a line is formed unerring in its way.” In
hareditylthe force is powerfuL'and through
this help varieties may be formed that if
the selection has been perfect, and time
has developed (what it is certain to) that
you can even bet on the color before its
birth; and a capability to transmit its
same power to its offspring. If there has
been a cross line you may expect it where
you find it only. To thoroughbred it
takes many years and several generations
of the human family to carry this forward,
and carefully follow the chosen points,
the ancestors have had in mind, in selec-
tion in order to so fix this as has become
like our high breeds of the present time.
In seed wheat we may cross two varieties
and be able to fix it thoroughbred at the
third year, but. the one is very much- un-
like the other—the battles in blood for its
own claims are long and tedious.
Yet Dr. A. G. Stevenson tells us, “the
principles that govern this are few and
simple, requiring, however, patience and
time.” He further says there are slight
variations occuring in the best varieties
of animals in the human family is but a
good illustration of this fact that two
persons cannot be found, but may be
distinguished one from the other, yet the
family resemblances may be so near alike
and so strongly marked at a distance, it
is hard to do it. Now in breeding cattle
it is important to understand that both
sire and dam both he noted in’your se-
lection from families marked and known
to be of good qualities for butter, and
yield, and as I have said, if followed a
variation from this character will be rare,
for a steaotype is made, and a family of
cows for butter will be established, and
even the males will impart this character-
istic upon other herds where they are
crossed. It is this that shows itself when
thoroughbreds are crossed with our na-
tives. Their powers and qualities have
been intensified by long and careful
breeding until they possess the power to
perpetuate them with great certainty.
This has been aquired from heredity.
This is transmitted from parent to off-
spring, from ancestor to posterity, and
has been said, is the everacting conserva-
tive or preservative force which tends to
keep descendants like their parents and
ancestors. This is a great law and
Horace Hubbard said, t‘he who perfectly
understands it and is master of the power
to apply it on practice can mould them
at will," and again, the animal that makes
best use of‘ theofood given orlcon'sumed,
and also consumes'gthe most is certainly
the best and most profitable. But for
breeding you must be careful, even here.
Yet she may be a very desirable cow—
every point,scems to be filled if she has
not a milking _pedigree in her ancestors
she may be a very-,defective breeder be-
cause ;she will not. throw her calf like
herself, bugs: any direction. Some will.
say I will risk for a damflonc who is really
a good cow, and fdr the sire the same re-
lative of her pedigree. If you follow this
rule you’ll find your mistake, and but
little experience will tell‘you so. The
above dam and sire may be much farther
in points towards 1-00 than the thorough-
breeds, but it is the latter who uniformly
throws its~progeny which intensifies the
reproductive power as regards certain
desirable qualities which seems fixed and
makes its reappearance more and more
certain in each generation. If we don’t
find this so we may make up our mind
that something has crossed your breeding
animals path at some time; andin per-
fect pedigree there must be none, for it
is like putting vinegar o'r rennet in the.
smallest quantity in milk—a change may
be expected. Many will ask, would you
bred for farm and common use thorough-
,breed cattle? I would answer no, but I
could. use 'a full blood hull of thcnbest
strain fOr what I wished to produce, and
select my best cows—the probability
would 'be the progeny would follow the
stronger blood (the sire) at least one gen:
oration. Be careful that in your selection
you see that his record has been kept
clean and that his breeding master had
his eye‘on utility and usefulness, and not
fancy ;too many try to look in one direc-
tion. Fancy 'with one eye, the other
utility—this cannot be successfully done
to any extent—bis eye for fancy is on
silid colors, color of the‘borns, tongues,
switch, etc., are not jof any great
value to the farmer, but Hubbard says,
“breeding them sometimes the system is
entirely against the cultivation of certain
qualities that are foremost important
to the farmer." Instance—breed for a
trim barrel body; and you close the very
receptacle you wish to fill large quantities
of greenxsucutent‘ forage with and which
. they must have to be most profitable. I
don't ,care how much an animal eats,
provided he or she utilizes it well, the
more the better, we are constantly hear,
ing men tell us about what an awful ap-
petite his horse has. - I ask if he is well?
Oh, yes. .. Then I say, if you don’t want
him to have it it must be very easy to
keep it from him, and if you don’t want
him to take more largely he seems to be
On Human Heredity—J. Edwin Dan-
elson, M, D., sends forth the remarks
thus :—‘—"Every excess of what ever kind,
every sin against one’s own body, immor-
al indulgencies, and‘ any evil work upon
us in our own persons and still more
certainlyand virulently upon our offspring
Drunkenness entails disease and death
upon unborn generations; and it tends
after producing in its fatal course through
each succeeding generation mania melan-
ancholy, paralysis, suicide, to end in com—
plete idiocy and extinction of the family
of the fourth generation."
Dr. Henry Mandsley says, “assuredly
the circumstances of one generation make
much of the fate of the next. Contrast
the low savage with the best specimens
of civilized culture and we shrink from
confessing kinship. yet we know Well
that such as he is now such were perhaps
our ancestors." The best, and by many
claimed the only plan to stop drunken—
ness and other vice, is to keep ,it and its
influence from the parent so that it shall
not be transmitted to.the next generation
When there will be no deéirc for, or to in-
dulge in the vices spoken of.
As I have intimated above we do not
want special purpose animals, but general
for the farm, and crossing with superior
animals increases the value of the progeny
—just how much is not precisely certain
yet, but L. F. Allen, editor of the Short
Herd Book has remarked from i to l and
probably be on this pointis as good au—.
thority as we have. Remember. the off- -
spring of a cow is seldom to be depended
on for breeding giving similarity. We
need not go into this complex breeding,
for there are races so fashioned and fixed
by hands of successful breeders that we
can cross with'and save all these trials
which are sometimes very costly. We
are ready to believe that Mr. McCready
hasastrain that is really desirable for
butter and should be appreciated, and is
possible it is for our own interest to get a
few grades at a moderate price. There can
be no dispute that the best animals are
the cheapest for any purposc,but I do
say mere blood is nothing and I some
times think worse. than such for we are
apt to keep a full blooded animal even if
it is inferior. This-thus done more _to hurt
good bloods than anything else, if an in-
ferior (the more so the more common)
calf is found, especially a bull calf, it is
sold or given to a friend, and he rears it,
and because it is charged for service, us-
ual price, many follow it, and it is high
blood, and is kept away from the butcher,
and kept on year after year throwing
hundreds of calves thought perhaps as
much of until they, are raised and found
to be not as good as they promised, but
really inferior when they dispise all high
bloods, especially this blood. Who is to
blame? The one who gave it away, he
should have fattened it and the butcher
would have ended this strain which-
should be. I would not say extravagant-
1y that success is all in the breed, but let
breed precede feed and feed follow breed
and success is in a carefully bred, breed
and the combination feed. This is in
tended‘to place/both of them at the same
stall. So don‘t omit the feed because you
have got a high breed.
Cue thing I would impress on the
farmer's mind is the sureness :_of the fal-
lacy of the practice of if they can get a
common ta native cow, large milker, good
quality, y would use her to any scrub
bllll, they would raise it if it was a heifer
thinking to get a calf as good or better
than the mother. Here is a law that
contradicts this, for in all nature, if both
are the same grade, the male imparts to
the oflspring more than the female, so
I've told you to be so careful of the dam
lookout for the sire. It is a fact says
Hon. David Christie, (President Short
Horn-Breeders Association) that progeny
of the thorough bred and native show
improvement in some respects as fatten-
ing and milk. etc., over both progenitors.
Grade steers will mature 1 year earlier
and bring 1 to 3 cents per pound more,
and greater weights in 1 year’s less time,
together with the advance] price shows
the value of grades at least over natives.
In all my claims, understand me. I
mean general results, and I wish to im-
press this otherwise you might present
single instances to contradict me with.
Single trials are but feeble proofs, for. we
may have sports, abnormal - growths
dwarfs, etc., in all nature with the best
care
Notta few days ago I dissected a calf
with a crooked set (upper and under jaw)
to exactly fit each other, the nose and lips
presented‘the appearance of a double hair
lip-leach flssure was an inch in width—
the nasal passages terminating in the
mouth, internally, and most disgusting
to look at. I could find no trace of it
'in breeding, and it must be called a freak
of nature. In high breeding there should
be no dispute as to a gain, and that de-
cided too. That there are a few strains
of pure blood that are desirable in lini-
form in size and form, and generally al-
most'perfectZ (to make 100 or 90 few at-
tain) as butter makers, beef works, etc,
andfree from those concentrated inside
fixtures that are so liable to diae‘ase as
inflammation and various disorders of
Garget,tuberculated lungs,ctc.,that many
high, hot blooded animals are found
subject to.’ The temperature of the body
in these is generally never boiling heat
than graded or natives. Our commis-
sioners of our own state tell us that
Tuberculosis or consumption is largely a
hereditary disease, and an animal affected
with it is worse than useless for breeding
purposes, and for beef it is nearly
settled that these germs can be conveyed
by an afiiicted animal though the, milk,
or in the beef they must be also the same
for this purpose to be used for food, or
their produce for the same to the human
subject to there start a trouble to destroy
his body by that so much dreaded dis-
ease. -
Koch believed consumption was a par-
asitic nature, and Dr. .Coggshall of Mich,
says, “the milk from tuberculous cows is
more eminently contagious and reproduces
the disease if drank. "
Some say, “oh,ldon’t know as our stock
.is improving." I say it. is. Let us com-
pare the Durhams with the yvild or Texan
cattle, whose meat and carcass is none
too handsome and juicy for our taste and
who but give milk for to raise a poor calf
on milk a few months and then dry up.
We think these are striking illustrations
of how many work by selection in domes
tic animals. It is but a few years when
we could find many cows that would make
12 pounds of butter per week, their rec-
ords now would fill a book almoat too
large to handle. And where is the end.
Some have so concentrated straining cap-
abilities ior producing butler that 5; qts.
of milk makes a pound of butter, and this
in our midst too. And some claim 4 qts.
of certain cows milk do the same. Well,
in the average, is perhaps, about ten
quarts. '
In cows I have not the least doubt but
if this subject is studied, and the test
tube used for each cow’s milk, and those
that respond to the feed compared with
the other part of the herd, and those
culled out and dispersed of that did not
in a few years (less than 10) the produc-
tion of butter would be three times what
it is at present in Wilton, or the State,
ready.
with no more cows- This, satisfying
yourself to the value of a cow by the
quantity of milk or quality as it appears
to the naked eye is all guess work. Your
cow may give rich milk, and if the size
of globules vary greatly in the cream that
rises on that milk when‘it- is churned the
larger bursting first butter is formed and
the small ones go into [or remain un-.
broken in the buttermilk. The mycro-_
scepe‘tells this story and detects this“
very readily when from- the naked cycit
is hidden. '
How shall we form the ideal spoken
of? What points are looked for in ayood
cow .9 A good judge and model dairyman
says, a soft skin, full, eyes, small horns,
wide cscutcheon, a place to put a bag,
well spread teats of good size, large
crooked milk, veins with large orifice at
their source, slim neck and’tail and clean
limbs, select a vigorous constitution, yel-
low ear wax for yellow butter, but after,
this all, try your test tubes for- they are
the best signs where you can use them.
A high character ill the ancestry is called
for in that we have hereditary power, or
capacity, for transmission is culmulativa;
it becomes stronger and more intensely
fixed when the respective parents possess
similarity of characteristics. To produce
a good milker after you have gained what
you can through pedigree allow her to
come in spring when the grasses are green
andtcnder and full of juices, producing
rich milk which fill the milk organ
largely, devolopnig them while the cow
is young, elastic and growing. I would.
name the time as 2 years old. If you al-
low her; to come in winter when her, food
is dry, the milk in quantity is small;
hence Iisay that a heifer’s first pasturation
takes place in wint'e‘r she will act be (if
near the value of :coming in May or
June. It is thought and found that the
sex is determined somewhat by the age
of the heifer, or cow. Young cows, lst
and 2d calf bring more blfils and older
ones more heifers. Souieglhkve thbligflfl.
they have discovered a law to govern sex.
but none appears, or have been recognlzed
as certain. Yet there, are probabilities‘
which may influence this as the most
vigerous parent will govern the sex and
also the more stimulating food on either
side may help. In using bulls for the
dairy it is thought best to use year and
a half to 2 years old, but breeding for the
yoke 2 or 3 years old are' better and if
worked better still. Breeding for the
yoke is almost a. necessity; calves breed
from a. good Devon :bull and cow will
certainly bring those thatwill 'be aired
color, near the same “shaped and not ,llillf
the amount of of labor to break them,
and generally sprightly steppers, feel the
lash easily, and are willing to'ibe about as
you wish them to. The time of gestaloire
in a cow. is generally found tobe 275 to
280 days, and the extremes 240m 280
days, the older the cow the longer time ‘
is generally taken.
The reason why we in and in breed is
because we wish to give them greater
force, or power in heredity and not in-'
vigcration, for the general tendency is to
weaken and not to increase desirable
qualities except in and through another
generation in the heredity spoken of.
Gen. Cassius M. Clay says, “there is no
doubt that Bates and others with the
short horns, and Jonas Webb with South
downs in and in bred; but where intellect
is required this should be avoided. He
says animals too fat will not breed at all
or bring a poor or feeble issue. I have
known several to die in labor that were in
this condition. If followed closely it
tends to barrenness."
It is said very close. in and in breeding
is hazardous in common plactice but very
productive of extraordinary results when
persued with judgment, and with animals
of strong individuality and iron consti-
tutions. In this way is found to be the
shortest road to your ideal fancy; for
they sooner reflect their excellencies, or
otherwise to the progeny. A man in
New York State has a very fine herd of
cows ,from in and in bred stock; butI
presume if you. could trace that old
grandmother ancestral cow you'd find her
in her prime not weak in desirable points
but quite the opposite, and she gave it
to her offspring, and not only transmitted
to them, but gave them the-power to trans~
wit it to their offspring. But there is
danger in it. We see not thebattles that
are fought by' {the blood to take prece-
dence. It is said the first cross can be
handled with less danger, but lock out
for those after that, we see examples of
this frequently,cripples,abnormal growths
and monstrosities. ‘
Ika of a col‘~ born a clplete crip-
ple in the fore legs (so much so it could
hardly walk) its father was its own
brother, and this produce came from in
breeding. He was kept and'broken ‘but
proved a complete failure.
It is now known if you want. a good
quality of milkfor family use, rich and
golden, gilt edge' bullet“, bread from Jeri
sey‘ or Alderney of Channel Island milk
for market, and cheese Ayreshirc of
Scotland, or Holstien of Holland, and so
on with thedifierent breeds for the spec-
ial purpoac you wish to use them for.
The former milk contains largerlglobules;
(and on this Dr. Sturdevant claims and
asserts “the variation consequent upon
breed shows that the rise of the globulc
is influenced by inheritance”, which rise
much. quicker cream, churns quicker,
more golden and butter harder; yeta
as I have said, is most desirable consider-
ing all. It is a fact. that the amoul’lt of
butter is largely dependent on the breed;
There is, however, a limit to the produc-
tion of butter, and the thoroughbred,
grade, or native may be fed to such an
extent (especially of concentratcdfood,)
that she cannot utilize it. Here among
farmers generally, perhaps this word‘of
caution is not necessary, judging from
the appearance of our cows.
But this distance is further away in the
better, bldod than native; ‘ ' L _
We think the ' thoughts as presented, but
feebly, arc in reach of all of us if we
take pains to avail ourselves of it, we can
produce good grades and bring up and
raise the standardof the cattle on our
farms; suppose it cost $200 bi" ignore lit-
the starfiqh will certai‘nlyggetsodietimcq',
many hundfgd pei‘ counter 'th'ejg'jnvest-Z
meat: Why-lire .lgrades‘beftterr than na-
tives, 'ors‘crubs, as they'arc called? Be.
cause (for beef) the offal’of the former is
smaller than the latter in proportion to
gross weight, and the carcass heavier in
loin, steak and juicy roasts, 300., less bone
and shank, making-less loss to the butch-
cr, Which they soon'j lgarli. ‘. Good judges
Wlll tell you this " Afglancé‘bya dealer
into a pen of' steerinwill-tell you if grades
or otherwise, and‘ what.» breeds are used
in this grading, as well as an oysterman
can tell by a look, or even in the dark,
whether an oyster was raised or grown on
a hard bottom or mud fiat. In feeding
500 of one against 500 of the other, the
one will be taken by the butcher, and as
developed a year sooner than the other,
and generally at an advance Weight and
price. This makes quite a difference in
the size of the money bag of the producer.
You might experiment with one or five,
but take enough to draw a general aver.
age and you’ll find the better result.
0f one fact in breeding I am more and
more convinced, that a cow if called to
exercise in a high degree her milking parts
during pregnancy to near pasturitlon,
s
transmits this quality even to her calf,
and that will be when grown up a better
and longer milker than she would have
been wcrc she dry 11 number of months.
Some breeders are satisfied of this and of
their having advantage superior to me
their judgment is superior to mine, this
is what gives the name authority, and
which we must regard, for if one tells us
of something we are Certain he has had
no advantage to know, what weight do
we ‘give it? 'None.‘ Authority in medi-
cal practice assert that if the fretful to-be
mother indulges the growth of this troub-
le, that the offspring will inherit the same
disposition. And likewise the temper of
the calf is modified by the quiet or uneasy
condition of the cow. If this is so we can
see the importance of a kind treatment,
handling gently, especially at this period.
It is also claimed, and I cannot see a
reason against it that a calf from acow
that-has been fed on bran or meal, will
more readily take to that feed than one
who has had only bay.
There is a great dispute about whether
the Alderney and Jersey are the same or
different breeds. I. think the general
opinion is that they differ as a breed and
this difference is determined by the color,
the Alderney being lighter (fawn and
white), while the Jerseys are dark and
white. A writer of good reputation on
this matter tells us that the original color
of this breed, (he counts them as one,) is
red. This appears to be no guide, then,
to determine by color, as neither of these
as bred about here now hear this color.
dill-(Gold, (Secretary of 100mg. Board of
Agriculture) tOld ‘us, as‘ you remember,
when be last visited us, in answer tolthis
ques'tiOn Of difiereuce'we can’t help re-
gard them as one breed at least so near
alike it is too fine to make a difference, and
is essentialy the same breed. A black
tongue is looked for to indicate purity of
blood. In the American Jersey Cattle
mammalian; git is said in the Island‘
Herd Book entries are made of 124 bulls
and 474 cows, 41 of bulls and over a bun
drcd'Ebws are highly spoken Of. . ~..0f these
nearly 150 animals only one-sixth of them
present black switches, and only one7with
a"black tongue; 45 only are" solid color.
This goes to show these points so much
depended on by'many are fallacies.
I had a talk with a veterinarian in
which I used the term Alderney, when he
remarked Jersey wasthe only scientific
name for that breed, intimating we should
use only this name, and that Alderney
was the vulgar name for Jersey.
If an ideal of acow is to be formed,
what, shall be our guide? and what has
been accomplished in knowledge by pre-
vious breeders? It is understoodthat 100
represents a perfect cow; now this should
be our model. The scale of points was.
adopted April, 1875, by the “ American
Jersey Cattle Club,” as follows:
Counts
2
Head small, lean and rather long,
Face dished, broad between the eyes,
narrow between the horns, 1
Muzzle dark, encircled by a light color, 1
Eyes full and placid, 1
Horns small, crumpled, amber color, 3
Ears small and thin, 1
Neck straight, thin, rather long, clean
throat, and not heavy at the shoul-
ders, 4
Shoulders sloping and lean; withers
thin; breast neither deficient nor
beefy, 3'
Back level to setting on Of tail, broad
across the loin, ' 4
Barrel hooped, broad and deep at
flank, 8
Hips wide apart, and fine in the bone ;
rumpling and broad, 4
Thighs long, thin, wide apart, legs
standing square, and not cross in
walking, 4
Legs short, small below the knees,
small hoofs, 3
Tail fine, reaching the “ hooks, good
switch, 8
Hide thin, mellow, with fine soft hair, 4
Color of hide where hubris, white;
on udder and inside of cars, yellow 5
Fore udder full in form, running well
forward, . 8
Hind udder same as fore, but well up
behind, 8
Udder free from long hair, and not
fleshy, 5
Tents rather large, wide apart and
squarely placed, . 6
Milk veins prominent, 5
Escutche'on'hi'gh and broad, and high
on thighs, ' 8
Disposition quiet and good natured, 3
General appearance rather bony than
fleshy, ‘ ' 6
Perfection, 100
I have had revolving in my mind for
some time' how it could be brought about
to improve our stock more rapid than at,
present. Icannot wait for the change I
wish to see. I've been contriving how
the State could make, it obligatoryijr any
“9““? 2.50.100: to. than, 0000...
should pass examination and receive li-
cense to keep for that purpose or as one
had suggested prohibit by legal enactment
the use of an'y‘s‘crub bull. Ca‘s‘trati'on of
all such before three months old, should
be made obligatory; This Would raise up
our standard in, cattle rearing, As it is
non ’po'o'li families (and not these alone',)
allow their cows to get with calf by any
scrub that can serve them rather than pay
perhaps 50 cents more for a good blood
sire. .
VFricnd Bedlam has told us with great
emphasis to stick to the native stuck there
is one thing desirable about them over im-
proved stock for the higher the improve-
ment the more subject to disease with in-
creased fatality. But for all that, we can-
,nol: 'gd back there but we must better care
for themhudTuse remedies for prevention
and cure of these troubles and let im-
provement progress. Young cattle as
calves are found to, be liable to disease, as
pneumonia, &_c.,,jdue to blind of l‘ac'cllimat}
iz'ation. Keeping bur pattl’é ilnder shelter
—1 think we in New England have learn-
ed we cannot afford to find feed foF'fuel,
when the common heat of their bodies
will keep them in acomfortable condition
if given a tight, orjgomfia'ratifyelyfif‘ o‘,shel'-
or" ,{jrhis ,j.w.ill work. on ’. the nib ”incl. or
grade-Isa well ah“ shirub,ior natgy'é. We
.ibnnnqt approve of seeing {iliow zloty af tem-
Eiperatilrcr’thevai‘ll go befoi-‘e freé‘z'ii‘lg, even
if it is practiced at the West where corn
is cheaper in some places than boards.
In breeding I would suggest you use your
cow to a less sized or smaller breed than
sheis herselfa Some, may object to the
term lfmongrel, oilzgrade." (Trot. D. C.
Eaton says, mongrels'are grades, and con.
tinues, they are‘fthe, offspring of the union
of different varieties of income 'spé‘cies.
Hybrid, “ from two different species,"
and Prof. Brewer says “the whole idea of
species is founded on the Biological law
of, we call Heredity,and though individ-
from generation to generation, it gives di-
' 'rcction to the growthLbut. it partly con-
trols it," and here acclimation comes in
to help work up the form. &c., which
sometimes takes but a few generations.
Prof. B. says that “there is a limit to even
selection, and sometimes when carried to
.excess has brought defects,” but I think
it is hardly worth while to warn you of
this, yet it may be well to know it.
Bodient, in speaking of the modern
horse stable presenting an appearance of
for it. is said to he ruinous to her for pre-
blood. First impressions in young ani-
als comprising species die, yet it lives on ,
an apothecary shop, may appear there be-
cause we arer better skilled in veterinary
science,” farmers, than 50 years ago.
Then if a horse was sick he was suspect—
ed of having trouble in the intestinal re-
gion and be was rode on a rail, or run a
few 'miles and left to grow better or
worse, as the case mightgbe. A cow, if
sick, was said to have the horn distemper'
and treated accordingly. Iknow of an
ox that, had calculus in the urethra, (or‘
stone in the canal to the bladder) which
prevented the passage of urine, and in
time caused rupture of the bladder and
death. He had been treated for born dis-
temper, and lay out in the open field till
he died. A barrel of water flowed from
abdominal cavity. But probably our
kOrses do need more care and medicine
than formerly, ’and we are much to blame
for it. We expect them‘to‘ work in one-
fourth the time. Brewerisay’s,60 years
ago the fastest horse in America was 2:40,
while in 1882 there are 1,521, that trot in
2:30 or better. We mutt go fast; we
must breed for it and then take care for
them. Some discussions have arisen
whether using a scrub bull to a thorough-
bred cow will chect the after progeny ?
Col. Warner on this questlon says, “I
know from experience it will for three
generations,” more particularly if" heifers.
From what I have learned, I have no
doubt that it may. In poultry, if a pure
blood hen is served with a common roos-
serving pure blood, and Dr. Riggs re-
marks in the human family after a mulat—
to has been produced by a white woman
she, can never _ ban. a 17qu white child—
alid they will have characteristics of hegr'o
mills, have a powerful influence on their
future progeny. A case is cited in which
a full blood P011 or Mulley (as we call
them)sOught the society of a horned white
ox and came home at night from'jhc pas-
ture. She had had his company, proba-
bly, for one half a day, and she was then
served bya full .blood like herself, and
the production was a nearly white calf
with Lotus, ”although for generations this
blood had been invariably dark and horn-
less. I imagine I hear some one thinking
ewby, he hasn't made it plain whether
he would cross two full bloods or one full
and a grade, I may have expressed my-
self on this point before different from
what I shall now; I cannot see' anything
about it to my discredit, for it shows I
wish. to know more than I did before. I
say, I look for the highegt production in
the use of one full (site) and other grade,
and if an extreme 'in one the opposite in
the other. Prof. Brewer says “I am not.
aware on‘ record among all the breeds
where anew breed has been formed with
two distinct breeds that preserved the
better qualities of both." I .
I presume it: is due to tho antagonism of
the blood, too much agitation because both
are full. Mr. Gold says “ don’t cross two
thoroughbreds.”
A few words more and I will worry you
no longer. The production of ex. This
has been talked of and every device has
been tried to bring about this effect, and
none can fail to see its desirability, for
any one raising progeny from valuable
animals to establish a herd would wish,
perhaps, a greater part of them females,
if they were not they would not increase
very fast. I shall merely allude to this
and not discuss it. I am, however, with-
out good authority on this point. Mr.
Brownhcad of Hamdcn Plliins, New Ha-
ven County, Conn , a breeder of Holstien,
claims to have discovered a rule that is
infalible—never fails. He has tried it for
seven years, and in his herd of 20 or more
cows has never in that time had but one
male, and that was the result of his care-
lessness. His rule is to allow the sexes to
couple only at 2d and 4th heat for a fe-
male, while to produce a male use them
at the lat and 3d. I know a man who
claims stimulation will do the same—that
is for the sex to follow the sire, he be fed
stimulating food and witheld from the
dam, and the opposite to produce the op-
posite. result. It is fair to presume
that influences may, and probably do af-
fect this matter but what they are may be
more than we are yet able to tell. I
would say if you wish to cross with the
Durhams, for milk, be careful and get the
milking strains of Durhams. Else you
will be breeding away from what you wish
to obtain or accomplish. -We believe in
this section, they are generally roan; that
is a mixture of red and white. The red
and ,white Durhams are more for beef,
and, of course, of all breeds, none mature
better, tender, mere juicy, weigh well,
with little offal for the butcher, thick in
loin and roasts, than these. The Guern-
sey cattle are fast gaining ground as butter.
makers, being "better form, more hardy,
disc. The Holstien cattle are, when pure
bred, very large, rather coarse bone, but a
good seel, lldgebdgs, and. have reputation
of giving large messeslof milk: which is
rich, but are not as good butter or cheese
makers. The fat, or richness of milk, is
because it‘contains thescoll globes, or as
scientific men call them, globules. These
burst, upon being subject to‘concussion,
when butter is said'to come. In the H01-
stien, which shOuld not be confounded
with blanket cattle, (both being Dutch
cattle,) but the former is generally and
very uniformly white and black spotted,
large spots, while the latter generally have
a white belt entirely enveloping the ani-
mal presenting'the appearance of a white
sheet or blanket thrown over their back.
J. 'J. Webb of Hamden, Conn., has
some grades of this kind, and he says he
finds them “_ strong constitutions, goo?
feeders, rather extra milkers, and canno
see why they will not be good for beef
and workers.” ' 0f Ayrshires he speaks
uncomplimentary. Devons are rather his
pride, for he remarks, “‘who can help ad-
miring their pleasant, intelligent faces,
form, bright. red color, kind, gentle, fair
milkers, thrifty feeders, beef superior,
and handsome as pictures. . He thinks the
herd book has wrought a bad work against
good animals, but thinks private registers
might. be more valuable ‘than the herd
book has been." - ' '
Mr. McCready has a register of his owu-
herd in print which will be kindly illus-
trated, and to~those owning any of his
strain will be undoubtedly received with
interest and pleasure.
The Polled cattle or mulleys, in some
sections are much liked, but it does seem
to me from fancy, than other qualities;
yet I have no doubt there are many good
butter makers among them. The hornless
and polled head makes them appear singu-
lar. Those that have them claim they are
very kind. and gentle, not trying one to
rule the other, but each willing to accom—
modate each other. Stephen Hoyt’s Sons
New Canaan, Conn., have quite a number,
and Mr. James Hoyt tells me he shall raise
their progeny. He thinks well of them.‘
SPECIFIC GRAVITY AS IT INTERESTS THE.
. FARMER. .
One of the members of our club express-
ed a wish to have the principles of this
measurement explained, as we often come
'in contact with it relating to the condition
of liquids and gasses, and I am glad to do
this work as far as I am able to, for I
know I had much trouble to understand
it, and did not happen to ask any one who
could answer it so that I could understand
- name of James Pyle is on each package.
quote him, for he says—Specific Gravity,
—-“The ratio of the weight of abody to
the weight of an equal volume of some
other body taken as a standard or unit.
This standard is usually water for solids ’ "
did liquids and air for gasses.” The water
spoken of above should be pure distilled
water, as if impure, and which impurity
may be of mineral or other heavy charac-
‘ tor, and would compare with other water
you might select not be the same weight
and hence be unsuitable for a standard.
The air should be purified air. This can
be accomplished by first exhausting the
air from a vessel and applying, a sponge
moistened and put over the stopper and let
the vitiated' air in, and make it pure, bc~
cause the impurity is leftiin the sponge.
To determine the specific gravity of
any solid body that will sink in water,
(however rugged and irregular it may be),
'can be found by first weighing it and plac-
ing this as a numerator, and then weigh-
ing it water (for a body loses as much
weight, when weighed there, as is equal
to the weightof an equal volume of water) .
andé'i'ubtracting its weightfthefe' frouyout‘
of the water, and placing that from, the
denominator—now divide the weight of;
the body by the loss and you have its spe-
ciilc gravity. For example, sonié‘beav‘y'
mineral stone, or ore, we sup I it
weighs 280 lbs; when weighed inmaterl
it weighs 117.5 lbs. 117.5 from 230 ll?“
equals 62.5 lbs. Divide its first weight by
this-and we find its specific gravity is 4.-
1481, or a little? over four times water.
Now, we’ll ”suppose We wish: to find the
'specificzgruvity of bass wood,tbis will float
on-iwatcr. A'We .first weigh it then place
suspended a stone in.water' and: weigh it.
Tie on the pthar;z’.b¢’rli lasagna). which
will lose its - ownjawcightflahd "hélp,the
other lo‘no‘t' weigh; a‘nh'niil'éhii ”Th‘es'e must‘l
be added togclbbl'},wfllllct lisilcnominatOr. ‘ '
Now the numerator w-ill‘uborles's than 'de-
nominates, and its, spmificmgrnvityless
than water. ' '2‘ V‘ " .' ,
inthlua aspccific gfavfltyofj1925, and
is 10;}times llealtiflerntb{inlinvalid".= 3 '
Quicksilver 13.68,';3'sllvcr"‘1'0 47, dict;
diamond 3.5; glintbo'tflnac, ,.
Now, to easily find it in-liqulds, asmilk,
&c., in this if a quart of wat‘cr‘ia‘ weighed-
and it weighs two lbs, and the same ves-
sel full of milk weighs 206. Place the
milk for numerator, and water. for do
nominator and we have 2.06 2;" or=-by
denominator=1.03,as its specific gravity,
or in caée‘it weighs less than water—say
a vessel that holds 100 lbs. of water holds
but 79 of alcohol. ’ 79-100 will represent
it and the specific gravity of alcohol is
.79 of sulphuric acid (which :is the head-
iest liquid) is 1.84; wine 1.00; proof
spirits .92. I have given ydu an intima-
tion that the gravity of milk is 1.08-
Now milk has different gravltics, accord-
ing to its richness, the general milk, pure,
Dr. Jenkins says a vessel that will hold
1,000 grains of milk will hold.from 1,029
to 1,084 of milk. 0n the gravity of milk
we are, perhaps, interested more than
many others, especially those who buy
milk in ,the cities. Thcjlactometeliisnsed
for testing milk, and is supposed (if cor-
rect) you can tell if an adulteration has
been practiced. But Jenkins says no.
Why? If the cream is taken off (which
is lighter than water,) and water added it
will test what good milk 'will in weight.
Now, how can this be tested by the chem-
ist if he finds it deficient of about 2.5 per
cent. of fat it is reasonable to suppose the
cream has been taken off, or if you find a
specific gravity of less than 1.029, Jen-
kins says, you can conclude it has been
watered. Among 6,000 recorded observa-
tions it is found to be between 1:029 and
1.033. Of the 36 samples of peddlcd
milk bought in New Haven for the station
as whole milk, at 4 cents per pint, the
average gravity was 1.0311, and all had
1.029, but some very deficient in fat and
solids, showing adulteration from fat 4.56
per cent. to 1.80 per cent. The gravity of
urine, (human) varies from 1.012 to 1.030.
Some have expressed themselves surprised
that cream’s specific gravity or weight is
less than water, and also skim milk, but
it is found to be so. Hence skim milk
well watered. will weigh more than rich
pure milk. This is well for us to know,
as we might get the right specific gravity
and then get well adulterated skim milk.
I would like to hear more on this subject,
especially as it interests as as small dairy-
men as any adulterated milker oleomarger-
ice, or counterfeited butter thrown on the
market, tends to lessen the price of this
article, as Eome would use it if it was a
little cheaper. Dr. Chamberlaln in his
last report on “Transmission of. disease
by mil .” Typhoid and scarlet fever,
diptheria, possibly measles and small pox,
may be transmitted to the human subject
through milk which has been adulterated
by adding contaminated water, and by
washing the utensils. Also diarrhwal dis-
cases, and it is a pity there are so many
victims of the wasting diseases so formed
from this transmission through impure
milk.
I have gone over laws and facts which
are not new, perhaps,'any of them, but
to have anything impressed on our minds,
we should« go over them, for out of
thought, and it is liable to be entirely for-
gotten. '
The Club adjourned to the call of the
Secretary in strawberry time, when an ex- .
hibit will be held at the School House in
East Wilton: Notice will be given in
this paper. ' .
The papprs are full of “Food” medicines,
but there 18 no “food” nonsense about Car-
ter’s Liver Bitters, They make you want all
the food you can get; sold. by J. G. Gregory
d: 00.
Dr. Payson knew how to administer I
reproof. He was once a passenger in the
stage, as it drew up at n post-office, where
a plain country girl came out to take the
mail-bag from the hands of the driver. A
reckless fellow in the stage called out to
her, “What makes you blush so my dear ?”
“Perhaps,” said Dr. Payaon, who sat near
him, and was unobtlerved till now, “per-
haps it is because some one spoke rudely
to her when the stage was along here the
last time." _
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Smart WOcd and Belladonna. combined with
the other ingredients used~in the best porous
plasters make Carter’s S. W. (k. B. Baokaehe
Planters the best in the market- Price 25 ctS' .
Sold by J. G. Gregory a: 00.
Ireland had in 1882 87,497 persons pro-
ceeded against summarily for being drunk
and disorderly ; 28,219 of these were from
Ulster, 24,422 from Munster, 24,188 from
Leinster, and 10,603 from Gonnaught.
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House cleaning loses more than half its
terrors when you use Pylo’s Pearlinc. Bo
sure you are not deceived by the vile imita-
tions which flood the market, but see that hit;
WC».—
lIorse flesh is sold in some parts of
London as beef. It has the peculiarly rosy
appearance which people like, and it must
be proved to be “unfit for the food of
man” before its sale can be legally forbid-
den.
HOW—'-
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With a. baby at breast nothing is so useful
for quicting my own and baby’s nerves as
Parker’s Ginger Tonic. It prevents bowel
complaints, and is better than any stimulant
to give strength and appetite. 4t20
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Tomatoes, not many generations ago,
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952 tomatoes put up by the canning es-
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Cor ial in my family, and can cordial! re-
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for coughs, colds and for those predisposed
it. Perhaps Inshall fail to do much better.
to consumption. Dr. G. A. Foster, Utica, N.
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lllf q F.5T.JOHN LOCKWOOD.
F Or Sale Cheap.
ILL be sold at a Burguin.if appucd for
soon a small, heat Cottage, 01 slx rooms.
in ood neighborhood, and three mlnlltes’
wall of the Bridge. Apply at GAZETTE
OFFICE.
To Let.
THE large, commodions front room in
Gazette Buildin a: just vacated by Francls
McKcon. Full particulars of
B. J. STUBGES;
For Sale or to Rent.
A House and One Acre of Land, on Pros-
pect Hill.
May be had on reasonable terms. ApplyI to
‘ E. W.STUAR1‘.
'Noiialk, lurch 16th, 1881. 12“
A. Very desirable place on East Avenue. '
Also, a toy: choice Building Lots situat-
ed on Osborn Avenue. for sale cheap.
Also; a‘fnicely located House and hot on
Mermetreet near West Avenuedor sale
at a bargain, Enquire of;
' , S. E. OSBORNJiast'Avenue,
or to D. W, Fitch, W est Avenue.
"Fafll‘n‘ for Sale.
. . . :l . . .
THE subscriber offers his Farm for sale,
' situated iii the Town of Grecnficld,‘ln
Saratoga 00,, in the, state of New York, nine,
miles from Saratoga Springs. 'It is‘pleas-
nantly situated/on ariso‘ of ground. 95 acres of
land, whlclyia favorably divided into pus-
ture, plow, meadow and Wood land; With;
a. large house; the size of the barn mbv 40.
wagon house and stabltng, hay loft over the
amend by 43, and gralnery 16 by 180' Will
.be sold cheap; part of the. 131113111180, mono
can remain on mortgage if 081
ILAS, r. TUTTLE,
Nor-walk. Conn,
‘ -. .Fori‘SaIe.‘ “ _
nu REAL ESTATE known as this wm.
» C. Street property 115 feet fronting on
particularnin ire of, S
“51- » .‘W
' ngh St. and 125 ,feetpn Main st., being 290.
feet deep with" splendid ‘ House, 'Barn, and
other out buildingsmth nice shade and fro t
Also. one other-Tract,“ about forty acres
on Riverside avenue fronting, on. Rlversldc
a-vcnuc‘amt running through to the Spring
hill road alln'lcetfi quoted for building lots
all located in the orough of Norwalk and al-
mOst injhe centre of the business portion.
Contemplatcdrailroad Within short (1181111109.
For further particlllars‘en uer of
H31 ‘ BURR MITH. Agt.
‘For Sale.‘
THE large, elegant ,mpnsion- on West Ave-
nue, ‘(known as the: Dimon estate]
rooms, . all finished
ofi' in the most substantial manner with. all
large and capricious, ceilings high, andin ex-
cellent conditmnfihc piazza extends across
the entire front; and the walks and lawns
are very fine. " Shade good,and the locatlon
. the finest in the :Borough. The grounds are
about 156 feet front andcontuin about two
acreaof land. ,_=There is a s lendid ham or. the
premises, nudu‘r ood or or. Must] be seen
to-llo appreclat . 'Call on- BENJAMIN B‘tlf
CHOICE
Building Lots
F‘OR .ALE
0n Wilton Avenue
Apply to
B. J. STUBGES, qr 0. E. WILSON
Gazette Building. 44“
w. A. VOGEL,
- Manufacturing Pharmacist,
AND
WHOLESALE AND ItETAIL
Druggist,
21 Main Street, Nor-walk, Ct.
None but absolutely pure and
perfectly fresh and reliable medi-
cinal preparations, Drugs and
Chemicals.
A complete stock of
Medicines
Perfumery and Toilet Articles.
Prescriptions compounded at
all hours by careful, experienced
and skilled pharmacists only.
Prices Reasonable! 6m4
Agentfor Dr. Holland’s
fever and agile pills, an in-
fallible remedy for chills
and fever, dumb ague, and
all forms of malaria.
P. w. BATES.
AT HIS
MARBLE t GRANITE YARD
0;). Water Street.
HAS NEW DESIGNS IN
Head Stones. Monuments and
all kinds of Memorial Work.
can. AND 91m THEM. lOlf‘
HOVV ‘NATCI—IES ARE MADE.
”ran:
In a SOLID GOLD WATCH, aside
.the necessary thickness for engraving and
polishing, a large proportion of" maul is
needed only to stifl'cu and hold the night'-
ed portions in place, and supply strength.
The. surplus gold is actually needless. In
Jam 3033’ Patent Gold lValch Cases this
WASTE is saved, and SOLIDITY and
STRENGTH increased by n. sillzplc process,
at one—half the cost. A plate of sour)
GOLD is soldered on each side of a plate
of hard nickel composition metal, and the
three are then passed between polished
steel rollers. From this the cases, backs,
centers, bezels, etc, are cut and shaped by
dies and formers. The gold is; thick
enough to admit of all kinds ol‘ chasing,
engraving and engine turning. ’Illcsc
cases have been worn perfectly 5"::;m:lll in-
use without removing the gold. This {.2-
the only case made under this Pi‘CCL‘Sfi. Earl:
case is accom an'ied with (5 roll}! gunrantcc
signed by the mmg'acturcrs lt'arrtmfl'llg 1'! to
laser 20 years. 150,000 of these C350:-
,now carried in the United States and
Canada. Largest and Oldest Factory
Ask _\'l n : l‘ .Tl ~l'.'('lcl‘.
Established 185-1.
‘ ”Ship Fever prevented.
, To
lanthanum in tall; '
red, or wi 1'
exchange“: village property; For further
trees, adjoining the property of S.E.lestes . .
West Alleliu'e Property V
Only the Best 1 '4
Marion and Foreign Patent
.,l
'"l
Mums
FLUID.
A Household Article for Universal
Family Use.
For Scarlet and
Typhoid Fever-s,
Diphtheria, Sall-
' vation, Ulcerated
. Eradicates
MARIA" SoreThroahSmall
Pox, Measles, and
all Contagious Diseases. Persons waiting on
the Sick should use it freely. Scarlet Fever has
never been known to spread where the Fluld was
used. Yellow Fever has been cured with it after
black vomit had taken place. The worst
cases of Diphtheria yield to it. .
Wand POX
Feveredand SickPer-
FITTING of Small
sons refreshed and
Bed Sores prevent;
Pox PRE VENTED
A member of my hm-
ed by bathing with
Darbys thdi (1
Ib-drynlgseand pit-trilfilé‘d.e gl'nal‘lvgsox ”fficflfi‘;
, F::.'i°.‘€.°..m°““““ 000.110.. we“ ..
. not e'rions was not
- an“ annals; may .0 is r
r c ousea nln rec
Chllblains, Piles, weeks, an no other:
had it.-—J. W. Pun:-
msorx, PhillddPhia-
Chafings, etc.
Rheumatism cured.
Soft White Complex-
ions sewed by its use.
thenrenth;
C cause the Teeth,
it can't be surpassed.
Catlin-h, relieved and .
cured. _ .
Eryslpelas cured. -
Burnsrclievedinstantly.
Scars prevented.
sentery cured.
oundshcalcdmpidly.
cured '
AnAnfldotef'orAnimal
or Vegetable Polsohs,
Stings,etc.
I used the Fluid durin
our present affliction wit
Scarlet Fever with de-
cided advantage. I: is
The physicians hero
use Darb Fluid very
successfhl yin the mo-
ment of Diphtheria. g
A. Srounnwxxcx '
Greensboro, All:
Tether driell up.
Cholera prevented.
ed. .
In "cases of Death it
indispensch to the sick- Shduld
Wu. F
Ala.
the corpse—it will
, preventany unpleas-
ant smell. .
'The eminentPh .
aloha, J. 0
81118,. M. 1)., New
York, 9?: “I ”am
convinced rof. Darbys'
. Prop]: lactic Fluid is a“
val edisinfeouutlfl
Vanderbilt Uhlvérsfly,.Na'ahvllle, Tenn.
1 testify to the most excellent qualities of Prof.
Darby: Prophylactic Fluid. ‘ ‘ As a disinfectant and;
def: n: it is both theoretical!
~ superior to any préparatioh' wi whic I am 36-“
gunned-31¢. T. LUNG: N,~Pro'f. Chmistry. ’
Dar-bye Fluid is Recommended, by l
Hon. Anmxnmz H.‘ Srnrllmcs, of Georgia ; .
Rev.;- Class. F.‘ Dam; D.D., Church of»
Strangers, N. Y.; _
‘ as. LnC- om,Columbia. Profi,University,S.C.t
cv. A. J. Baum, Prof}, Mercer University; 1
' 'ReV; GEO. F. PIERCE, Bishop M. E. Church. !
mom. — SAND-
vonn,’ Eyrie,
mmsrmsm 1'0 Evmrr noun!
Perfectly harmless. , Used internally or '
externally for Man or Boast. -
The Fluid. ha been thorn ly fated, and we
have abundant evidence thati done everything
here claimed.- 'For filller i ormafion get of your
J. n, 2mm & 00.. i
:m. m - PHILADELPHIA)
Blck Headache and relieve all the troubles inci-
dent to n. bilious state of ' 9 system, such as Diz-
zinesa, Nausea, D1’0\VSIJIC.:$. Distress after eating,
Pain in tlle‘Sido, (be. While their most remark-
able success has been shown in curing
SEQ
Headache, yet Certc Little Liver Pills: are equally
valuable in Consl‘ ‘ " l, curingr and preventing
this annoying comp while they also correct
all disorders of the mob, stimulate tho liver
Even if illey only cured
ACllc they would lie nlnlort priceless to those who
suffer from this distressing complaint; but fortu-
nately their goodness does not end here, and those
who once try thorn will find these ltttlo pills valu-
able in so many ways thatillcy . ill not be willing
to do without them. But after all sick head
.ACidE
Is the bane of so many lives that here is where we
make our great boost. Our pills cure it: while
others do not.
Carter’s Little Liver Pills are very small and
very easy to take. One or two pills make a. dose.
They are strictly vegetable and do not gripe or
purge, but brv their gentle action please all who
use them. -n vials at 25 cents; five for $1. Sold
‘ by druggists "everywhere, or sent: by mail.
CARTER MEDICINE (70.,
New York City.
J. G. GREGORY &CO., Agents forNorwalk.
ADAMS BROTHERS;
Dealers in
MEAT & VEGETABLES.
N0. 22 MAIN STREET.
Fish and game in their various seasons.
All goods promptly delivered- Low Prices
nSpeclalty. ‘ 1y18
Horse* 0 Shoelng.
WM. MCCORMACK.
No. 111 Main St. N orwalk.
Shoeing in all its branches guaranteed to
be done 3n the best manner. Special atten-
tion paid to interfering, or tender footed
horses. All work warrented. Give us 111 c211.
y D
Vegetine.
Superior to any Family Medicine.
Pdnfies the Blood, Renocates and In.
oigoo'ates the Whole System.
Its medicinal properties are
Alterative. Tonic. Solvent.
and Diuretic.
Yncn'rrxn is made exclusively from the
woes of carefully-selected barks, roots and
erbs. and so strongly concentrated that it
wdl efi'ectually eradicate from the system
every term of Scrotum, Serofulous Humor.
Tumors, Cancer, Canccrous Humor, Tumors,
Erysipelas, Salt Rheum, Syphilitic Diseases,
Canker, Faintness at the Stomach,und all dis-
eases that arise fron impurc blood. Sciatica
inflammatory and Chronic Rheumatism, Neu-
ralglu, Gout and Spinal Complaints, can only
be efi'edtually cured through the blood. -
For Ulcers and Eruptlve Dlseases of the
Sklll. Pustules, leplcs, Blotchcs, Bolts, Tet-
ter, Scaldhead and Ringworm. VEGn-rms has
never failed to effect a permanent cure.
For Pains in the buck, kidney Complaints,
Dropsy, Female Weakness,Leuchorrhea, aris-
ing from internal ulceration, and uterine (lisp
cases and General Deblllty, Vacuum: acts
dlrcctly upon the causes of these complaints-
It luvlgorates and strengthens the whole sys-
tem, agtsnpou the secretive organs. alloys in-
fiamatlons, cures ulceration and regulates the
bowels.
For Catarrh, Dyspepsia, Habitual Costlve-
ness, Palpltntlon of the Heart, Headache, Piles
Nervousness, and General Prostration of the
Nervous System. no medicinehas ever given
such perfect satisfaction as the Vacuums, II
purifies the blood, cleanses all of the organs,
and possesses a. controlling power over the
nervous system. ' '
The remarkable cures effected by Vacs-rum
have lnduced many physicians and a othe-
curles whomwcknow, to prescribe an use it
in them own families. .
.In fact, VEon'nNn is the best remedy yet
dlscpvcrud tor the above diseases, and Is the
only reliable Flood Purifier yet placed be-
fore the public.-
Vegetine
2mcow19 Is the Best ~
SPiiING MEDICINE
Mullings 'Bros.,
UARRIAGES AND WAGUNS
MADE TO ORDER.
Repairing in all its Branches.
(LA. MULLINGS J.S.MULLINGS
HIS OPINION.
In clear sentences an authority adds
his own to the popular judgment.
191 West Tenth Street,
. New York. Aug. 11, 1880.
Mussns. snsnumr & Johnson :
_ I am slow to pin my faith to {any new cum
two a cut. BENSON’S CAPCINE PoltoUS
PLAS ‘Elf. has won my good opinion. I find
it an exceptionally cleanly plaster to use and
rapid in its action. Many tests of its qual-
iticsin my own family, and among my pa-
ti cuts, have convinced me that there is no
other slngle article so valuable for po ulur
use, none so helpful in Chaos of Lame ack.
Local Rheumatism, Neuralgia,Conzestlon of
the Bronchlul ltubes and Lungs and Lumbago
You may feel free to use my name.
Very truly ours,H. ti. KANE,M. D.
'tfhysiclan-ln-C iet‘ of the De Quincy Home.
Price of the CAPCINE 25 cents.
Seabury & Johnson, chenllsts, New York.
PBOPHYLACTIC'
Ulcers - purified and ,
heal
be used about 0
and radically ,
. Druggist a pamphlet or send to the proprietors, ; 7
. f l l l . x.» . l .4
. . .1 _ - Lg Fol“ monastic.
W altrng' 11‘! the Me'dd‘olw' .
, t J" nrmnml Trmnmfm. ”I“
The sunset faded above the hm, .. -
The wild rose nodded its crimson head; _
Whll’ oin the distance a. whippoorwill ,.’
*Ilfonned over the gurgling river’s bed;
The daisies whispered,‘thé clo’v’brs blushed,
As I waited there in the twilight"hlished.’
A wild vine clung to the old, worn stile; 1
And flung its arms in the scented air,
While I stood waiting for Kittie Kyle,
In the golden h'u'sh Of’tlfe evening fair,
As the breozocreptdown through the Orchard
lane . i . .. - z .
From over the meadow of 1 golden grain.
kph-i
, a
My Kittio’s heifer with great brown eyes,’
Lifted her head from the clover grass ;
And lowed as she looked in grave dbrpriso
At me there, fingering for the lead, .0
While a. bobolink with a soft white breast .
Flew past me, on, to its grassy nest. . ,-
Il‘ ’l‘ alt ir- . 4‘- * Ill .’ at.
The birds are silent, the crickets “cheap,”
The mown hay lays in a dewy pile ;
The stars peep out at the birds asleep, .
And at Kittie and mo at the meadbw stile,
. What do we care for the flowers and. birds,
As we talk at the stile, in lover’sfiwor‘ds?
. I
A Deserving Tri buts:
Senior Vice-Commander LeviDixo'n, of
' Hobbie Post, was recently presented with
a very handsome Regulation Sword and
Belt, by the First Congregational Church
of thatvpiace. Accompanying the..sword
are two scabbards, one for service and
the other for parade. We are pleased to
notice this very fitting recognition of the
many good qualities Of this gentleman,
and it is especially to be appreciated,
coming as it 'does frOm those with whom
Mr. Dixon has been..associated for more
than fourteen years. ‘ . .
In this connection we can but recall the
patriotic character of. the subject of this
article, and we give a brief description of
bisexperiencc, in the army, knowing it
will prove interesting reading. ‘L‘evi
- Dixon enlisted in Co. E, 17th regiment
'. Conn. Vol. , Infantry, in: August 1860,
~, when 19 years of age, and served with the
regiment with great crcdit to- himself,
until he was disabled by his wound. -He
was. always willing to perform whatever
dutyhe was assigned to, and it is no dis- .
-parsgement to his comrades" to. say of
him that he was one of the best soldiers
in the regiment; Dixon was wounded
July 1st 1863, the first day of the Battle of
Gettysburgh. He was with his company,
which had advanced with that portion of
the regiment commanded by Lieut-Col.
Fowler, to meet the enemy Of Gen. Ewell’s
Corps, and they: met with a murder‘olls
fire before going twice the length of the
regiment. Dixon. fell struck by a musket
_ ball in the r' ht knee, the ball glancing
upward, an for a few minutes only, was.
lost to consciousness. Upon; recovering
:1, he applied a tourniquet to stop the flow
of blood, and then seeingan oak tree a
short distance of managed to crawl up to
it in order to get shaded from the heat of
that July sun which was terrible. Upon
looking about him, Dixon saw Capt.
Moore and Sergeant Dauchy, both‘of Co.
C and both of whom were instantly killed,
also others of his regiment 'whose names
he does not recall at this ltime. Hero
Dixon remained until nine o’clock at
night, without one drop of water to drink,
and suffering the most intense pain.
After the rebel forces had passed there
followed a gang of “stragglers” and they
rifled the‘pockets of the dead and wound- ‘
ed, but Dixon managed to keep his money
some thirty dollars, although he was
approached by the “vultures" and ordered
togiveit up. Gen. Ewell and his staff
passed within thirty feet of Dixon shortly
after he was wounded. About nine
o'clock the rebel ambulance corps came
to him, and placing him in what they
called an ambulance, but what was only
a very roughly constructed wagon, con-
veyed him to a barn about half-a-mile
distant. Here he remained nearly twenty-
four hours, when three rebel surgeons,
assisted by a Union surgeon, performed
what. is. called a “middle thigh amputa-
tion," taking off his limb about midway
between the thigh and the knee, and the
operation was a successful one. After-
‘wards Dixon was taken down with the
measles, and taking a severe cold which
settled in his eyes, he suffers at times
from terrible infiamation and soreness.
Connecticut has many hundred gallant
soas'whose records are of equally as gal-
lant a character and we are always glad
to write of them or read of them, but
especially pleased are we to publish the
experience of such gallant, noble, patri—
otic men as Levi Dixon, whom we almost
feel is onejof our own towns people.
The June number of the North diner-1'-
cam Review opens with an article by
Joseph Nimmo, Jr. Chief of the Treasury
Bureau of Statistics, on“American Manu-
facturing Interests," in which is given a
singularly full and and instructive histori-
cal sketch of the rise and progress of the
manufactures in the United States. to—
gether with a very effective presentation
of their present condition, and of the
agency of tarifl legislation in promoting
diversified industries and encouraging the
inventive genius of the people. Should
this author’s advocacy of protective legis-
lation prove distasteful, the reader finds
the needed corrective in an article by the
Hon. Wm. M. Springer, on “Incidental
Taxation," which is an argument for Free
Trade. D. C. Gilman President of John
Hopkins University, writes of the “Present
Aspects of College Training," as affected
by the increase of wealth and luxury, the
developement of natural science, and the
influence of a larger religious liberty.
Edward Self presents some weighty con-
siderations on the “Abuse of Citizenship"
as exhibited in the machinations of the
dynamitists against a. friendly power in
disregard of the obligations of American
neutrality. Prof. Issac L. Rice criticizes
some of “Herbert Spencer's Facts and In-
ferences" in social and political science,
and Christine‘Nilsson contributes “A Few
Words about Public Singing. Finally
”there is a symposlum on “The Moral In-
fluence of the Drama," the participants
being on the one side, the Rev. Dr. J. M.
Buckley well known as an opponent of
the stage, and on the other, John Gilbert
the actor; A. M. Palmer, theatrical mana-
ger; and William Winter, dramatic critic,
50 cents a number ; $521 year. Published
at 30 Lafawm.
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CUBE YOURSELF.
on’t av Inf 9 doctor’s bills. ‘Tho best
malical £06k pligblished. 100 pages, elegant
colored plater will be sent you by receipt of
two 3 cent stamps to pay postage. gAddress
A. P. Ol'dwuy it: 00,, BostollfMass. 2t21
W
Dr. Francis Nye was recently marrled
in New York to Dr. Frances Nye. He
asked if he might come Nye, and she dld
not denye him; consequently each drew
nye.
____._———ooo——-————-
JUST MARRIED.
How loving they are , this is always a sure
sign. After the first year somehmcs it don’t
hold good. When Charles-comes home to
vou grouty and cross, snapplng and snarling,
ilnllbio to relish the nice dinner you have
cooked,'and feels as if there was a ton of pig
iron in his stomach, he is troubled with dys-
pepsia, and Sulphur Bittersjs the only med-
cino that will cure. 2t20
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New York now whispers by telephone
in the ear of Chicago. The stump orator
Will soon literally call out to his country-
men, “Lend me your ears;” and “the
shot heard round the world" will not
much longer be a. figure of speech.
Norwalk Chronicler