CHhRAW SOUTH-CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25. 1341. NUMBER 41.
VOLUME VI '
By ITI. MAC LEA3f.
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Agricultural Schools.
Messrs Editors.?As tho establishment
* ? * I I im iKia Q to tn in a
nn Agricultural acnwui MI una inn
subject in which a deep interest is felt by
of your subscribers, permit me to furnish
with an ex'ract of a letter received from
A. Litton, at Paris, dated the 19th of October,
1839, which will show, in part,
what has been done and is now doing in
other countries on this nio^t important of
a!! subjects?an agricultural education
for the sons of farmers. And permit me
to notice one feature there mentioned. It
is that all experiments ar.d improvements
are first tried at the model farms. In
this way a vast amounted' labor and theory
musl be saved :o the practical agriculturist,
and many supposed improvements
that look well in theory, yet when
reduced to practice are found to be, as
far as the farmer is concerned, worthless.
We all know the facility with
which recommendations are procured for
to various labor saving machines, and yet
many ot them upon trial will found, either
from their construction or the materials
with which they are constructed, or from
various other causes, to be nearly useless;
and if not so, the expense of many is so
great that the sensible farmer is not willing
to run the risk in the purchase of
them without having their merits tested.
For these reasons 1 would suggest through
you, that until we can establish such a
school and farm as is contemplated by the
State society, that each of the Agricultural
societies offer premiums for the differ
ent labor saving machines, and then relv
upon a trial of their merits by experienced
Dersons, and which ought to be done in
presence of the societies at some of their
meetings, so that all persons interested in
such implements, might have an opportunity
of witnessing their practical effect
and operation.
Your friend, B. L.
441 have now been so long in this wonderful
capital, that its wonders and curiosities
are becoming quite familiar. My
walks, which were formerly interrupted at
almost every step by something novel or
curious, are of late become rather mono
tonous, and a distance which formerly re?
quired some hour or two to accomplish,
from the many interesting objects in my
way, is now finished in n few moments,
and the mind is scarcely diverted from
the train of thought that occupied it Defore
sallying forth. Strange as it may
seem, the streets of Paris have become
almost as familiar to me as those of Nashville,
and were it not that I was constantly
reminded by sourxfs and words with
which my ears have not as yet become
familiar, I might almost forget that Nashviile
had been lately my home, and that I
was a strangej in a foreign land.
Since bore I have not forgotten your
request, nor your profession. In my
broken French I have endeavored to find
out what is doing for the cause of Agriculture
and Horticulture, hut cannot say that
I have gained any information, which
will be either new or very interesting to
*"" ?P?niioA?a<l \?itK nna nf thfc Henart
jryu* waiiivv/tvu *? ~ I
ments of the government, is a bureau or
department devoted exclusively to the
interest of agriculture. How it aids the
cause I have not been able to learn, farther
than by giving prizes for discoveries or in.
ventions connected with the science. It
may be said to be the executive of the
Royal Central Society of Agriculture,
which is located in this city, consisting
of 40 ordinary, 24 free and 12 foreign asaociates,
and which is the centre of correspondence
of all the societies of France
devoted to agriculture, and to all the dif.
ferent branches of rural and domestic economy.
This society has several model
farms, at which are tried all experiments
offered by experience or by science, pre.
vious to their recommendation. These
f<>>m.. am citnntprl in HifTnrpnt narttf of
IOIIM9 HI V Qkfttiwwww v... j,w.
France, the nearest to Paris being distant
between 20 and 30 miles.?The directors
of this last, publish an annual volume,
which is entirely distinct from the month.
Iy periodical published bv the society,
which latter word is considered the most
able among the many consecrated to this
science. Information upon all the diflTerent
branches of agriculture in every
part of France is collected by this society,
and the most interesting and valuable is
made public through its monthly journal.
" Besides this journal there are many others,
some of which are devoted to partictilar
branches, among which is one exclusively
to Horticulture. This latter is
made the organ of a society, the object of
which is to promote the interests of this
latter science. This society has at least (
one annual exhibition, at which premiums
are given.?The one which was held this
year and but a few weeks ago I nttended;
and at which was presented for premium
| every variety of fruit and rare flower. As
JI gazed at the former I felt every disposition
to test their merits by some other
sense than that of sight. At the same exhibition
were presented a great variety of
tools and ornaments for gardens, und amoug
the latter I rruch admired a foun
9
tain and wished I could transport it to your
home. Whether the combined efforts of
government and societies have effected
anv great changes in these important sci- (
! ences I cannot say, but from the upward
i and onward inarch of those with which I
pretend to have some knowledge. I should, .
reasoning from analogy, infer that they
have not been stationary, I have sent
you all the catalogues of books upon agriculture
and whiclil hope you have received.
Since mv arrival in Paris, I have not
been beyond its barriers but but once and,
then I saw every where a smiling and
highly cultivated country, and furnishing
strong indications that man had not been
idle, and that his labors were to be rewarded
with abundance."?Agriculturist.
From ihe S. C. Temeperance Advocate.
To the Newberry Agricultural Societv.
In discharge ef the duty assigned to
me, with other members, at the last meeting
of the Agricultural Society, I will,
as well as I am able, put you in posses,
sion of all the information which I possess,
on the subject of wheat. I have now,
for 21 years, annually sowed a crop of
wheat: and I have uniformly made some,
although in two years, that some was very
little, and very indifferent. Yet, on the
whole, I haye generally made enough for
the use of my family, and I am persuaded
that there are few farmers, who cannot
do as well, and many who can do abundantly
better.
The attention should be first directed to
' the selection of seed. It is an old saying,
! that "a change from sand is no change
| at all," by which it is meant, when you
j change your seed wheat, do not take
j from a sandy soil. A strong clay soil
I gives the best varieties of wheat. For
our climate, wheat from the North or
West does not answer well: it is generally
too late, and is more liable to the
rust. If we could obtain wheat from
parallels of latitude in the old world, corresponding
with our's, I think it would
succeed admirably. So too, wheat, from
the South and South West of our own
continent, will do well, and hence I have
no douht, that the variety of Texian
Wheat, introduced among us by our estimable
citizen, and enterprising and
skillful farmer, Judge Wilson, will succeed
admirably. Of our own varieties,
none have answered so well with me, as
that which is known by the name of the
Holland Wheat. It is a small yellow
grain, and weighs uniformly 60 lbs. and
upwards to the bushel. It ripens about
a week earlier than our common winter
wheat, and will stand longer after it is
ripe. As it ripens, the held exhibits a
most beautiful yellow golden appearance:
looking at it, as gently moved by the
wind, it looks like a sea of molten gold.
It is not as liable to rust, blight or smut.
I obtained it from John Holland, of
Laurens, in the year 1833, when the
wheat of the upper country, was entirely
blighted and destroyed. He made from
20 acres, 200 bushels of nicely cleaned,
I merchantable wheat. I have sowed it
j every year since. This year, and 1839,
it was slightly touched by the rust, but
not so a9 to injure it; in 1839, I found a
little smut in it, but not enough to compel
us to wash it.
The seed ought not only to be selected
from a good variety, but it should be well
prepared for being sown. In the first
place, it should be thoroughly dried by the
sun before it is put up for seed : this pre.
vents weavils, and gives sound and
healthy grains for vegetation. In the
next place, sift the seed carefully with a
good sand sieve: this will take out all
the small immature grains. In the third
place, for 24 hours before you sow it, soak
your seed in a preparation of water saturated
with about 1 lb. of bluestone to every
5 bushels of wheat. Before you take
out your seed wheat, which will be found
at the bottom of the cask or tub, in which
you soak it, skim off the floating grains
and trash. When I have pursued this
coarse, which was recommended to me
by my friend, John S. Carwile, I have
escaped the smut. At least a bushel of
seed should be sown to the acre. When
the ground is good, from one and a quar.
ter to one and a half bushels may be sown.
Wheat thus sown will make a greater
yield, and is not so liable to rust. This
idea, I remember, was suggested many
years ago, by Mr. North, to the Farmers'
Society of Pendleton, and was enforced
by such reasons, as induced me to yield
my assent to it fully. I wish, that by
some means, the Agricultural community
could again have the opportunity of read*
ing that valuable practical essay.
More attention I know ought to be be*
stowed on the ground on which wheat is
sown than we generally do. Fallow
lnnrl io koof Pnr u'koat TP it io vnll krnlron I
,ouu " " "
up, and the wheat well put in with a
shovel plough, and the ground made levelj
and smooth with a harrow or roller, I
think we should hear little complaint of
f r J
the Hessian fly. Few will, however, i
for the present, take so much pains. Our '
Society is intended to encourage improve- -I
ment, and I hope some one will try this 1
suggestion. (
Wheat ought to he sown on a clay soil, <
and never later than the 1st or 2d week
in October: still earlier would. I think, be i
better. Twenty bushels of cotton seed I
to every acre will give to the crop a fine I
healthy and vigorous state. I incline to '
think that a top dressing about the 1st of I
March, of about 5 bushels to the acre of i
slacked ashes would greatly improve the
crop. I have never tried it on wheat, but i
I know that k is a great benefit to culti- '
vated grasses.
The crop of wheat ought to he cut before
it is dead ripe: it should stand for 2
or 3 days in the field in small shocks. If
the weather is dry, it may then be housed
safely. As soon as the crop is laid by,
(about the middle of July.) the wheat
should be thrashed out, cleaned, and well
sunned. One day's sun is scarcely ever
sufficient. Two successive days is gene
r . t
rally enough, l taKe u up anu pui i<
away while hot from the sun; in the
course of a few days afterwards 1 commence
to grind. In this way my flour
at the end of a ySar is just as good as it
was on the day on which it was ground.
Good flour can only be expected from
good wheat in good condition. When
that is the case, a good mill, with good
cloths and a skilful miller, can make as
good flour here, as can be made any where.
Many persons ruin their flour by desiring
to have more than can be made. My
father, whose long experience and skill
in the manufacture of flour is well known,
states that the following ought to be the
results of a well ground bushel of wheat,
weighing 60 lbs. One-tenth, 6 lbs. must
be deducted for toll, one-sixth, 10 lbs. for
bran?9 pounds for middlings and shorts,
which will make an aggregate of 25
pounds, leaving 35 poundsof flour. From
which it appears, that a little less than 6
bushels, (say five and a half,) will make a
barrel of flour weighing 192 pounds neat.
John BeltonO'Nkall.
Springfield, July 8, 1841.
history of the first imported perk8hibes.
To Syday Hawes, Esq., are we indebted
for the introduction of the now famous
and popular Berkshire breed of hogs. It
is well known in this section, that when he
emigrated to this country in the fall of
1832, and settled on the farm I now occupy,
called "Three Hills Farm,".he
brought with him three Berkshire pigs?
one boar and two sows, since known bv
tbe names of " Jack of Newberry," "Peggy,"
and "Streatly,"
Among the first who appreciated this
superior breed of swine, were F. Rotch of
Otsego, F. Booth of Ballston Spa, Lossing
and myself, who obtained pigs of the
first litters. It was not until 1834, how.
- i? **_ it ?
ever, wnen inr. nawes cauiuucu mem
at one of our Fairs, that they attracted
much attention; and in fact, they were
in se little demand even in 1835, when I
purchased them, which was in July, that
most of his spring litters were still on
hand, and the boars were altered with the
intention of fattening them for pork.
If we are indebted to Mr. Hawes for
the first importation of them, we are
equally indebted to the Cultivator and
other agricultural papers, for a more extended
introduction and dissemination of
them through the United States, where
now the "land sharks," "alligators" &c.
are fast disappearing, and the round,
plump and stately Berkshires are taking
undisputed possession.
"Peggy," said Mr. Hawes to me, "was
bought at Reading, Berkshire, of a laboring
man." Peggy was Mr. Hawes' favorite
sow, and from her some of our best
Berkshires have sprung; and it is supposed
" Maxima," the famous large sow, Mr.
Lossing purchased ot the Shakers, was a
pig of hers. Peggy was in color a blueblack,
with considerable white on her <
head, neck and body, and generally cast i
her pigs much lighter colored than either
of the other imported sows. She was the <
smallest of the lot, but long in the body,
small head, ears small and upright, legs i
short and medium sized; hams remarkably 11
AM/I *UAII IAI /I A MI n T UA? I ,
migc aiiu wcu lei UUWII. & puieuaoeu uei i
of Mr. H. in 1835, and slaughtered her i
in 1840. I have now a daughter of her
0 years old, got by 14 Jack of Newberry,"
that will weigh about 50^ pounds, and
for size of hams, I challenge the country
to produce her superior.
44 Streatly," continued Mr. Hawcs,
"was bought of a large farmer at Streatly,
Berks, seven miles from Reading."? i
Streatly was larger and longer than Peg. i
gy, of a jet black color, with a white
stripe in her face, white feet, and some I
small white spots on her body. She was i
larger in the head and longer in the snout, i
ears longer and pitching forward. She
was long in the hody, more rangy and
fraiirhf nn thp KbpIt ?nA tail oot
oil was ?MV WHVI%9 UllU IUII ogi VII IllgU* 1
er, and was not equal to Peggy in the i
ham. She was famous for having large
litters of pigs, seldom having less than <
twelve at a litter, and sometimes fourteen
to sixteen. I slaughtered her in 1839. <
Jack of Newberry" was the first imported
Berkshire boar brought to this section
; was a large, rangy and superior i
animal?as the stock he left behind him
is ample evidence; was about as light col- ]
ored as Peggy, and slightly tinged with I
red or rusty color; was long and round I
in the body ; very sloping from the hips
to the tail; large and heavy hams for a
hoar; fine large shoulders* with a short
thick neck, and medium sized head and
ear; would weigh probably, in ordinary
condition, from 350 to 400 pounds. Mr.
Uawes sold him in 1835, to a gentleman
inlfroy, and afterwards he was sold again
toll fanner in a western county of this
State, which is the last we heard of hitn.
' Jack of Newbury" wa9 to the hogs in
this country, what the "Godolphin Arabi.
a.n," was to the horses in England.
In the summer of 1833, Mr. Ha?e9
imported another Berkshire sow, called
"Sally," which he said "was bred in Norfolk,
from Berks stock." She was the
largest and coarsest sow of the three;
was larger in the head and legs, ears
large, broad and drooping more over the
eyes, body long, deep and capacious, very
sloping on the rump, and tolerably good
in the hams, color blue.black, a little
tinged with rust, more white, and spots
larger than either of the others. Sally,
when young was rather a shy breeder,
and Mr. Hawes disposed of her to H.
Holland, Esq., of Ballston Spa, and I purchased
her at his sale in the fall of 1836.
I took three litters from her, one of which
numbered eighteen, and then sold her to
D C Collins. Esq., in May, 1839, when
she died just after littering, much regretted
by her owner as well as those who had
engaged her pigs.
In the spring of 1835, Mr. Hawes imported
a boar from another strain or family
of Berkshire#, who came into my possession
with the farm, soon after he arrived,
which I called "Siday,"?while others
have called him "Telhurst." To use Mr.
Hawes' words, " he came from Reading,
but I cannot tell where he was bred."?
Siday was a jet black, with some white
on his nose and face, tips of his feet
white, but no white spots on his body
rather coarse in the head, wide between;
the ears, (a point Mr. H thought much
of,) which were large broad and upright;
remarkably deep and thick through the
shoulders, short neck, and rather short in
the body, but broad across the hip and
loin, and falling a little from the hip to the
tail. He was not as large nor as rangy
as "Jack of Newberry," neither were his
stock in general as large, but many of
his pigs were beautiful specimens of the
breed. Siday was slaughtered in 1839.
The foregoing comprises what is termed
"Hawes' importations," and came into
my possession in 1835, from which most
of the Berkshires in this country originated.
From this importation originated the
famous sows "Maxima" and "Superior,"
and all the "large" and "small" Berkshires
which were owned by Mr. Lossing,
the Shakers at Watervliet, and others
which have been sent to almost every
section of this country, no other importation
having occurred until the fall of 1838,
from which pigs were raised in 1839.
It is said that the late John Brentnall,
of Orange county, of this State, imported
some Berkshire pigs as early as 1823, but
they were not properly appreciated, and
were hardly known beyond the smoke of
his chimney. C. N. Bement.
Three Hills Farm, 1841.
Diseases of Horses, Cattle, Hogs, <5fC.
cure for the scratches in horses.
Wash with warm soap suds the part
affected, and with a cob or other rough
substance rub off all scabs, then apply oil
or hog's lard just so as to moisten the
skin, then take a fine |>owder or hemlock
1 ? 'i ii !il !i . _
oarK ana cover me pans wen wnn it; a
few applications will effect a cure.
cure for murrain.
I have a Durham Bull that was taken
about a year since, with what is called
here, the Bloody Murrain.
Symptoms:?Eyes sunk in the head,
nose dry, bowels costive, the discharge
brownish, urine the darkest bloody color,
appetite gone.
Treatment:?! gave 1 pound of salts,
1 oz of nitre, and 1 oz cream tarter, one
dose; the next day another dose of the
same. No appetite; the third day gave 1
pint castor oil. 4th day, physic began to
operate, appetite rather on the mend,
water still the same; dissolved 4 oz of alum
in 2 quarts of sour butter-milk for an
astringent. It turned the blood, but
made him costive; gave one more dose
of salts, and turned him off the sick list,
perfectly cured. Wm. Kingham.
Cure for sore Teats?Scarcaly a
dairy of cows can be found in which more
AV i n /. It ? ^ A m J I a 4.-.*% in a n/1
yji icoo big miujucicu iu sore reuist auu
from the irritation thus caused, much
trouble in milking, and loss of milk ensue.
The following preparation, if kept on hand
and applied occasionally to such udders
and leats as require it, will prevent or cure
the disease. Sometimes the flies will
be troublesome, if so add one ounce of as.
safoetida or aloes in powder, and incorpor.
ate it thoroughly with the ointment.
Sometimes the teats are tender only.
When this is the case, washing with weak
salt and water is beneficial, and usually
sufficient.
Ointment made of sweet elder, four
ounces.
Yellow bascilicon ointment, four ounces.
Spirits of turpentine, one ounce.
Mix and well incorporate on a slab or
in a mortar and it is fit for use.
Broken Wind in Horsks.?A great
number of dissections have proved that
the cause of this disease is a rupture of
the air vessels in the lungs. Tne difficul#
ty of breathing which some persons e:
perience after unusual or prolonged effor
would seem to arise from the same caus
and there is some reason to think that tf
disease may be hereditary. This is a
important suggestion, so far as the hi
man race is concerned.
44 Dr. Jackson found that of 28 persoi
affected with this rupture of the air cell
18 were the offspring of parents (fatla
or mother,) affected with the same diseas
and that several of them had died froi
this cause. In some instances the brotl
er and sisters of these persons were simi
arly affected. On the other hand of 5
persons unaffected with the disease, thrc
only were the offspring of parents wf
had suffered from it; whence it follow
that rupture of the air cells of the lun<
is frequently a hereditary disease; a f*<
important to man and horse, at all even
to the breeder of the latter."?Medu
Chirugal Rev.
Cracked ears in Pigs.?Jfr.Suthe
land slates the cause of this complaint i
swine, tn hp pvnnoura (Kahoaf nf ft
? ? v? v* UU HIW 1IVUV VI
sun when the skin ig tender, and feedin
exreed exclusively on dry food. Tb
preventive is to keep the pig out of tl
heat of the sun ; and feed the sows an
pigs with ground food mixed with boilc
potatoes, or once or twice a week a ma
of raw ones. The cure is effected b
making some lev, by putting ashes in w;
ter and stirring them up, let them sett
and drain off, and then with a waterin
pot sprinkle it over their ears, or over tl
whole body if scurfy : or ashes may I
scattered over them while it is raining.
Swill to Sows.?" Do not feed yo
sows much swill or slop in a day or tv
after their littering. I have a man on n
place, who gave his sow a pail of swill so<
after she had pigged, and she died in i
hour; and I have known several instanc
in which from such feeding, sows ha
died in the course of the day."
N. Sutherland.
Cure for the Boll-kvil. Castr
ting Colts.?Jfakeone or two incisio
in the swelling, and then wash the wou
niceZy with strongly soapsuds, and fill t
wound with lime. A few applicatio
will perform the cure. Care should
taken in cutting, so as not to cut acre
the neck, and thus wound an artery.
I will (while writing about horses) gi
you my mode of castrating colts, whi<
is not new, but plain and simple ; and,
believe, if care be taken on the part of t
operator, it is the best mode. I nev
had one to mind cutting more than a boj
The plan is this : After the colt is throi
down and carefully tied, the integumer
of the testicles are to be laid open with
sharp knife, and the stone pulled out, ai
the cord of the nut cleaned down. T
cord is then to be securedly tied with
thread. and the ends of the thread left s
or eight inches long. After both ston
are taken out, the wounds are to be w<
greased with old bacon gravy and salt.?
Farmers Register.
Simple Cure for Cough in Horse
?Two years ago (says a corresponde
of the Cultivator, (one of my carriaj
horses had an extremely bad cough, whu
had continued for six or eight months
different applications were made witho
effect. I applied to a man who I kne
dealt in horses, and had paid some attei
tion to their diseases for a remedy. E
at once told me that he hnd never four
any thing so effectual for a bad coagh i
human urine, given a few times, by di
charging into a bucket of water and le
ting them drink it, or on their food ar
eat it. I directed my driver to do so, ar
in one week the horse was completely r<
Iieved. I have frequently had it trie
with the same good effect.
Thf Scour in Calves, dec.?About
year a^o I had a valuable calf taken wit
it, and tried the remedies mentioned h
your correspondent?caticu, laudanun
dsc. as I had often done before, but th
time without success. In a few days
died. Some weeks after, another, f<
which I had given six guineas, was take
with the same complaint, and by the a<
vice of an eminent veterinary surgeon wt
was visiting me* I gave it nothing bi
small and repeated doses of Epsom ar
Glauber salts in equal quantities; half a
ounce of the two in a little warm wate
repeated two or three times a day, accon
ing to the violence of the distemper,
was quickly cured, and I have used it c
every occasion since wun unvarying bui
cess. I am glad of this opportunity <
making it pubiic for the benefit of my fe
low countrymen who are engaged i
breeding cattle. I no longer feel any i
larm at a calf being affected with this dt
ease, which almost every weaning calfi
within the first six weeks. I consid*
the complaint in some degree infection
and also that too warm a building withoi
sufficient circulation of air tends greatl
to produce it. Laudanum, bark, dec
though theystop the disease frequent!
kill the patient; the salts, on the contrar;
remove the cause of disease without pn
ducing costiveness. If any of your rea<
ers give it a trial, I doubt not they wi
find it as useful a remedy as I have dor
myself.?Farmers Magazine.
Cases of Vertigo in the Horse.
BY MR. JOSEPH WOODGER. PADDINGTON
On December 2, 1840,1 was desired I
attend two mares, belonging to Mr. Ca
penter, that were attacked by the pr
Vftjlijpg epidemic. The symptoms wer
}os$ <J appetite?defluxion from the eye
r
I. the lids of which became rapidly swollen
t, ?drooping of the head?frequent shift,
e, ing of the limbs, and the pulse weak and
ie quick, and ranging from 60 to 70.
tn I gave a drink composed of spirit of
n. nitrous ether, nitre, and emetic tartar, and
repeated it in the evening. Thi9 I con.
1S tinned until the 6th, when the urgent
3| symptoms had subsided, and the horse*
ur ware sent to the owner** farm, with orders '
e, to give them scalded oats and bran, and
m balls composed of gentian and ginger,
i. They appeared to be going on well un.
|. til the 12th, when the owner had them
,0 taken up to go to work. They were put
>e into the stable, and fed the same a* the
i0 other horses.
7S On the 13th, at seven o'clock in the
7s evening, I was sent for in great haste, the
messenger telling me that one of them
ts was in a fit. When I arrived there the
:o mare was standing, but apparently uncon*
scious of surrounding object*. I went to
r. her head, and putting my finger under
in the maxillary bone in order to feel the
ie pulse, she suddenly fell on her side. She
,g got up, however, without any assistance
,e in a few minutes. I cautiously approach.
)p ed her a second time, and found the pulse
,d 50, and full. I bled her to the amount of *
t(j 6 quarts, and gave her three drachms ot
33 aloes.
>y Oil the next day she was apparently
i. well; but, on the noon of that day, the
i kan ii>no n + tusiLrAsl im
|q vui?i naa auauncu lli IIIC sailiC way.?
,g The treatment was the same, and accornie
panied by the same result.
The owner asked my opinion as to the
cause of these sudden and violent attacks,
ur I told him that it was the too highly atiroiro
ulating food and over-distended stomach,
iy and that the functions of the brain were
)n disturbed or suspended by the additional
in quantity of blood determined to it. By
es giving me your opinion, you will oblige
ve your's, &c. The Veterinarian.
A Case of Ruptured Splebb in a
Horse.
* by the same.
n(j On Dec. 31, 3840, I was desired to
. look at a black gelding, the property of
ng Mr. Ray no Ids. The servant said that
ke the animal had the belly-ach. When C
)gg arrived, I found the horse lying down, and
looking backwards towards his belly. I in.
ye quired how long he had been in this state 4c
cli that wa9 told he had been as usual at noon,
j Half an hour afterwards, it was obsorved
I that he had not fed,but was very uneasy,
pawing with his feet. At three o'clock
the attendant came for me, The pulse
was almost imperceptible, the extremeties
|ts warm, and there were the general symtoms
of spasmodic cholic.
nd I 8ave ^irn a pimento drink, and injected
some warm water, and said I would
a see him again in an hour. I was punctual
to my time, but found him no better
The owner wished me to bleed him; but
njl his pulse told me that if I did so hewould
_ certainly die. I gave him another pimento
drink.
For the pillidnessofhis mouth and the
n| coldness of his extremeties, I began now
to suspect tb<.t there was internal hemorr^
hage, and I communicated my suspicion
j. to the owner, telling him that I was quite
' convinced that the animal had not long
to live. At half past five o'clock he
n died.
On opening the abdomen, I found the
j cavity filled with coagulated blood, and I
expected to find rupture of the liver; but
y to my great surprise, it appeared that all
^ the hemorrhage proceeded from the spleen
jcj This viscus was not more than its usual
|(j size, and with the exception of a rupture
g of about three inches in lenth, appeared
l(j to be perfectly healthy. The 28th was
the last day that he had worked, and he
a then worked very hard in getting up some
^ barges?lb.
An Account op a large Mesente?'
ric Gland Destroying a Horse,
' by mr. alexander dunlop, v. 8., air*
11 drte, lanark, n. b.
*r On October 17th, 1838, I was sent for
*n to see a horse that had been bought about
eight days before and which was row aken
10 ill. I thought it was the cholic, and gave
Jf a drink composed'of linseed oil, tdPpentine
and opium* I also backraked and clysn
tcred the animal. The pulse was about
I' 50*
' I saw him again in about an hour af.
terwards, and there was very little differ*
,n ence in the symtoms. I thought it right
c" to bleed, and I abstracted six quarts of
T alan kanlrralro/l anrt Coif onmpthl!*??
i solid, which I thought was hardened fs?
ln ces. I gave another clyster, and admin*
!* istered four drachms of Barbadoes aloes,
s* with plenty of gruel.
s' Hp, m. he appeared to be relieved.-^
3r I beard no more of bira for some daysf but
"* then I was sent for in great haste, f
^ fouud my patient in a worse state than
before. The pulse wos 65; the animal
appeared to be in great pain, and was
y much exhausted. He had a peculiar way
V' as he stood in his stall, of turning half
J" found and standing in that for five or ten
* minutes. He would then lye down and
turn upon his back. I bled him, fomen.
16 ted his belly, and again back-raked him
in doing which I could still fjelsomething
hard with the tips of my fingers. I gave
plenty of gruel which was the only
t'0 thing that seemed to relieve him.
r As I had to go out of town I did not
6. see him for some hours after this. (
e, then found him hardly able to rise.**
ks, Sometimes he seemed to be i nnaidsfiMfr