Tin. Aconite Root Sedative. For Lung Fever,etc 15 to 35 d'ps

Tannic Acid

Small doses of

Nux Vomica, stimulants largely, & keep moving

See Nux VOMICA

See OPIUM

Milk, eggs & flour

For a colt one month old, give one twenty-fourth of the full dose for an adult horse as given above; three months old, one-twelfth; six months old, one-sixth; one year old, one-third; two years old, one-half; three years old, three-fourths.

The Seven Bibles of the World

Are the Koran of the Mohammedans, the Eddas of the Scandinavians, the Try Pitikes of the Buddhists, the Five Kings of the Chinese, the Three Vedas of the Hindoos, the Zendavesta, and the Scriptures of the Christians. The Koran is the most recent of these seven Bibles, and not older than the seventh century of our era. It is a compound of quotations from the Old and New Testaments, the Talmud, and the Gospel of St. Barnabas. The Eddas of the Scandinavians were first published in the fourteenth century. The Pitikes of the Buddhists contain sublime morals and pure aspirations, and their author lived and died in the sixth century before Christ. There is nothing of excellence in these sacred books not found in the Bible. The sacred writings of the Chinese are called the Five Kings, king meaning web of cloth, or the warp that keeps the threads in their place. They contain the best sayings of the best sages on the ethico-political duties of life. These sayings cannot be traced to a period higher than the eleventh century B.C. The Three Vedas are the most ancient books of the Hindoos, and it is the opinion of Max Muller, Wilson, Johnson, and Whitney that they are not older than eleven centuries B.C. The Zendavesta of the Persians is the grandest of all the sacred books next to our Bible. Zoroaster, whose sayings it contains, was born in the twelfth century B.C. Moses lived and wrote his Pentateuch fifteen centuries B.C., and, therefore, has a clear margin of 300 years older than the most ancient of the sacred writings.

HOW TO KEEP THEM HEALTHY AND IN GOOD SONG.

Place the cage so that no draught of air can strike the bird. Give nothing to healthy birds but rape, hemp, canary seed, water, cuttle-fish bone, and gravel paper or sand on floor of cage.

A bath three times a week.

The room should not be overheated.

When moulting keep warm and avoid all draughts of air. Give plenty of German summer rape seed. A little hard boiled egg mixed with cracker, grated fine, once or twice a week, is excellent. Feed at a certain hour in the morning.

DISEASES AND CURES.

Husk or Asthma. The curatives are aperients, such as endive, water cresses, bread and milk and red pepper.

Pip. Mix red pepper, butter and garlic and swab out the

throat.

Sweating. Wash the hen in salt and water, and dry rapidly. Costiveness. Plenty of green food and fruit.

Obstruction of the Rump Gland. Pierce with a needle. Press the inflamed matter out, and drop fine sugar over the wound.

Lice. Keep a saucer of fresh water in the cage and the bird

will free itself.

Overgrown Claws or Beak. Pare carefully with a sharp

knife.

Moulting. Give plenty of good food and keep warm. Saffron and a rusty nail put in their drinking water is excellent. Loss of Voice. seed with yoke of egg.

Feed with paste of bread, lettuce and rape
Whisky and sugar is an excellent remedy.

What a Horse Can Draw.

On metal rails a horse can draw:

One and two-thirds times as much as on asphalt pavement.
Three and one-third times as much as on good Belgian blocks.

Five times as much as on ordinary Belgian blocks.

Seven times as much as on good cobble-stone.
Thirteen times as much as on ordinary cobble-stone.
Twenty times as much as n an earth road.

Forty times as much as on sand.

A modern compilation of engineering maxims states that a horse can drag, as compared with what he can carry on his back, in the following proportions: On the worst earthen road, three times more; on a good macadamized road, nine; on plank, twenty-five; on a stone trackway, thirty-three; and on a good railway, fiftyfour times as much.

Value of Foreign Money.

Pound sterling of England, $4.84: guinea, $5.05; crown, $1.21; shilling, 24 cents; Napoleon of France, $3.84; five-franc, 96 cents; franc, 182 cents; thaler of Saxony, 68 cents; guilder of Netherlands, 40 cents; ducat of Austria, $2.28; florin of Austria, 482 cents; doubloon of Spain (1800), $15.54; real of Spain, 5 cents; five roubles of Russia, $3.95; rouble, 75 cents; franc of Belgium, 181⁄2 cents; ducat of Bavaria, $2.27; franc of Switzerland, 182 cents; crown of Tuscany, $1.052.

TROY WEIGHT-24 grains make I pennyweight, 20 penny. weights make 1 ounce By this weight, gold, silver and jewels only are weighed. The ounce and pound in this are same as in Apothecaries' weight.

APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT-20 grains make one scruple, 3 scruples make i dram, 8 drams make 1 ounce, 12 ounces make 1 pound.

AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT-6 drams make I ounce, 16 ounces make one pound, 25 pounds make 1 quarter, 4 quarters make 1 hundredweight, 2,000 pounds make i ton.

DRY MEASURE-2 pints make 1 quart, 8 quarts make 1 peck, 4 pecks make 1 bushel, 36 bushels make 1 chaldron.

LIQUID OR WINE MEASURE—4 gills make 1 pint, 2 pints make 1 quart, 4 quarts make 1 gallon, 311⁄2 gallons make 1 barrel, 2 barrels make i hogshead.

TIME MEASURE-60 seconds make 1 minute, 60 minutes make 1 hour, 24 hours make 1 day, 7 days make 1 week, 4 weeks make 1 lunar month, 28, 29, 30 or 31 days make 1 calendar month (30 days make 1 month in computing interest), 52 weeks and 1 day, or 12 calendar months, make 1 year; 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 49 seconds make 1 solar year.

CIRCULAR MEASURE-60 seconds make 1 minute, 60 minutes make 1 degree, 30 degrees make 1 sign, 90 degrees make 1 quadrant, 4 quadrants or 360 degrees make 1 circle.

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LONG MEASURE--DISTANCE-3 barleycorns 1 inch, 12 inches I foot, 3 feet 1 yard, 5%1⁄2 yards 1 rod, 40 rods 1 furlong, 8 furlongs 1 mile. CLOTH MEASURE--24 inches I nail, 4 nails 1 quarter, 4

quarters 1 yard.

MISCELLANEOUS-3 inches one palm, 4 inches I hand, 6 inches 1 span, 18 inches 1 cubit, 21.8 inches 1 Bible cubit, 21⁄2 feet 1 military pace.

SQUARE MEASURE--144 square inches I square foot, 9 square feet I square yard, 304 square yards i square rod, 40 square rods 1 rood, 4 roods

acre.

SURVEYORS' MEASURE-7.92 inches 1 link, 25 links 1 rod, 4 rods 1 chain, 10 square chains or 160 square rods 1 acre, 640 acres 1 square mile.

CUBIC MEASURE--1,728 cubic inches I cubic foot, 27 cubic feet I cubic yard, 128 cubic feet 1 cord (wood), 40 cubic feet 1 ton (shipping, 2,150.42 cubic inches I standard bushel, 268.8 cubic inches 1 standard gallon, 1 cubic foot four-fifths of a bushel.

METRIC WEIGHTS-10 milligrams I centigram, 10 centigrams I decigram, 10 decigrams 1 gram, 10 grams 1 dekagram, 10 dekagrams 1 hektogram, 10 hektograms 1 kilogram.

METRIC MEASURES--(One milliliter-Cubic centimeter.)— 10 milliliters I centiliter, 10 centiliters 1 deciliter, 10 deciliters 1 liter, 10 liters 1 dekaliter, 10 dekaliters 1 hektoliter, 10 hektoliters 1 kiloliter.

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METRIC LENGTHS-10 millimeters I centimeter, 10 centimeters 1 decimeter, 10 decimeters 1 meter, 10 meters 1 dekameter, 10 dekameters I hektometer, 10 hektometers 1 kilometer.

Relative Value of Apothecaries' and Imperial

Apothecaries.

1 gallon equals....

I pint

1 fluid ounce equals..

I fluid dram

Imperial.

Measure.

..6 pints, 13 ounces, 2 drams,

23 minims.

16

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5

18

The following tables give the equivalents of both the metric and common systems, and will be found convenient for reference:

1 kilogramme (1,000 grammes).

1 pound avoirdupois...

....

0664 gramme

2.2 pounds avoirdupois.
1⁄2 kilogramme

1 ounce avoirdupois (4371⁄2 grains). ..28 grammes.

1 ounce troy, or apothecary (480 grains)..31 grammes.

1 cubic centimeter

1 cubic inch.

1 liter (1,000 cubic centimeters).

1 United States quart..

1 fluid ounce...

[bulk].... 1.06 cubic inch..

.16 cubic centimeters...

291⁄2 cubic centimeters.

0.064

1 United States standard quart... 0.946 1 liter....

1 hectare (10,000 square meters) [surface]. 21⁄2 acres...

1 acre....

..0.4 hectare..

1.057

.29.570

2.471

0.40

It may not be generally known that we have in the nickel five-cent piece of our coinage a key to the tables of linear measures and weights. The diameter of this coin is two centimeters, and its weight is five grammes. Five of them placed in a row will, of course, give the length of the decimeter; and two of them will weigh a decagram. As the kiloliter is a cubic meter, the key to the measure of length is also the key to the measures of capacity. Any person, therefore, who is fortunate enough to own a five-cent nickle, may carry in his pocket the entire metric system of weights and measures.

Handy Weights and Measures.

One quart of wheat flour is one pound. One quart of corn meal weighs eighteen ounces. One quart of butter, soft, weighs fourteen to sixteen ounces. One quart of brown sugar weighs from a pound to a pound and a quarter, according to dampness. One quart of white sugar weighs one pound. Ten mediumsized eggs weigh one pound. A tablespoonful of salt is one ounce. Eight tablespoonfuls make a gill. Two gills or sixteen tablespoonfuls, are half a pint. Sixty drops are one teaspoonful. Four tablespoonfuls are one wineglassful. Twelve tablespoonfuls are one teacupful. Sixteen tablespoonfuls, or half a pint, are one tumblerful.

THE MEANING OF MEASURES-A square mile is equal to 640 acres. A square acre is 208.71 feet on one side. An acre is 43,560 square feet. A league, 3 miles. A span, 10 inches. A hand, 4 inches. A palm, 3 inches. A great cubit, 11 inches. A fathom, 6 feet. A mile, 5,280 feet.

DOMESTIC AND DROP MEASURES APPROXIMATED--A teaspoonful, one fluid dram 4 grams; a dessertspoonful, two fluid drams 3 grams; a tablespoonful, half fluid ounce 16 grams; a wineglassful, two fluid ounces 64 grams; a tumblerful, half pint 256 grams.

The original Mrs. Partington was a respectable old lady who lived at Sidmouth, in Devonshire, England. Her cottage was on the beach, and during a terrific storm (November, 1824) the sea rose to such a height as every now and then to invade the old lady's residence. The old lady persistently mopped out the water with such help as she could command, until finally she was compelled to retreat to an upper story.

Short Cuts in Arithmetic-Handy Tables for Ready Reckoning. TO ASCERTAIN THE WEIGHT OF CATTLE-Measure the girt close behind the shoulder, and the length from the fore part of the shoulder-blade along the back to the bone at the tail, which is in a vertical line with the buttock, both in feet. Multiply the square of the girt, expressed in feet, by ten times the length, and divide the product by three; the quotient is the weight, nearly, of the fore quarters, in pounds avoirdupois. It is to be observed, however, that in very fat cattle the fore quarters will be about one-twentieth more, while in those in a very lean state they will be one-twentieth less than the weight obtained by the rule.

RULES FOR MEASURING CORN IN CRIB, VEGETABLES, ETC., AND HAY IN MOw-This rule will apply to a crib of any size or kind. Two cubic feet of good, sound, dry corn in the ear will make a bushel of shelled corn. To get, then, the quantity of shelled corn in a crib of corn in the ear, measure the length, breadth and height of the crib, inside the rail; multiply the length by the breadth and the product by the height, then divide the product by two, and you have the number of bushels of shelled corn in the crib.

To find the number of bushels of apples, potatoes, etc., in a bin, multiply the length, breadth and thickness together, and this product by eight, and point off one figure in the product for decimals.

To find the amount of hay in a mow, allow 512 cubic feet for a ton, and it will come out very generally correct.

TO MEASURE BULK WOOD-To measure a pile of wood, multiply the length by the width, and that product by the height, which will give the number of cubic feet. Divide that product by 128, and the quotient will be the number of cords. A standard cord of wood, it must be remembered, is four feet thick; that is, the wood must be four feet long Farmers usually go by surface measure, calling a pile of stove wood eight feet long and four feet high a cord. Under such circumstances thirty-two feet would be the divisor.

HOW TO MEASURE A TREE-Very many persons, when looking for a stick of timber, are at a loss to estimate either the height of the tree or the length of timber it will cut. The following rule will enable any one to approximate nearly to the length from the ground to any position desired on the tree: Take a stake, say six feet in length, and place it against the tree you wish to measure. Then step back some rods, twenty or more if you can, from which to do the measuring At this point a light pole and a measuring rule are required. The pole is raised between the eyes and the tree, and the rule is brought into position against the pole. Then by sighting and observing what length of the rule is required to cover the stake at the tree, and what the entire tree, dividing the latter length by the former and multiplying by the number of feet the stake is long, you reach the approximate height of the tree. For example, if the stake at the tree be six feet above ground and one inch on your rule corresponds exactly with this, and if then the entire height of the tree corresponds exactly with say nine inches on the rule, this would show the tree to possess a full height of fifty-four feet. In practice it will thus be found an easy matter to learn the approximate height of any tree, building, or other such object.

TO MEASURE CASKS OR BARRELS-Find mean diameter by adding to head diameter two-thirds (if staves are but slightly curved, three-fifths) of difference between head and bung diameters, and dividing by two. Multiply square of mean diameter in inches by 7854, and the product by the height of the cask in inches. The result will be the number of cubic inches. Divide by 231 for standard or wine gallons, and by 282 for beer gallons.

GRAIN MEASURE-To find the capacity of a bin or wagonbed, multiply the cubic feet by .8 (tenths). For great accuracy, add 1⁄2 of a bushel for every co cubic feet. To find the cubic feet, multiply the length, width and depth together.

CISTERN MEASURE-TO find the capacity of a round cistern or tank, multiply the square of the average diameter by the depth, and take 3-16 of