The Successful Stockman and Manual of Husbandry

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Andrew A. Gardenier
King-Richardson Company, 1901 - 684 halaman

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Halaman 182 - ... soreness. Muddy streets and roads, especially where mineral substances are plentiful, excite this abnormal condition of the frog. Contracted heels, scratches, and navicular disease predispose to thrush, while by some a constitutional tendency is believed to exist among certain animals which otherwise present a perfect frog. Symptoms. — At first there is simply an increased moisture in the cleft of the frog, accompanied by an offensive smell. After a time a considerable discharge takes place...
Halaman 632 - The rule as to unsoundness is, that if at the time of the sale the horse has any disease which either actually does diminish the natural usefulness of the animal, so as to make him less capable of work of any description, or which in its ordinary progress will diminish the natural usefulness of the animal; or if the horse has, either from disease or accident, undergone any alteration of structure that either actually does at the time, or in its ordinary effects will, diminish the natural usefulness...
Halaman 582 - ... to the owner thereof, without proving notice to the owner or possessor of such dog, or knowledge by him that his dog was mischievous or disposed to kill sheep or angora goats.
Halaman 331 - Heat the solution of soap and add it boiling hot to the kerosene. Churn the mixture by means of a force-pump and spray-nozzle for five or ten minutes. The emulsion, if perfect, forms a cream, which thickens on cooling, and should adhere without oiliness to the surface of glass. Dilute, before using, one part of the emulsion with nine parts of cold water. The above formula gives three...
Halaman 172 - The frog is a triangular-shaped body, divided into two equal parts by a deep fissure, extending from its apex in front to the base. It fills the triangular space in the sole, to which it is intimately attached by its borders. The horn of the frog is produced in the same manner as the sole ; but it differs from both the wall and sole in that the horn is soft, moist, and elastic to a remarkable degree. It is the function of the frog to destroy shock and to prevent slipping. The sensitive laminae are...
Halaman 616 - A married woman shall be deemed to be a subject of the state of which her husband is for the time being a subject...
Halaman 627 - Court or two justices of the peace, be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, or to both.
Halaman 272 - The extent of the shower of 1833 was such as to cover no inconsiderable part of the earth's surface, from the middle of the Atlantic on the east to the Pacific on the west; and from the northern coast of South America to undefined regions among the British possessions on the north the exhibition was visible, and everywhere presented nearly the same appearance.
Halaman 302 - ... results. Symptoms, — The swelling of the left flank is very characteristic, as in well-marked cases the flank at its upper part rises above the level of the backbone, and when struck with the tips of the fingers emits a drum-like sound. The animal has an anxious expression, moves uneasily, and is evidently distressed. If relief is not obtained in time, it breathes with difficulty, reels in walking or in standing, and in a short time falls and dies from suffocation.
Halaman 601 - ... corporation shall not be liable for any such damages, unless negligently or willfully done...

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