REARING LAYERS.
FEEDING SKIM MILK.
HOW IT dwindled:
. ITS UP TO YCU
IN THE 0ZARKS.
The Brown Swiss was Introduced
Into this country by a Massachusetts
Importer about forty years ago, but has
never become very numerous, although
there are scattered herds of the breed
as far west as Missouri and north to
the region of the great lakes.
One of the most valuable qualities of
the Brown Swiss is its vigor. The
grades and crosnbreds in which the
breed is used inherit these qualities
Of health and hardy constitution. The
disposition of these animals is excel
lent, both males and females being
very quiet and docile. They thrive
particularly well in mountain sections
where the fodder and pasturage are
rough and scanty, as in, its native
PUBIS BltED ISKOWN SWISS.
home. The subject of the illustration
Is Kalserin, a pure bred Brown Swiss,
that has au excellent milk and butter
record. Her best year's record was
10,295 pounds milk, 400 pounds butter
(at, 3.S'J per cent fat; weight, 1,400
pounds.
Value of Testing.
Today I would no more thiuk of run
ning a dairy without the Babcock test,
e-en if I had only two cows, than I
would of keeping house without a wife,
writes a dairyman in Kimball's Dairy
Farmer. At one time I had two cows
In the herd that are deserving of spe
cial mention. Whitey was a fine, large
cow with the ability to produce fifty
pounds of milk daily when in full flow.
Beauty was a small animal that barely
ran as high as thirty pounds. My hired
man had often urged me to get rid of
Beauty, and -used to say, "AVhat a fine
thing we would make of this dairy If
all the cows were like Whitey!"
I applied the scales and Babcock test
to these cows and at the end of a year
this is the record each made, in round
numbers: Whitey, G,000 pounds of
milk of an average test of 3 per cent;
Beauty, 5,000 pounds of milk with an
average test of 6 per cent Whitey
went and Beauty stayed. Before
many years I had nearly every animal
In the herd tracing back to Beauty.
By the process of weeding out the
poor ones the auimal butter averages
began to climb higher each year; from
800 pounds it went to 320, then to 327,
to 337, and at the time I turned over
my business to my son the herd was
averaging a pound a day.
Relieving a Choked Cow.
A writer in Kimball's Dairy Farmer
ays: My experience in dairy farming
has been long and varied. I am going
to speak of one thing that comes to my
mind, especially now. One of my
neighbors tried the experiment of fat
tening dry cows on potatoes. Unfor
tunately two of his cattle choked on
inein. rsecoming aiarmeu oy tueir con
dition and having heard of relieving
choked cattle by pushing the obstruc
tion down the, throat; he took a whip
Btock and proceeded to help the cow
swallow the potatoes. He pushed with
60 much force and the potatoes were so
hard that the throat of the cow became
badly bruised. Inflammation set in,
and she died. When another one chok
ed he tried to break the potato and suc
ceeded in relieving the cow for the
time being, but she died later from
blood poison caused by the unneces
sary harshness. Such measures are
eeldoui necessary. My practice is to
put a gag In the mouth and let the gas
pass off, and the potato will softeu
and can be easily removed without any
injury, and the bloated animal is re
lieved. Trofessor W. A. Henry of Wisconsin
In a recent address said:
"Tho next great advance will be
community effort. The farmers in each
community should meet at the school
house and harmoniously agree upon
ne breed of dairy cattle for that com
munity. If the most bipod In the dairy
herds now is llolstelu, tney should all
agree upou Holstelns and Ilolstelns
only; if it is some other brood, theu
upon that breed. Where the farms are
not large lusteud of bavins oue scrub
bull on tfttcU farm two, three or even
four neighbors should join aud buy one
vt two reglaterod bulls. The scrub bull
has uu place oa. hundred dollar laud."
Gentleness and the Cow.
It has I'eott sustwsted r.iauy times
that tuj uihul of tu dalvytuau and the
hlWvl man ha great tiuluvui-e oa the
cows hi evwy heed. Ther t no doubt
f ttiK Swu tueu hav a. hamiouishis
ffovt att Uf about thenu Others
hav a dUturblBst t&Kt. tt thwr is a
yUic t& th woriii bt a twutt oiaa
Ui.x-Cci tt Is hi a tK'Di of co'.v. tt
tttta&i a tu-ttch mvuvy to. th tcvpttjf
e a Co ftfcJ shjKtott.
C t lull Eserejaak.
TtSiiiv tti'tHiliir ttt s sowttlhlj? as
V a,tr tV fcutl nut th rtvuvt pwc
r v-Tii ho tire a dujtw tt aot valy
V-6-" F3tt'3 VBLUG3.'ai OJIC Ulff
v2 RtmMvt aaa Afotluft
1 at i niisfcUii b fcmtr. Bolt nrat-
fx-ti ti tt ami ta a c&iua ttri
An Expert Poultryman Tells How This
- Can Be Done Successfully. . -
H. P. Rankin has the following words
of wisdom in the American - Agricul
turist concerning the difficult problem
of rearing chicks designed especially
for development Into persistent layers:
When the- chicks first come out of the
shell, I leave them in the incubator till
the last hatched Is twenty-four hours
old, then remove to a brooder with a
temperature of 90 degrees, the brooder
floor being first covered with a thin""!
layer of sand and one inch of cut al
falfa, and give grit and water two
hours before feeding. I feed a- dry
grain chick food containing 20 per
cent chick grit arid 5 per cent small
granulated charcoal The brooder is
cleaned every day by sifting sand
through a cornmeal sieve. Beef scraps
are kept before them after they are
four days old. This is their feed till
they are six weeks old, when they are
given free range and are fed but three
times a day, corn being mixed with
their food, one part cracked corn, one
part wheat, three parts ground oats in
bulk with fine meal sifted out I al
ways feed In a litter to keep them
busy. - ,
When they are four months old, I
feed one part corn, one part wheat,
one part barley and two . parts oafs
three times a day with coarser char
coal in the same proportion or fed in
hoppers always before' them. At five
months old I begin feeding one -part
corn, one part wheat, one. part barley
and two parts oats three times a day
with coarser charcoal in the same pro
portion, or fed In hoppers always be
fore them, with green stuff of some
sort always near. Steamed cut alfalfa
and cabbage are best In winter. In
rearing laying chickens it is most Im
portant to keep them growing all the
time and always busy. Nothing ever
has been or will be profitable brought
up In Idleness.
By following the above regimen and
attending to proper cleaning of the
chicken houses, destroying all Injurious
vermin, insects, etc., and using scrap
meats exclusively, I have reared chick
ens that have no superiors in laying
qualities. I do not breed for yearly
records, wanting eggs only from Nov.
1 to July 1, and I select none for breed
ers that do not lay at least 150 eggs
In that period. In selecting my breed
ers I weigh their breeding, laying qual
ities and standard points.
Fighting Vermin.
It Is a waste of time to fight vermin
so long as the droppings are allowed to
remain in the houses week after week.
Clean up each morning. It takes but a
minute or two "each day, and with the
occasional assistance of kerosene lice
seldom cause any trouble. '
Remove the nest boxes and fixtures
from the houses and fairly saturate
them with kerosene, then go Inside
and with a spray pump send the kero
sene into every crack and crevice. It
does noble work, and your hens will
bless you for it
Another good precaution Is to use in
sect powder liberally in the nest boxes.
It will kill such vermin as are lodged
In the feathers of the hens.
If the young chicks are drooping, ex
amine their heads, and the chances are
that a large gray louse will be found.
A drop of sweet oil will soon settle the
matter. .
Market Preference as to Poultry.
Practically all the large markets In
the United States require yellow skin
(or flesh) and legs in first grade market
poultry. English and Canadian mar
kets call for white skin (or flesh) and
legs for their better grades. Boston
and New York markets require dry
picked poultry and will only take the
scalded product at a discount San
Francisco and Philadelphia insist upon
dry picked poultry and do not want
scalded. St Louis, Chicago, Baltimore
and Washington prefer scalded poultry
except for storage purposes. Dry
picked poultry only is accepted for
cold storage.
The Cause of Wry Tails.
The cause of wry tails is obscure, but
Is attributed to an injury to the hip or
some part of the rear of the body,
which causes a deformity. Examine a
nd, f,ou wl" ,usua"y 0. we thjnk.
that it ls a deformity of-some part of
the body, usually of the hip, that
causes it. It has been argued that
such deformities are caused by over
crowding in the brooder or being
crowded into a cramped position for
several hours when the bones are soft
and plastic. This, however, ls theory
only.
Kerosene In the Poultry Yard.
For birds which have scaly legs,
sponging the legs with a saturate solu
tion of crude naphthalene flakes In
kerosene Is good. Be careful not to get
any cu the soft parts and do not allow
the birds to go to roost immediately
after treating them. This mixture will
blister if it gets on the soft flesh. . To
clean, combs and wattles wash with
good white soap and hot water. Then
rub hi a very little vaseline or fresh
butter. Do not get on too much greasa,
ax It trUl collect dust and dirt.
Giv the Chicks Shades
Provide shad tn both the poultry
yards and: th chick runs. If nothing-
better eao. be asonteuV erect canopies
erteah&. These can.be made oat of old
bogging. It property protected ami
cfflitly- ri e&icas grow tapuuy aurtnj-
cue wtMthMC. as taejf can. gtrhfr many
Leaky BarreJa mm Cnpm.
rf bartuDr chat ax luk am chart afile
ta,Ha: wi " "Uulinlfc r aoma oc&as-
tftttt wtffi &HO attt tttiln. A.
aft3P BrrE wax auht tS
The Growing of Apples Is Now a Very
Important Industry..
The growing of apples in the Owrks
has within comparatively recent years
become a very important Industry, and
in that region are to be found some
of the largest apple orchards of the
country, in some- instances covering
from 500 to 1,000 acres. As a rule,
however, the orchards are much
smaller,
ranging from 40 to 100
- .
acres.
. Principal Commercial Varieties. twenty-two .hens fed mash wet with
The principal commercial varieties water. In another test sixty hens fed
grown, as given by the bureau of plant the sklm milk ration ,laid 802 eggs in
industry, are Ben Davis, Gano, Jona- thirty-seven days as compared wjth
than and Winesap, the Ben Davis and 632 eggs laid by a similar lot fed- no
Kano varieties predominating. Trees sklm milk. Other tests gave about
are generally planted about thirty feet the-" same comparative results. The
apart and come into bearing early, conductors of these experiments esti
usnally in from six tov eight years, mate that under the prevailing condi
Growth is fairly vigorous; but trees tions and with eggs selling for 20 or
do not as a rule reach large size, in 25 cents per dozen the skim milk used
;art due to their early bearing. Many for moistening the mash had a feed
orchards have not had adequate "cul- Ing value of.froni 1 to 2 cents per
tivation, but have been permitted to juart That milk is one of the best
grow up in shrubs, weeds and briers, general foods for almost all stock and
The effect of this neglect was generally Auman beings, tooj Is recognized by
apparent during 1906, the crops in neg- everybody and needs no special proof,
lected orchards being very Might or That it should have better results in
there being no crop, whereas in well nutrition than just plain water Is real
cared for orchards the yield has in- ly self evident When I feed skim
variably been good. ' . milk to my fowls, I do expect to get
' Diseases and Insects. some benefit from it. But it is a
As a rule sufficient attention has not satisfaction to know that it Is worth,
been given to the control of diseases for feeding purposes, the comparative-.
and insects, and under such conditions ly high figure of 1 or 2 cents a quart
these have become quite abundant and At the Ontario experimental farm
destructive. While numerous orchard- some tests of the value of sklm roilk,
!sts have supplied themselves with whey, etc., as an addition to grains
spraying outfits and have sprayed their 'or fattening poultry have recently
trees, many very soon abandoned the been conducted. - From a summary of
practice, not having secured satisfac- data on the relative value of whey,
tory results. The principal difficulty skim milk and numerous feds for fat
appears to have been lack of informa- tenlng chickens it appears that gain
tion concerning the troubles to be con- was most cheaply made on a mixture
trolled and failure to comprehend what
constitutes thorough spraying.
LATE CABBAGE.
, ' , ' ..'
Strong Stocky Plants That May Be Set
In Midsummer.
Strong, stocky plants may be set in
the latter part of July or early in Au-
gust in . the latitude of Philadelphia.
The only variety of the Savoy type
uiiii. seems wen nuaineu 10 our cu-
mate is the Perfection Drumhead Sa-
voy. The delicate flavored European
yarieties only reach their best develop-
ment in a cool climate.
The dominant market type of cab-
bage In America is the Flat Dutch or
Drumhead, of which there are several I
DBOMEE4D SAVOY CABBAGE.
strains that represent a better quality
than the average. For pickling, slaw
or even for making sauerkraut the
small, hard, round, red cabbage- is
valued in some sections. In cool lo
cations the Danish Ballhead Is grown
for its splendid keeping qualities, but
I have always considered it of inferior
quality, says a writer in the Garden
Magazine. Of the dark red sorts the
small, hard Red Dutch is the most
popular.
Large Flocks of Fowls.
So many who have excellent success
with a few fowls meet with failure
when they increase their numbers, and
they are at a loss to know the reason,
remarks a writer in Iowa Homestead.
Generally they . fail to increase their
accommodations in proportion to the
increase in the flock." They fail to rec
ognize the fact that large flocks are
difficult to feed, so that each individ
ual may secure its allotted share; that
various ailments have to be guarded
against where large flocks are kept
that are comparatively unknown among
moderate sized flocks; that large flocks
require much attention.
Dry Farming. ,
The conquest of the arid west, to be
successful and to be accomplished
without large and costly failures, mnst
be made slowly and by the careful ap
plication of definitely ascertained facts.
The boundaries of existing settlements
may be gradually extended, but any
wholesale attempt to colonize large
areas of this arid land with people ac
customed to farming only in humid re
gions or not accustomed to farming at
all is almost certain to result in dis
astrous failure. Carl S. Scofield.
The Corn Leaf Aphis.
' The corn leaf aphis is bluish green
hi color. It appears on corn through
out the middle west early in July
about the time that the root aphis be
gins to decrease In numbers on the
roots sometimes literally swarmlnff on
the- leaves, husks ami tassels. Here it
gives birth to- its young- and disappears
ffonx the plants only as these- ripen
anil become dry-, some Individuals eves
remaining- among: the hnsks of belated
ears until freesinjf weather sills- them
entrhjht.
Pndllai-tK be Kanss.
- -Ni- -
We fljiif that at. the? Kansas; expert ' IU- trouble or use? onfc cio ver aadl ear:
manf station: St tukos practically Ony i lalfalfat Cbesiss.
whufc aejUKin ti mainrer a; crnri of: seed If.
It may B prasHfile- lit tfiiff cllmafle (! Trie: Taluaijie; Trsn: Wostt.
m memlTlariu; for hay twths-during avi Th BidhstriuiuE Eat ttrml?" Beilferas
awnsm. EtnrorBTi. nuini the- mqjwi-;
0x79 .bflTTwE t&stt ft. Oe
experiments Show That It Is a V afaM
able Ration For. Fowls.
A writer In the American Poultry
AdTOcate has the following to sav o
toe value of sklm milk as a partial
jon for fowls:
Tne west Virginia experiment sta-
Uoa nas recently made some sys-
tematlc tests to prove the valu of
klm mllk for iaylng nens. Tne first
- test covered 122 davs. The twentv-V
two nens fed gkjm mUk laid j 044 eggs :
as compared with 906 eggs laid by the
of equal-parts of cornmeal, oatmeal
and Bhorts mixed with whey, the cost
being 4 cents per pound, and was
most expensive (G Cents per pound) on
a mixture of equal parts of cornmeal.
shorts and oatmeal, with 30 per cent of
pork gcrapi water being use(J to wet
up the ration. It was found that sour
6klm miu- (mllk tnat ls thickened) is
thout doubt the best liquid to mix
.lt-h -aln rations where a uniform
pr0(iuct is -wanted and more so where i
-hite fleshed chickens are In demand;
also tnat sweet skim milk has not so
nlgn a feeding value for grown chick-
eng ag sour milk and that whey is a
better food than is generally consld-
ered It seems to aid digestion. .
Liquid Lice Killers.
I As a general rule, the commercial
, liquid lice killers are more dependable
and satisfactory than homemade kero
sene mixtures. However, the follow
ing combinations will be found reliable
' if carefully used: A saturate solution
of crude naphthalene flakes in kero
I sene, made by dissolving in kerosene
all it will take up of crude naphtha
lene flakes, makes an effective lice
paint and is a good remedy for scaly
leg. Two fluid ounces of any coal tar
disinfecting liquid mixed with a gal
lon of kerosene is an effective lice
paint for destroying red mites and
coorf lice. Either of these preparations
used as a liquid lice paint about the
roosts and dropping boards should be
applied Jn the forenoon or before the
middle of the day, so that they will
thoroughly dry into the woodwork be
fore the fowls go to roost
Preparing Broilers For Market.
A fat broiler is quite a rarityv The
best that can be done In general is to
have them plump, for the natural tend
ency of the chick is to -use all nutri
ment for growth and development.
When the birds are nearly large
enough for the market, they should be
given all the fattening feed they will
eat, and for this purpose corn in va
rious forms should be fed freely. They
wlll digest more feed 'if fed ground
than if whole or cracked. A moistened
mash consisting of about two-thirds
cornmeal and one-third bran by bulk
Is good. Cooked potatoes are good,
and milk, with a little sugar added,
will hasten fattening..
' Liver Trouble In Fowls.
When a few hens in a flock show
symptoms of advanced stages of liver
trouble, it is reasonable to conclude
that others In the flock ate in the
earlier stages. ' Give the flock a grass
run if possible. If not, give green
food liberally, avoid the excessive -use
of corn, and try to secure a consider
able amount of exercise for the fowls.
This is best accomplished for fowls in
confinement by feeding the grain in
Utter and feeding rather sparingly at
first This reduction of diet should not
be continued too long. If it is, the
birds become weakened and reduced in
flesh. "
The Feather of the Hen.
The shaft of the 'feather is the stem
of the feather, that part which is filled
with pith and which bears the barbs.
The barbs are the side branches of th
feather. Shafting means that the-shaft
of the plumed portion of the feather is
either lighter or darker than the web
of the feather. The web of the feather
Is the flat or plumed portion of the
feather made up of a series of barbs on
either side of the shaft.
Fattening Crates.
Fattening- crates are- made- with slat
bottoms. The- lejr weakness of chick
ens confined in. crates? la- often, due- to
the ration being- tov one aided. A little;
ane- meal, or granulated! raw hone atit !-
."d to the- mash, will: nsnallvr nrevent
Suit tfiff- rrart- neatt lie ame at tti srefftl- U
es StpwrtirgF within: teach: sC at jb"
Shrinkage of the Fortune the Inventor
'; Had In His JMind.
At last, says a writer in the New
York Evening Sun; John, the in
ventor,; received his letters patent.
"That . night he burst in npon his
wife.- "I've got it!" he cried. "Got
what?" - "'Got what!' Why, got
our fortunes !'' - "Dinner's ready,"
said she, whereupon John frowned.
"Jane," he said as soon as he could
get his mouth full, "do you know
that every -railroad in this country
will buy millions of dollars' worth ?"
, "Have another piece of bread,
John." - ' J.;:
"Millions, Jane,' millions! - And
it's practically all profit."
"ell, we shall not be disappoint
ed anyway, shall we, John?" - - v
"Disappointed ! Can't you do any-,
thing bat sit there and throw cold
water? - Here I've been slaving for
more than a year on it, and this is
all I get. ; Disappointed!"
"Of course thejll buy it!" cried
Jane.
.' "You'll think so when you see the
millions pouring in, when you see
the automobile coming around to
the door one of those big ones
you'll think so then. A house at
the. seashore and a private yacht.
Ah, that's the way to live P' said
J ohn. -. "
Then he went to bed, for he wish
ed to get up early so that he could
sell his patent and have his money
coming in without an hour's delay.
"It takes time," said John. "I've
got a week off from-the office so I
can put in all my time at it. Oh,
it's a tremendous thing! Why, take
the railroads alone. They could buy
a million dollars' worth." -
"Each of them," assented Jane.
, "K-o, all oj them together. The
automobile's coming, Jane."
But big things move slowly. At
the end of the week John gave up
his job so that he could have all his
time for the patent. Every-morning
he hurried out with hope strong
in his heart.'
"I never knew those big automo
biles were so much trouble," he said
one night. "Now, you take a little
one"
"John," said Jane, "I've always
wanted a little one."
The next night he was tired and
went to sleep in his chair. Just be
fore bedtime he blinked his eyes and
said :
"I don't know but a team of
horses would be better than an
auto."
"John," said Jane, "I've always
had my mind set on a horse."
"Well, ou shall have a team."
"I'll be tickled to death with
one."
"I said you should have a team!"
snapped John. But a week later he
was sorry he spoke crossly, for he
said: .
"Of course, Jane, if you'd rather
have one horse than a team"
"Oh, much rather !" cried Jane.
" Another month passed. One even
ing Jane said : .
"The milk bill came today, John
$12."
"Twelve dollars!" said John in a
tone of a weary man to whom $12
is a stranger, and then he added,
with a wistful look : '
"I wish we had a cow."
Salt of , the Earth.
In olden days salt was the em
blem of purity and incorruption.
It was supposed to have a sanctify
ing influence. Christ called his dis
ciples the salt""of the earth. Salt
was such a serious matter that God
gave the kingdom to David by a
covenant of salt. The Eoman sol
diers were required to take a part
of their wages in salt, which was as
good as coin of the realm. Among
the Arabs to eat a man's salt is to
partake, of his hospitality, and it
forms a saered bond between host
and guest. You know many a man
who "is not worth his salt," and
many another who couldn't "earn
enough for his soup." A man "true
to his salf is faithful to his em
ployer. And he who "sits above
the salt" is always in a place of dis
tinction. New York Press.
Doctor and Hearse.
A Washington physician was re
cently walking on Connecticut ave
nue with his five-year-old sonr when
they were obliged to stop at a side
street to await the passing of a fu
neral procession.
The youngster had never seen
anything of the IrincL His eyes- wid
ened. Pointing to- the hearse, he
said, "Dadr' what's that?"
"Thaty my son" said the physi
cian with a. grim, smile,, "is a mis
taken diagnosis Washington
Stari
A M odern" Jacobs
"The ease; of Jacob-- sometiines
Easr at modern. tiaralleL. H knew
man: once- wua served- flv years? feur
Inse awond- -mt&.-"TFar
mmantie:!-"
"SSffc art- rKTirtriirFii 'v foTnftntiis. 2fe
married; ia seeaardL-in' wirSiravtt geH
c&mjxs: fkcm: t3i 3rsC so
Says Oregon Development League
- : Tne Cheap Rates On.
The colonist teles are agreed upon by
all the railroads in the United States and
Canada and are controlled by the trans
continental Passenger Association, aDd
Oregonians mast bear in mind that the
home-maker is being invited on similar
rates to Canada, California, Washington,
Texas, Georgia, Oklahoma and other
States, and the state and community to
which he will bay his ticket is the one
that convinces him in advance that tbeiF
partii-nlar spot on this great earth is the
one in which he should live.We have
only one month leit befote the sale, be.
gins. -
tiet together from 10 to 25 active citi
zens, raise a little fund for the publica
tion of a small leaflet giviug the import
ant facts relative to your community,
along with these rates, and have the
leaflet so light that it nould not add to
the cost of postage of a letter, and have a
copy put in every letter written by busi
ness man or citizen.
Get your commercial body, or eon.e
one ot your business men to offer a prize
to the bovs and girls who will write tl e
greatest number of letters, or will get
actual results in ..bringing another
family into the community.
The work of advertising these colonist
rates is up to each community aDd each
individual. If we could add a hundred
thousand to the population of Oregon in
the next year it would mean many mil.
lions of dollars of additional wealth to
the state.
The school population of one district
in Tillamook county was doubled in six
months through the correspondence of
the pupils. Corvahis caused the sale ol
$600,000 worth of land through adyertis
jng in well-knwon agricultural papers in
the older states.. The Oregon Develop
ment League received over 16,000 in
quiries from people wanting to know
about Oregon farming lands.
There is an intense desire to come to
the Pacific Northwest cn- the part of tie
people of the United States and this ia
particularly true of Oregon. . Make
it intensely true of your community.
See your local agent and find ont the
exact rate. Get more particulars-post
others put up attractive notices in the
postoffice and in ether public places
get the new-comers to write to their old
home papers, and for the eighty prizes,
or a total of 15000, offered by the Fort
land Commercial Club. "
Nothing means aa much to Oregon a
the colonist rates, and when you read
this remember that there is only one
month in which to get in advance
work.
Never mind the heat. Don't allow
that lazy feeling to keep you from doing
your duty. The new home-maker may
buy something yon want to sell.
Cats of Other Days.
The lot of the average twentieth
century cat does not compare favor
ably with that of its ancestors
Everybody knows that the early
Egyptians held the cat sacred, and
any one injuring a sacred animal
was liable to severe punishment.
Among the ancient laws of Wales
was a statute which prohibited the
slaughter of a cat under a curious
penalty. The owner of the slaugh
tered animal held it by the tip of the
tail with its nose touching the floor,
and the slayer had to give him, by
way of compensation, as much
wheat as would bury the entire ani
mal out of sight. The grain was
supposed to represent the amount
that the owner would lose through
the depredations of vermin by being
deprived of the cat. Saxony, Swit
zerland and other European coun
tries also had laws enacted for the
protection of cats, which were re
garded of economic value.
Lost and Won at Shiloh.
Many an amusing incident of
army life is given in Lew Wallace's
autobiography. For example, he
writes thus of a tented "paradise"
which was lost and won at the bat
tle of Shiloh: "Within our lines
there was a drinking tent on which'
was written Taradise.' It was taken
by the Confederates in the first
day's fight, and the victors wrote
beneath its name 'Lost By Beau
regard's order all camp furniture
was left intact, as he expected to
possess the whole field in the mor
row's engagement. The "Union
army recovered their ground by the
second day's battle, the pleasure
tent was retaken, and to the two
names was added the word Uev
gained,"'..,
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