Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1872 — Sheep Eating Their Wool. [ARTICLE]

Sheep Eating Their Wool.

Instances of sheep eating their own wool are quite common, especially during the latter part of the winter and early spring. Some have thought the cause resulted from the presence of small parasites—as minute as the red spider of some flowering plants—which produce an irritation, and to allay this the sheep acquired the habit of biting its own skin, and thdYeby eating its own wool. It is generally believed, however, that the habit is analogous to that of hens eating their own feathers, and of the abnormal appetite of cows for old bones, woolen rags, etc., and is caused by an exhaustion ol the phosphate in the soil. Old pastures and fields that have been Jong cropped, are deficient in these elements, hence the absence of them in the feed, and consequent want of them by the animals. As a preventive, mix a small quantity of bone meal with corn meal, and give them an occasional feed. Sulphur,. also, lias been found to be a ’preventive of the habit, and many farmers keep their stock constantly Supplied with it. It no doubt assists in giving a healthy tone to tho system. —Maine Farmer. A recent noyel begins: “The evening was first-class.” * Fever and Ague prevails to a painful extent In most sections ®f the West. A good, safe agd sure remedy is looked for by the people; one they can take to their homes to use in time of Heed. We would, therefore, recommend to all, Perry Davis’ Pain Kilter, as being a safe and sure remedy; by using it internally and externally freely, it will soon drive all appearances of the disease from the system. For sale by all medicine dealers. Ed’itorial Notices are so common that it is almost impossible for an editor to express his honest opinion of the merits of any article without being suspected of interested motives. This fact, however, shall not deter us from saying what we think of a new addition to the Materia Medica to which our aUetrtion has been recently directed. Wc refer to Dh; J. Walker’s California Vinegar Bitters, a remedy which is making its way info,more-families just now than all the other advertised medicines put together. Its popularity, as far as we can judge, Is not based on empty pretension. There seems to be no question about thepotency of its tonic and alterative properties, while it possesses the great negative recommendation of containing neither alcohol nor mineral pbison. That it is a specific for Indigestion, Biliousness, Constipation, and many complaints of nervous origin, we have reason to know; and we are assured on good authority that as a general invigorant, regulating and purifying medicine, it has no equal. It is stated that its ingredients (obtained from the wilds of California) are new to the medical world; and its extraordinary effects certainly warrant the conclusion that it is a compound of agents hitherto unknown. If popularity is any criterion, there can be no doubt of the efficiency of the Vinhgar Bitteks, for the sale of Lhe article is immense, and continually increasing. \ Fevers seldom make ah attack without warning, and may often be thrown off by soaking the feet in warm water, wrapping up warm in bed, and taking two ot three of Parson's Purgative Pills. N A Missionary just returned, says he regards i/oftn-sOTt’* Anodyne Liniment as beyond all price, and efficacious beyond any other medicine. .It is adapted to a great variety of special cases* and is the best.pain killer in the world. Contentment and happiness reign in all households where Dooley’s Yeast Powder is need. Try it. Your grocer has it. Pnt up fuii weight.

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