250 / 330
250
600
MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
walls.
Finely
pulverized
common
clay,
well
mixed
with
Spanish
brown,
makes
a
reddish
stone
colour.
Yollow
ochre
stirred
in
makes
yellow
wash;
but
crome
goes
further,
and
makes
a
colour
generally
esteemed
prettier.
In
all
these
cases
the
darkness
of
the
shades
of
course
is
determined
by
the
quantity
of
colouring
used.
It
is
difficult
to
make
rules,
because
tastes
are
different
:
it
would
be
best
to
try
experiments
on
a
shingle,
and
let
it
dry.
Green
must
not
be
mixed
with
lime
:
it
destroys
the
colour,
and
the
colour
has
an
effect
on
the
white-wash
which
makes
it
crack
and
peel.
When
walls
have
been
badly
smoked,
and
you
wish
to
have
them
a
clean
white,
it
is
well
to
squeeze
indigo
plentifully
through
a
bag
into
the
water
you
use,
before
it
is
stirred
in
the
whole
mixture.
If
a
larger
quantity
than
5
gallons
be
wanted,
the
same
proportion
should
be
observed.
No.
556.
An
English
Care
for
Pleuro-
Pneumonia
in
Cattle.
The
only
chances
in
this
disease
are
the
adoption
of very
prompt
measures,
—
bleeding
early,
and
repeat
if
necessary.
Then
give
a
drench,
composed
of
1
pound
Epsom
salts,
1
ounce
powdered
saltpetre,
J
drachm
tartar-emetic.
Give
it
in
2
pints
gruel,
and
repeat
in
6
or
8
hours.
No.
557.
Worms
or
Bots
in
Cattle
or
Horses.
Give
J
pound
Epsom
salts,
with
2
ounces
coriander-
Beed
bruised
ii
a
quart
of
water.