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Newspaper
Galesville Transcript
Location
Galesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1860
Page
4
A. Maryiann Farmer argues against selling calves for veal or lambs for butcher, urging hand-raising from days old with skimmed milk and bread crumbs. The method preserves growth, improves future cattle value, and reduces distress on the dam, claiming higher long term returns and gentler stock.
A vintage guide on training oxen notes that patient gentle schooling makes steers obedient and usable in yokes. Begin in a fenced yard, drive in pairs until fearless, then progress to light loads and short trips. Four days of yard work can outpace months of general farming tasks and raise cattle value.
A practical guide notes hulled corn as a spring luxury for farm life. It describes making weak ley from wood ashes or cobs, hulled large white flint corn, rinsing, and boiling until soft like bread. Hulls feed to pigs and hens. leftover corn can be warmed for later meals.
A historical note describes using a teaspoonful of saleratus per quart of corn with enough water to cover. The mixture should be heated after the corn is added to loosen the hull, and thorough washing is essential to avoid an unpleasant ley taste, according to Tyi bune.
The article extols the Jersey breed for rich milk and cream and proposes introducing Jerseys to Wisconsin farms. It describes Jersey characteristics, aging usefulness, and potential to supply high quality butter and cheese, urging local farmers to report results of experiments with Jersys in the state. It also notes a robbery in Parigne with a locksmith and money safe scene in passing.
A Tribune summary of Dr. Humphry's work on human skeleton proportions notes that upper and lower limbs near the trunk are longer while distal segments are shorter. It contrasts humans with inferior races showing stunted growth and limb patterns resembling animal or foetal types, and claims dwarfs may be overgrown while giants are undergrown.
A strong writer advises boys to avoid chewing and smoking, arguing tobacco spoils thousands of boys and harms bones, the brain, and the nervous system. He warns early smokers never become men of energy, urging boys to shun tobacco as a baneful poison.
A reflective line ponders whether an echo in a seashell recalls a worm once housed there and whether human virtue endures, praising deeds beyond a mortal life. It frames memory and legacy as the enduring chorus of actions.
A reflective line compares the sun to Goi bringing broad life beauty and happiness, while attics resemble human souls whose glory derives from the sun.
A reflective meditation contrasts the mystery of the human soul bonded to the body with the vast complexity of creating a universe, suggesting deeper wonder lies in inner union than in cosmic scale.
A proverb equates a parent who strikes a child in anger to a man striking water, noting that the blow's consequences will rebound and harm the aggressor. The saying emphasizes accountability and the futility of abusive acts.
A reflective line notes that no pain would trouble a faithful child if they understood God’s reasons for sending it. The saying emphasizes trust in divine purpose amid suffering and offers a comforting, spiritual perspective.
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