RELIEF FOR CHOKED ANIMALS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume L, Issue 2648, 17 November 1919, Page 2

RELIEF FOR CHOKED ANIMALS.

Turnips and other root crops furnish excellent succulence for dairy cows when silage cannot be obtained, but the feeding of them is attended with considerable danger, as we discovered one evening when wo found a valuable cow choked on a small turnip. The animal was in great distress, ' and doubtless the mishap would have ended fatally, as many similar ones do, had it not been for the coolness and experience

of a neighbour who happened to be present.

Having procured an egg, a bottle, and a small piece of good paper, he quickly rolled the paper into a funnel, which he used to put the white of the egg into the bottle. Then, directing that the animal's head be raised, he thrust the mouth of the bottle as far back into the cow's throat as possible, and slowly emptied the contents. The result was magical. At once the obstructing turnip passed into the stomach, and after a few puffs the cow breathed normally once more. Subsequent experiences taught us that this remedy would remove any substance Chat had become lodged in any animal's throat. It is also good for human beings. The explanation is simple : The white of an egg is an ideal substance for making the walls of the throat passage and the

obstructing' object perfectly ''slick." YVe have found it" much batter for this purpose than soft soap, grease, or any of the other substances that are generally used in such emergencies.—"Country Gentlemen."

A square foot of honeycomb contains about 9000 cells. .Storm-clouds move at the rate of thirty-six miles an hour. "Nonintercommunicability" is the longest word in the English language. Certainly all men ought to be very thankful every day„ and all day that there are women in the world. It is as if the Almighty had prepared an everlasting treat for them.—Sir lan Hamilton.