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Show Choking of Animals. Hardly a farmor' has not had moro or less oxporlenco with animals bolng bo-lng choked. This can bo remedied to a vory great extent, or can bo relieved. re-lieved. Whllo animals will get chol.ed onco In a whllo tt can bo helped. Tho simplest thing to do which may savo the life of a valuablo animal and will not hurt It, Is to lnsort a pleco of common com-mon rubber hoso about six feet long down tho cow's neck; perhaps It would bo well to hold tho animal's mouth opon with n cord until you strlko tho apple, or whatovor It Is that chokes hor. Often tho apple Is so swelled, or so llrnily wedged, ns to bo dlfllcult to stir, nun a buggy whip down this rubbor plpo. Tho plpo will lit against that apple, bo thoro will bo no danger of making any holo In tho animal's gullot. Press tho end of tho whip carofully down until It renches tho stomach. The gas will escape I quickly through tho plpo and tho animal ani-mal will bo rolloved, Dr. 13. 13. Towor. |