JAUNDICE. Congestion and inflammation of the liver, called Hepatitis, results in what is called the Yellows or Jaundice. The eyes assume a more or less yellow tinge; the bowels are con stipated; the animal is feverish, and there is a general debilitated and feverish appearance. The animal must first be brought into condition by gentle exercise and plain, nutritious, laxative food. Grass is best. If absolutely necessary to arouse the liver with mercurials, thirty grains of calomel, one drachm powdered aloes, two drachms soap, and four drachms powdered rhubarb, made into a ball with syrup, and given once or twice a day until an operation is had, may be used. This may be followed by a ball every day of one ounce of Peruvian bark and one drachm powdered nux Vomica, mixed with linseed meal and syrup. Generally, however, saline mixtures are good. Take one pound each of Epsom salts, glauber salts and common salt; add one ounce essence of ginger, and mix in a gallon of warm water, and give a pint a day until the animal (horse or ox) is gently but fairly purged. Calomel should not be given to cattle.
JAY or BLUE JAY. Moose bird. The Jay is one of our most common and noxious birds, if for no other reason than its habit of destroying the young of other small birds while in the nest. The
Canada Jay or Moose bird has been known to destroy the young from the nests of four pair of snow birds, Junco llyemalis, (sixteen in all) in a single half day. The Canada Jay, Perisoreus Canadensis, inhabits the northern portions of New England and Canada. The Blue Jay, corvus cristatus, is too well known to need description. It has no more good qualities than its Canada relation to recommend it, and the same bad habit of eating eggs and young of small birds. Of the two birds belonging to the family corvidcs, the crow deserves the protection of max far more than the Blue Jay. Prince Maximil ian's Jay is a native of the Rocky Mountains and West, and is said to live principally on frogs, lizards and other reptiles. The Mexican and Beechy's Jay inhabits California and Texas. In the West and Northwest are also found the Ultramarine Jay and Steller's Jay, and in the South the Florida Jay.. It is an open, question as to whether the Jay is or is not beneficial to the farmer. In the summer he feeds upon pretty much every animal food he can find. In winter on grain. It is a noisy, quarrelsome bird and we incline to the opinion that it should be destroyed.