{"newspaper_name": "The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register.", "edition": "01", "page": "p3", "byline": ""}
The Ithaca Journal speaks Of the death OF
a calf apparently in q fit. On opening IT,
hair bQW was found in its ntestines, 1.-TWO
inches in diameter and six inches IN clrcum-
ference; of solid and regular forhatioh'
round and fiat at the ends. 1t was cut open
with a sharp instrument, and numoer Vi
very small worms were found III tine centre
of the ball. We have heard OF hair oalls OF
considerable magnitude being found IN inc
intestines of calves, as we'll as fuii elo"h
cattle; but such instances are rare, ana we
have never seen the formation OF those balis
accounted for, OH any rational hypothesis
| The writer of the above article appears
at a loss for a rational hypothesis winch may
account for the formation of hair-balls IN the
intestines of calves or grown cattle. us "ci'
| Lrown that these animals are fond, at times
of licking each other, and VIII stana iof nan
4 an hour in the most affectionatc manner thus
occunied: this more frequently takes place
in the spring of the year when the man -
,oose which being taken into the mouth, IS
collected and swallowed in the form Oh
cud. and being indigestible, it too large 10
mass of through the intestnes, VIII re"ia"





!, the nav or paunch, where 1t acquires
.,. f,rm of a ball. Calves are extremely
fond Of hair; this was exemplhed 10 US Ill
..s. which came under our immediate no
tice-The calf was SO fond of hair that nc
a,t,cled the tails and names OF the horses
on the farm where he belonged, which NJ
completely succeeded in eating on; giving
os NAV be supposed an odd appearance t'
the animals and no small mortihca'ion y
their owner. We have found hair oalis Il
n.sture fields where they had fallen IRON
rottle whilst grazing, varying in s'ze' from
pigeons egg to half grown walnut VIII
the hull on, and very hard.


T. has not been long since some creduiou
persons i'll New England believed ina