Thorley's Farmers' Abnanack for 1868 is an almanack with very
highly coloured illustrations, devoted to chronicling the events of a farmer's year,. which are, however, all rendered subordinate to panegyric on Thorley's food for cattle, the wonderful cures it has effected, and the more wonderful effects it has had in preventing the attacks of disease. The almanack. may be useful enough to farmers who have already formed a strong: opinion either for or against Thorley's food. But then they will be likely to feel some annoyance at the great prominence of this excit- ing subject. True, there is an account in verse of an invalid pig suddenly restored to perfect health by a packet of Thorley's spice which. moves the sympathies deeply; and the pig, when convalescent, is sold for 51. 10s. 3d., which moves them even more. But then this is romance.
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