#ID: 1860-11-12_article_4
#DATE: 1860-11-12
#TYPE: article
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#TEXT: ;;; Nutritive qualities of the Horse Chesnut.;;; --Horse chesnuts, steeped in lime water, mashed and boiled to a paste, are very fattening.;;; This process effectually destroys their bitterness, which is considered to be injurious to sheep.;;; Deer will eat them uncooked.;;; They enrich the milch of cows, and are said to cure horses of cough.;;; It was once thought to be the oil in the chesnut that rendered it so nutritious, but it is now found to be near the  tribe in its qualities, and very;;;