Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-05-28

ing from the touch of the bow, as blisiered
breast from the touch Of the nurse. II this is a
| correct statement, II will account for tho g,eHt.
or indocilty OF tho American oxen, and for
what believe 10 be tho honest fact, their draw
ing less than those of Cuba
The yoke. in the Spanish mode, IL made fast
10 the horns near che riot behind, 81 TINT II
| does not play backward aud forward, and eivo
10 the oxen. a similar but better chance Of bnck
| ing, (ns In Transfers phrase, IL Is eaIlcd.) I
| have been os,onished ~ the power OF these OK
en-. IN holding back. There Is a short hill In
one OF the streets Of this city, at an angle near
| ly Of 400. Standing Al ,he foo: eft, saw "a
cart aud oxen approaching Mt the top " ith three
hogsheads ofmoasses, aud the driver sitting
on the forward cask The driver did not so
! much rs leave his perch fhn oxen went
straight and fearless over the pitch of the hill,
| and II seemed rs II they must b. crushed TO
death. The animals sqnatleh like dog and
rather aid, than walked 10 the bottom OF the
hill. Have We any animals that could have
done II ? And If hey could, have wa ANY do.
| Gle enough TO have done Il with the driver in
the cart Thus superior Is this mode OF yo-
king in holding back the load in difficult pla-
| ces.
| gives them still more decisive advantage,
in drawing. A fIIet Of canvass is laid on The
front below the horns and over this fllcr
! the cords pass and the animal presses against
the most invuloernble pnrt OF the frame his
head. his neck, his whole frame are exered in
the very manne, IN which he eserts his mighty
strength in combat. II 10 the natural why.
therefore, ofavailing yourself of this powerful
and pn,ient animal 10 the best advantage,
There isa third peculiarly 10 managing the
| or ~ the Spanish mode, Of the convenience of
which, ] am better satisfied, than of the human.
| iiy. The carthage between the Dostfs is pet.
| forated, and a rope Is fastened 10 the nose OF
each animal, and they are governed by the
| reins like horses and are stopped, or turned Ia
| The right or left, or forced backward, with oil
imaginable ease have seen no animal so
fierce or sulleo as not 10 be pliable as lamb
| by this check rein. The drivers seldom speak
| 10 them they initiate their pleasure by the
rein, and quicken their pace by The gond, bn,
never strike them. They, IN general, move
qnick have of,cn seen them on the iroi and
next to horses, they seem the best disciplined
animals have seen IN the service of man. !,
the force ofhabit aud prejudice could so FL,
give way ~ our country, rs TO make the expc
riment. think Yankees, with all THAR shrewd
ness might take IA valuable lesson from Span
| iards.
In a team of four or six oxen, the forwald
pair, usually drawn by long cord, with spac,
| between them aud the rest OF the team, for ano
Their pair This appears uueonth, and ordina
r'ly Is, should think. "a disadvantage lh'
reason given for II, belongs 10 bad roads--iha
| when the rest of the team Is swa,Dped, the for
| wnrd cattle may draw them ont. They have
little 10 Ito with chains, hui draw by pole, GI
| ed at each end with ropes, or thongs of leah
| err.