Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-04-23
Agricultural Department.
TIE HORSE,

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short face.
Just behind tho eye is upit filled
with fatty matter, on which the eye
revo!ves Asthe horse grows old this
f7;is absorbed, and cavity is form.
ed oNerthceyc. Horse dealers some.
tines pertorate the flesh and blow up
the cavity to proven. buyers from
knowing the age of the horse by the
sunken eye.
The brain of the horse is divided
into two parts. The organ is small
when compared with the size of the
animal, being only half as large as
that of a man. 1t is however twice
as large as the brain Of an OK, but not
50 large as that Of dog.
The sense Of hearing in tho horse
is very acute. The ears of the horse
show his disposition; and good an.
imal will have small ears, at moder-
ate distance apart, with a quick mo.
ton. The practice Of cropping hor-
ses' ears needs only to be mentioned
to be condemned.
The eyes of the horse is so si,ua-
ted that he enjoys most extensive
vision. He has no eyebrows, and
his eye lashes ate most singularly ar
ranged. He has the power of draw.
ing in his eyes when danger or annoy
ances approaches. The fatty sub.
stance in which the eye revolves some.
times becomesiir rilated. Cooling ap.
plications will diminish the irritation.
The eyes of horse should always
be examined before buying, furnish
ing, as they do, evidences of the pres
encc or non.prcsence Of disease in
the body. The horse suffers from
variety Of diseases of the brain which
are very common but yet not well un-
derstood. The staggers is rush of
blood to the head. caused by overhea-
ting, or by tight collars. The symp-
toms Of this disease are as follows:
The horse stops, and seems to be un.
concious. Sometimes he falls insen-
sible, and then when the apoplexy is
over, and the blood again flows prop
erly, he rises and rapidly RECEIVERS.
In severe cases. the determination of
blood to the head is still greater. He
is uneasy, and is ready to fall; seems
to sleep standing, and all his power
soon becomes PROSTATE, and he dies.
Bleeding is the remedy for the stag
gers, with promp. application of ply
sic and injections. A horse that has
once had the staggers is always liable
TO second attack.
The countenancc becomes haggard
and the animal grows immoveable,
aud soon becomes exhausted and dies
The causes are various. Injuries to
the foot in shoeing, or on the road, or
sudden colds, all produceit. The APP
petite is not effected, and in the early
stages bleeding and physic are all that
can save him, and seldom these are
efficacious, and the horse usually
dies.
The most dreadful and fatal dis
ease of the horse is the lock.jaw. 1t
is always liable to occur. The symp-
toms are az follows: The muscles be-
come affected with spasms. and soon
grow rigid; the ears are erect and
immovable, and no alarm can cause
them to move; the stiffness extends
down the back and affects the limbs;
the tail moves continually. i.
The sense of smell in the horse is
very strong, and the membrane lining
the nose is of pink color. No ami.
NAL, perhaps. has greater sense of
smell than the noble animal under
consideration.
Tho CHAMBERS is fatal and loath'
some disease which has long been
common to the horse. Li,tleisknow
Of its character, but it is deemed in
durable. 1t is first detected by the
discharges of the nssc. The inner
membrane of the nose usually of a
pink color becomes Of leaden hue,
and ulcers make their appearance.
Nothing can be done to relieve the
animal and he soon dies.
WORKING Conn IN TIME OF DRouGIT.