The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-06-04

The Philsdsl.,his Bulletin says

The Ihllxdstthla Bulletin sayAi
! LxyArd, the explorer OF Nineveh, who
is ms familiar with Arabs ~ he 10 with an
,iquities, gives in his late work OF Assytia,
some curious details respecting the true
horse Of the desert. Contrary tc the pop.
uar notion, the rea! Arabian Ia celebrated
less tor unrivaled swiitness than for extra
ordinary powers Of endurance. Its usual
PAGES are hut two, n qnick walk, often NV
erageing four or five miles an hour, and =
half running can'er; Tor only when pur.
sued, does n Bedouin pnt his mare to full
speed. |: is the distances they will travel
in emergency, the weight they will carry,
and the comparative ,ritie OF food they re-
quire, which render the Arabian horses 30
valuable. Lsynrd says that he knew Of =
celebrated mare, which had carried two
men in chain srmor beyond the reach OF
some Aneyxa pursuers. This mare rarely
had more than twelve hnndiulls Of bxrlcy
in twenty -four hours, except during the
spring. when the pastures were green; and
il is only tbs mares Of wealthy Bedouins
that can get even this allowance. The
consequence is, that except in the spring
the Arab horse is lean aud unsighuy. They
are never placed under cover during SUM
mcr. nor protected from the biting wiuds
of the desert in winter, The saddle is
rarely taken from their backs, Cleaning
and grooming are strangers To them. They
sometimes reach fifteen hands in height.
and never fall below fourteen. In disposi.
ton they are rs dvcile NJ lambs. requiring
4 k,s AL .ae H.rh
pursuit, their nostrils become blood red,
their eyes glitter with fire, the neck is arch.
ed and the name and tail are raised and
.oread ont to the wind-thc whole animal
brcomes transformed.
The vast plains Of Mesopotamia furn:-..
the best breeds. and thrse breeds are d'
yided into five races. Of which the original
stock was the koheyle The mos, IA
noun belong either Ia the Shanimsr. or to
the An~yxs tribes Their ped'grees are
kept sc,upulousiy, and their value 10 40
preat, that thorough bred mare is genes
orally owned by ten, or cyen more persons.
IL is not often that real Arabian can be
purchased. The reason Is that on account
Of its he-,aess and power Of endurance, Il
/. invaluable to the Bsdouin, who. once on
ito back. can. defy A"xnpursucr except =
Shammsr OF AneyzA With . swiissr or
stronger mare than his own. A" Amer
can racer, or even an English hunter.
would break down in those pa,hless des
erts. almost before an Arabian became
warmed up To its work. Where thorough
bred mares have been sold, they have
brought as high ~ $4,000; but these. II is
understood, are not the best OF the race
The Arab whoa+lIs his mare can do moth
ing with his gold, and cannot even keep T.
for the next Bedouin of y hostile tribe who
comes across hi. path, and who has re.
taiusd his mare, win take Il from him and
defy pursuit. Laysrd thinks that no Ara
bi.n Of the best blood has ever been seen
in England. II this h. -. We can scarcely
suppose that az, have come to America,
but must believe tho ~ called AfabiAns
piven TO our Government At various timce
10 he Of inferior breeds. Rarely, indeed
are the thorough brcds found beyond The
desert. II will be = subject NJ regret Il
those who admire fine horses. 10 learn tina
the Arabian 10 considered 10 bs degsn~rA
thug, ths consequence Of tho saLjsga,io'
Of Arabia. aud The decline Of The bsdosi'
tribes.