Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-01-23

rides to combat, to marriage, to the religious
feast he makes love and war; and oonqucrs
space. The love Of his horse has passed in
to his very blood the noble animal is the
companion in arms. the friend and the famil,
servant they study his habits and wants
they sing of him in their songs. and boast Of
him in their conversation. In their daily re.
unions. In which the privilege of speaking is
with the oldest only, and which arc distin.
guished by the order and attention of In,
hearers, seated in a circle on the sand or turf
the young men listen to tho counsols and tta.
ditions of the aged; religion, war, the chase
love and the rse,-noxhaustiblc subjects
of observation,--makc these talks in the open
air, real schools in which warriors are formed
and the intelligence of those who listen ia
the multitude of facts, of procepts, of prov
CRIBS, of maxims. that are dclivcred-of all
which they will find abundant room to apply,
in the course Of the perilous life they arc to
lead. 1t is here they acquire that intrinsic
knowledge of the horse by which they arc so
distinguished.
When Allah would create the mare, say
they, he said unto the wind, 81 will produce
from thee being which shall carry my wor-
shippers which my servants shall cherish, and
which shall hc a source of despair 10 those
who do not follow my laws and lie then
with these words created the mare
81 have made thee with no equal the good
things of the world shall be at my disposal :
thou shalt be destructive to mine enemies !
will make thee happy. and prefer thee above
all animals, and tenderness shall ever be to-
wards thee in the heart of thy master As
good in the charge as in the retreat, without
having wings thou shalt fly. and / will only
suffer those to be thy masters who shall know
me, who shall honor me with prayers and
good docds,--thosc in fine who truly worship
me"
And if you speak of the horse to the old
Arabian patriarch, renowned for his wisdom,
experience and hospitality, he will answer
you:
"Sidi-Aomar, the companion of the proph-
ct says,
Glove your horses. take care of them
they merit your tender affections treat them
as your children and nourish them as friends
of your family clotho them with care For
the love Of Allah, do not neglect them for
you will repent it in this world and in the
next
All horse science is summed mp with the
Arabs in vast number of proverbs We
conclude with few, taken mainly from Cen
oral Dumas excellent Treatise ON the Horses
of Sahara
'Makc the colt cat at ono year, mount him
at two or three years, ms soon as he can be
broken feed him well the third and fourth
then rc-mount him; if he does not suit you,
sell him without hesitation
prefer the horse of the mountain to the
horse Of the plain, and the hitter TO the horse
of The marsh, which is only good to carry .
pack saddle.
"A good horsoman ought to know the
measure Of barley which suits his horse, as
well as the measure of powder which suits
his gun
"Whcn you have bought a horse study him
with care, and give him barley in progressive
quantities till you have arrived at the precise
amount requisite for his appetite
"To prepare horse that is too fat for the
atigues of war, make him poor by exercise,
never by deprivation of nourshment.
"Do not make him drink but once dav.
It one or two hours after d-day, and only
-ivo him barley at night or at sunset this is
good custom of war, and besides, it is
means of rendering the flesh of the horse
irm and hard
Don't permit your horse to he with other
iorses while they are eating barley unless he
S also fed
"Noyor let him drink after eating barley
his would be to kill your horse
"a horsoman ought never to let his horse
run up or down an incline, at least should
never force him to do so on the contrary he
ought to sackon his pace.
(which do you like better, asked one of +
a horse IAN ascent or a DESCENT he replied,
May Allah curse their point of meeting
"When travelling and you have very hard
wind ahead, manage to shield it from your .
lorse you viii shield him from diseases.
"ln hot weather, delay the hour of drink I
ng in cold weather, hasten the hour of
thinking and delay that of feeding,
"The horse travels after am evening meal,
md not after that of the day time.
"The great enemies of the horse are rest
md fat i
"The most excellent Of horses is the sor-
eel; the swiftest, the bay; the strongest, the
Hack the kindost, that with a white head,
The lion and the horse once disputed as
o which had the kcener sight The lion.
Turing dark night, saw white hair in the
milk; the horse black ono in the tar the
pronounced in favor of the latter
The most intelligent man may deceive himself;
The shnrpcst sabre may bcruv. :
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