New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-04

hAH u.s. TIE eE.psins q ne Dse Asrss ts'Alliep)
and .se hDst SIS 10 nc sisoy-h Latin, Aiaass;
word which scevsys - ales We Sormer wore
kssio~ss, dis,inc. sense, lcst IN the correspond
ing English synonyms, fer lixSss 10 deri'ssive Of
the verb ii.avs, TO neigh; and in f,st tee einny
neiehs while the mule ersys. Nor Is this al: fo'
while the mule hiss the sres;er external rssenesoee
to the as, so has the hiDny the greater sxkras re
xnblsAce 70 the horse; and more minute EXAM
nation carries rs set farther aud shows Us that toe
mule, not only in outward form but In temper and
characteristics, BIS. more Of ths SIS in his nataSe-
the hinpy moro of The horss IL IN = considerable
degree By the knowIedse of thes- ssc,', which SRI
positive, that the breeder ls lei. whe0 be ins,s
that in order 70 produce eae gresest ady.ntsge on
the offspring, the excess of blood and vita ensTs,
must be on the side OF the sire sDd not on hst OF
the dam; rince be inds invariably that from tAe
jactsss and the mare, whetber the lister DO the
merest dupsbill or - thorough bred - Spi-
let's, the mother OF Eclipse springs toe mule
Of the ass type
The mule has long on, slightly modified
and shortened by the insermixture OF the hoSse;
tae hairless tail with hlfs al the end, the
narrow quarters ard thin thighs, the erect
msne, the elongated head, the slender legs
and narrow, erect Aocfs, and the voice q tas sss
The binny has smaller, better formed head, the
flowing name and full tail, the general form, 'be
6ner e. at, larger legs broader feet aud the voi,e
Of the horse. What would At 6rst appear remark
able 10 that the nule or offspring OF the mae SIS
and marc, 10 far larger animal than that of the
stalsn ard female ass; and not only that but ire
queutly than either Of his parents. In proof Of
which may be cited 40 advertisement. rem Psrters
SPIRIT Of the Times Of Jan g. If this year. Offering
for sale 80 sples did pair Of stblack males,
teen hands three inches high beautifully matched,
three year, old. They were ct" it is added,
"by the finest Maltese j,ek in Kentucky out Of
" thorough bred mares, got By Wagner and. Gray
Eagle" &c. Now these prodigious animals,
fully equal in hight TO the largest London dray'
horse, which would probably weigh above two
thousand pounds If their hight bo correctly stated
(which one may presume to DO the csse, since no
benefit could arise TO the advertiser frsm decep-
ten which must instantly be discovered on exsai-
nation By purchsser) are the produce Of SIRE the
largest specimens Of which never exceed tho stature
OF email horse, and dams which 10 the absence OF
any knowledge on the subjec, we may set down as
probably not exceeding fifteen hands and two inches,
and certainly not exceeding sixteen hands, mas
much as the latter is, ordinarily speaking tho raax.
imum hight of the race-h,rse. Here, therefore,
We have the By Bird offspring overlapping the sire in
hiaht BY at least three hsDds, or twelve inches and
tue dams BY TWO hands, or eight inches. eof
vincipg proof, by the way, Of the aSsurdity and
hopelessness Of expecting TO produce an enlarged
progeny By breeding small, weak, underlined mares
10 large, powerful stations; and strong argument
in favor Of having the size leogtn and room to con-
tain the frtus on tAe side Of the female parent.
The mule, again, which is the offspring Of the
male ass, bss the great eIoem Of bis qualities, the
incompatible endurance, the patience, the faculty
Of subsstiDg and keeping himself in good condition
where The horse weuld siarve, and the exzaordi-
pAry surefootedpess Of the ass, and il must be
added, in great degree, his temper, his ebssnscy,
stubbernness and passive vice; although it 10 be-
Ieved that, both in the AS and mule, these bad
qualities have been greatly festered akd increased
BY the cruelty and neglect Ct ases-no such quail
ties being observed in the beautiful, dsche and
trscable a.ses Of the East, whore they have been
from the most remote ages used a. the saddle AMI
rnsls Of the Superior classes that they may BY
kind and judicous treatment be greatly modified if
not ersdicated. The hinuy, on tho contrary, a.
though harder, more patient more enduring ofpri-
yston ard scaRty faro than the horse is infinitely
inferior in al these qualities bob TO the ass aud the
mule; while be is at tie Same time gentier, more
ksctable and nearer to tho horse in temper. Strong
arguments, it viii be observed, for seeking in'a-
risbIy TO have the qualities of the blood, temper,
courage, spirit, on ths tide Of the sire; form and
size On that Of the dan. An attempt has been
made TO establish positive principle on the facts
a. here stated, TO the efect that 81 the male gives
I" the external coD6gurstios," or, in other words,
tho locomotive organs, while the female gives me
internal, OF, in other words, the vital organs;
which il generally stated with scientific precision,
thus: "Tbe male gives the animal system. the 10
=. male the organic Or vegetsivc." Al might have
BEEN presuned, however, and is too often tho case
with oussi-, cieotfc dOgmas, this attempt at redu'
chg the dedactiSas Of theorists 10 the formulas Of
pure science has proved . total fslsrs; and
those who would MAINTAIN the principle By iilsssrs-
tons drawn from tho vegetable kingdom have
failed Jet moro sisuay for hero again sde greatest
authorities Numerically differ; Linneus asserting
,hss Of plants, in ali bybrids the internal or frao-
tf,ips organs are al female, tho externsi or veg
etasipg oresss are oil male; while Du CAadale ~
serts directly he reverse-tAat the Organs Oh veg
citation arc all given BY tho female, those Of hacn-
6catisa BY the male Assin, in regard to horses'
in the report. lately Published in France BY tho
sntbo,;tv Of the Government in relation n the Al