Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-08-26
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THE HORSE CHARM; OR THEGREAT
SECRET FOR TANNING HORSES.

The horse castor is a wart, or excres-
= which COWS on every hcrse's fore
legs and generally on the hind legs, 1t
has peculiar rank, mrsly smell, and
easily pulled off The smmoniacal efflu-
vial of the horse seems peculiarly to con-
centrate in this part, and its very strong
ordor has great attraction for all ami
mal>, especially canine, and the horse
himself.
For the oil of cumin, The horse has ~
instructive passion-both are original
na,ives of Arabia, and when the horse
scents the odor, he is instinctively drawn
toward it.
The oil of Rhodium possesses peculiar
properties. All animals seem to cherish
a iondness for il, and it exercises kind
of subduing i2huence over Them
The directions given for tanning horses
are as follows: .
Procure some horse castor, and gfafe
il fine. Also get some oil of Rhodium and
oil of cumin, and keep the three separate
in air-tight bottles. 5
Rub little oil Of cumin upon your
hand; and approach the horse in the field,
on the winwarl side. so that he can smell
the cumin. The horse will let you come
up 10 him then without any trouble.
Immediately rub your hand gently on
the horses nose, getting lir:le of the OF
on it. You can then lead him anywhere.
Give him little of The castor on piece
of loaf sugar, apple or potato.
Put 8 drops of oil of Rhodium into a
lady's silver thimble. Take the thim5Ie
between the thumb and middle finger
your right hand, with the fore-ingerstop-
ping the mouth of the ihimble, to prevens
the oil from running out whilst you are
opening the mouth of the horse.
AS soon as you have opened the horses
mouth, Tip the thimble over upon his
tongue and he is your servant. He vii
follow you like pet dog.
Ride fearless and promptly, with your
knees pressed to the side of the horse,
and your toes turned in and heels out;
then you will always be on the alert for
shy or sheer from the horse, and he can
never throw you.
Then if you want to teach him to lie
down, stand on his nj. b, or ltfl side; have
a couple of straps about six feet long
string up his left leg with enc of them
found his neck; strap the other end of il
over his shoulders; hold ii in your hand,
and when you are ready, tell him 10 lie
down, at the same time, gently, firmly
and steadily pulling on the strap, touching
him lightly on the knee with switch
The horse will Immediately lie down.
Do this few times, and you can make
him lie down without the straps.
He is now your pupil and friend. You
can teach him anything, only be kind 10
him, be gentle. Love him, and he will
love you. Feed him before you do your
self. Shelter him well, groom him your-
self, keep him clean, and at night always
give him good bed, at least foot deep.
In the winter season, don't let your
horse stand out long time in The cold,
without shelter or covering; for remember
that the horse is an aboriginal native ef
warm C innate, and in many respects, his
constitution is asteLder as MANS Ohio
Farmer
Salt BARRELS FOR Preserving APPLES.
"A correspondent of the Scientific Anaer-
ican, says, 'he purchased five barrels of
choice apples taken from one pile, last
autumn, and put them into his cellar
On the lsi Of April last, when he came to
examine them, those in four Of the barrels
were mostly all damaged, while those
placed in the other barrel were sound
''fresh and good" What was the cause
of the preservation of the apples in the
blrrel! Our correspondent says it was
Syracuse salt barrel, and had contained
coarse salt, and he believes this was the
cause of their immunity from rot. He,
at least ,can give no other reason. Neither
can we." 1t might be well for our Apple
growers to bear this statement in mind.
LARGE PoTAroE PATcH.-Between
Sturgis Prairie and White Pigeon there
is potaioe field Of 400 acres The cult
rvaior is an Englishman, who pursues
somewhat novel course in planting. The
''seed end" which is thought to produce
only "s,nall paaioes," is discarded; the
balance is cut up, and single eye planted
in each hill. The English are noted for
their success in raising Po,atoes.-DstrOi
Tribune
E6GS Preserved IN Com MEAL.-
Eggs, which are now so abundant, can,
it is said, be better preserved in cora meal,
than in any other preparation yet known.
Lay them with the small end down, and
il ifundisturbed, they viii be as good at The
end Of a year as when packed.--GsrmGn.
tOaOn Telegraph.
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