The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-12-04

Horses and Stables.

Horses and Stables. !
D.Iuf-eSS Is very common among horses
IN our cities This is caused IN great mea- /
sure - kccpins :hem in dark confined sta |
Is. and shading their eyes with harness
l-,.,.S. Dark. ill-vent:lated cellar stables
ne quite common; this stupid practice
should be ADO iShed. because such stables
aye vrrv detrimental to the health Of these
noble animals. Al stables should be dry.
rooHy structures. provided with windows: 20
a;fo-t ABUNDANT light, and should also be
Frequently whitewashed. The horse is a ma
tiy nf dry. sunny regions, and requires 10
ic !, - dry and warm in or or 20 attain TO
tH- -restcst PEI Election.
close and confined stables, just ike those
Wa are 50 common, arc the ir'q neht
cue Of that violent disease called gta"deFs.
y j..w years since, great ravaGeS were com
Iri;',d among the cavalry horses of France
" iH's disease, but il is HOW almost un-
known in that country. th1s result mas
teen brought about b. simply making
larger stables, doubling the SIZE of the
s;alS. and securing good ventilation. II
rrorortian TO their bulk, horses need more
,sh air than men. in order to perform the
fu1cticn Of respiration, vet they are COM
mon : c1opcd up in narrow stalls, which are
not large enough 20 keep adOrmouSe 5 lungs
1t WORK.
= the season IS now approaching when,
owing to Indictment weather, horses will be
more confined indoors. those who possess
such animals should now devote some ;.'ten-
ton TO provide them with stables suitable to
Their nature and wants, and by so doing
they will greatly increase their health and
longevity.
T. a. add ,r
man ana beast, beans ard peas arc highly
nutritious, from. the quantity of caSein hich
tHc- ccntsin-which is about fourth OF
f..F r weight The Chinese make cheese
lr1.a the cqSc;n of peas. The peas are boil
Ct. ard cra-E'atcd by solution Of gypsum.
=. cheese .ra!G1iiy acquires th@ taste and
su 3 Of ja,,l:-c!le 20. Il is sod in the
streets Of th, large cities, and forms a consi-
d-fri'- article OF the food Of the people
T'.-~c Is; 4 large white pea used in China
f.r Obtaining OF, and in whic;! an enormous
irEi- IS carried on st Saanghae and the
Ea'Isro Ch:acSe ports. Tt.~se peas are
-r..rI u a mill. and then pressed in a
ssu.a. lat con.I iIcated, though most efficient
fr--~, hy means q: we'd .cS driven under the
ctr,r r.i;> of tie framework with ma:!etS.
Tae o. l. used both for catin. and burning
t-5rr- f5r the latter fur?os" however,; and
t= --'-. il, small cr,rI>toneS. * - r.
iIf.T ..H.,it Curna in very direciioH, as
fr15 isr pig and hulilir-s.
WA-la-t;,taroc< c-n:lin - per cent
l,- sei-iir,j and !urnpS no less than 90 PEI
eat. ~ water. y ic,!s'cpk, though press
cI H-;Fern j'ntfrn- paper. yields nearly
;aUr-.ittlS OF 1t. weight OF water. OF the
human frame. L0mc> included only ahou,
ca- laariH = solid matter, Chiefly carton
AMI f..-.o-en.b the rest i waier. II man
y-.-ia. one hundred and forty pnu::d> was
>Ig L! int under hydraulic pes one
hundred and tiv, pounds % water yvou'd run
OF, and only thirty five pounds of dry resi-
C!e remain. ! man i, therefore, chemical
J., ~r-s;>.rg. forty five lbs. Of carbon and M
tToc,n Gi.Ii,~-,! through SIX buckets of wa
'rr. B.rZ Illus, indeed, in REGARDING the
fret. Justly remarks that he living oT-an-
ISL = 20 H. regarded i, a nG>S diililscd in
'Tr.-r; AZ! Da't"u. by a series Of expert
IU.-'' tr'-'i on his own person, found that If /
t-r iHoi with which We dTiig r pair Ills wa
ter-LC-t t1hiir, !ive->ixfLS are also water
hE.Tu FE.N WAIT OF SLEEr.-Thc Qu.S .
t'"n, how long can a person exist without
sleep, - one oitcner asked than answered,
aUt ihy dtii -ultfes and .nhumani'y OF al
sxegin. ;hc On sion By experiment wouId
csG-mUu cation 10 a British Slgictv. whose
fl Is e.: operation are n Asia, would seem
30 .u-wrr The inquiry. l. 4 Il >cTlptlDr Of Il
crn"! ;mnIle Of pn..is .meIt pecu'iar 10. aud
~ believe, original with the Chinese. IL
appears that Chinese merchant had been :
convicted Of numbering his wife, ard waS
sentenced IN die 10y beng totally deprived .
OF a." privilege Of gsi:.g Il S:eep. This .
Tyriu3 and >iu-ular mode OF Gi.ttin.. an /
c.rta.y ~ .~trncc was carried info *, cution .
=; Auuy, uHigr the following ciryum- .
r--~:
T,e condemned ,-as placed IN prison IN
d. the carr Of three of the police guards, /
NH' I-i-vri each other every Alternate, :
ErGr. aud 'ho prevented the prisoner from .
i...r-- asleep night OF day. Ii: thus lived .
I.-c'psT days Without e:jDying sleep j, .
fEr commencement OF the eighth day his .
s,.''-gI-g- were 50 intense thar he i'm, i0rcd .
g. authorities to grant him the blessed OPP
I..,-a:y Of being StrangG.a;ed, garrotcL,
ea.'s' =, bu.c't 10 death, drowned, shot.
liar;s-r', blown up with gunpowicr, or pat .
t. death IA any conceivable way WHICH their /
humanity or frrosty could invent. Th!, /
vii give a Slight idea Of the horrors Q. ,
ds-,r from want Of sleep.
: NV CGAcr.-Tiis morning as we came
10 oHr ~alctunl. we mt friend who. with
EYES dl~t-niei in wonder, asked If we had
seen the schooner Although we had not.
~ soon male ont -, and by the polite
nc~S II !irr captain. \. {. Stoak-s, learned
that The EIJy vas from SieGoygan, Wis
co:s-sn, bound tor New Orleans, with a fail
ca:sr consisting OF whitc-Gsh, trout, and
-s-r-Tyc's; She sailed from Shcboygau to
'-.i+a." down Lake Michigan, aud thence
dom the Chicago river to Bridgeport,
where Sh, WAS dI>;nasted and unrigged-
she was taen t"Ivod down the Illinois ana
y .an canal ~ horse, TO La Sale, ania-
TT rg-'i,.'n- sailed !or this city, where size
arrived tr,- morning She * a tim little
era; ru! it:.wS about three feet four inch
g. : ys.a. OF our citiz.ns have awaited
t. ia .e'v.- u, the opportunity to purchase
.rsrecrs.-i'earin Eai5a, 1917.
How - So" BLOOD Take the Iine dust
al g.. or ;hs Sc.ap'n.S Of the inside Of tan.
ned i-.tIrr. AMI bad It close upon the
woali, and blood viii soon cease to flow
The, a,:,i..eS are st ali times aces ibIe, ana
easy to be obtainea. After the blood has
ceased t. lsw, laudanum may he advsuta
r-t.f-'E -,4t-fI,f "a , 10 wound D.,.