The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-20


intelligent Of these humber partners Of our ot anu sur
tracing the history Of from the very
ment, do believe that tho horse u ensisied 70 lI
greater share Of the credit partner IN ne concern
than an unrefoctng mind is willing 70 allow SIR deduct
all that has been achieved directly o. ndrect Dy me Aa
70 place s,s,ant ourncyngs before the power Of steam
was SO wonderfully applied 70 the purposes 2. ocomoon
the draugh. Of heavy Drae war IN ali ocuntriss IN ali
esdeSurt al that been done directly or indirectly
in all these respects by the ad OF INC ana what stu
pch;sye and progress Appiause) Then sir il is
rcav startling reject on the degrees Of sasacty Of
.os,s M generous emulation, Of scnsibty TO kind
sagt which Is possessed by these inferior animals as
~ onr pride Of rational nature regard them Ire
De % charger al Ore and whom sound Of
count on almost to madness, whose furious impa-
G sS s mo ssn~ NETS
would vet permit the child On . ~"nrt about his
stayed accidentally into the stable, 10 sr-;
heels and drag little rafting cart unmoested between
his legs loud appause) Sir, is perplexing, is al
most painful TO consider what high degrees intellectual
ianeiy cali brute beasts suppose was rejection on
these noble qualities Of the HORSE intellectual and moral
that led the wcst tho bittees and am sorry to say
the ATHEIST, Of the Satirss OF language-I Dean
Swift-n that remarkable Of his the fasci
mating well as the most revolving Of books, 70 repre-
sent the horse, under nal unpronuncabc name which
he gives him. as tho wiser the sagacous tho nober
animal TO describe the human under the disgust
ing character Of the Yahoo inferior order Of beings
i
dignity Of the occasion TO allue TO such "Gu
yers Travels and yet does contain, among many most
remarks Of those passages into which the
wisdom Of ages condensed in single sentence, and
which often quoted at least part OF az all agr
cultural and rural shows than perhaps any other ~ tho
who can make Of two blades Of grass TO
grow the spot where only grew before would de-
serve better OF mankind and render essential
vice to the country than the whole politicians put
together daughter and applause When THIS v
quoted at agricultural meetings by patriotic candidates
for Office this last part OF the sentence general omitted
(enewed laughter) The noble qualities OF the horse
Seem, indeed have made an impression upon the most
brutaized OF species. suppose II Is TINS, II II
were worth while TO attempt TO account for the
freaks of mailman, which led the emperor
Cagua TO erect marble stable Tor LIS morse
Incatus, provide him with an ivory manger, with
housings of imperial purple, breastplate studded with
pearls and then TO elevate him 70 the dig
nifty OF the consulship. This seems, TO be sure mere
freak Of madness and yet am inclined TO think that at
that time il better choice than could have been
made out of courers and factious practoans
Of the imperial court and believe sir had been put to
the throughout the Roman empire then co-exten-
sye with the civilized world they would have decided
that they had better consul in the horse than in the En-
peror. daughter and applause) Sir, they had been
100 familiar with the rapacy Of the yrants who chased
pleased with the elevation Of ruler who took nothing
but oats out Of the public crb(aughter)a ruler, sir,
who, while the reins were with him, would a. least have
given them stable administration. renewed laughter
hope sir, with the Governor, that the general result OF
these exhibitions will be that while they tend TO improve
the animal himself, they will also tend to
enlarge our symrathics toward him, and thus, in
the final result, TO secure him better treat.
ment; and there is too much room for improve.
ment in this respect, sir in all parts Of the
try saw, but few days ago in the city of Boston,
brute human form pcrched upon the side Of his
holding his horse with careless and loose rein gong at
smart rot all the while, allowing him go down on his
knees q sharp Of the slippery pavement The
noble animal made conyusve and finally successful
effort himself but he had hardly risen 10 his
feet when the driver eaped from his wagon and began,
for what his fault to apply the handle Of his
whip the head and tho inside OF the legs OF the noble
beast and could scarcely be restrained by the indignant
remonstrance Of the bystanders trust sir, that the
beautiful performances Of Mr. Rarey, which my friend
Ashmun has alluded, may be the Of dinnsng some
useful ideas in this respect throughout the community
Whether there is vet some means Of influence
in the possession of this gentleman not shared BY the
Of the community know not bat one thing think sir, Is
certanthat portion consists gaming and keep
ing the affections Of the animal by gentle and kind treat
For this, If for other reason he deserves the
greatest credit for what he has this respect although
1 believe he is not the first who has succeeded
by this same treatment subduing the wildncss chang
ing the native instincts OF what commonly called
the almost unamabc animals often saw In the streets
OF London-and believe the same thing may be at
Blrnum's Museum, in New York-what called "Thc
Happy Family'-a collection of animals in large wire
cage, most hostile In their naurecas and rats hawks
and nice owls and wrcns living together these close
quarters In the utmost amty and friendship asked the
Snowman what the Of the operation by which
he brought those astonishing results. He told
pcrscvcring kindness. He did not In what
particular way that kindness was 10 be manifested be-
cve part Of consisted In always keeping them supplied
with plenty OF the food they fond Of but
severng Kindness My experience led me to think that
did outsiders for rather Inadvertently put
my finger through the bars o the cage when large rat
sprane AT II with such rapidy that drew IL back good
deal quicker than put IN daughter and spplause)
| YOU that my bosom oycrhowng
with Kindness toward every member 81 that
happy family" no, excepting the rat; but after
that demonstration the part Of the rat did not think
expcdont 70 pcrsevere. Qaugh,er) Ihave sometimes,
been led to moralze upon that trivial spectacle OF
the Of the extraordinary experiments OF the
Mcsrs Rarcy, and to ask myself whether may de-
rive from which may be Of advantage 10 "a
4
saysGo 10 the ant thou sluggard consider her ways
ana DC w may We not 60 70 zoe .raSs s ana no
these gentlemen and learn how TO treat fellow men
loud checrs) i the nature Of man, sir, this ord Of
the crcaon-ts the nature IL man 30 much more obdu
than that Of hc wild zebra and untamed horse that
what changes their instinct and makes them gentle and
quiet would be all lost upon MS do not believe H. The
Messrs Rarcy tells M that Il rs strong perfumes Il IL
not powerful drurno II u that neiiable charm that
never obc described influence, Of soft touch, kind
words gentle treatment This, this sir is the true sub.
duer-th u The genuine oil q Rhodium that enables the
socned brute to read rcproachuI lesson to rational hu
manty. Pcrscverng kindness, sir, e, US try H. Let US
whether IL " hot like those delicious swcctncats
that used TO come from the tropics when boy.
You have them sr--ihe pretty white paper cases
ornamented with n.grec and an around was the tnscrp
ton GOOD for sick people but viii not materially iaiure
those who well" Qsughter) SIR, what n u should
that this kind, gentle treatment which is GOOD
for and dogs for zebras aud horses would have
equally salutary effect upon human beings Wha, Il IL
rally inure fellow and fellow Chrssnsy (Appause
Night not SIR be likely to agree with each other,
and be happier when disagree instead OF detrac
ton and abuse OF those who differ from should ap
preach them with the language of good wifi and kind feel
mgr However this may be, sir II there Is any who
doubts that the horscthe animal that most
this occasons susceptible Of the kndcst feelings Of
nature think be would be convinced of his by
a interesting anccdote Of Edmund Burke. In the
decline u Mr.. Burkss lie, when he was living In
retirement his farm at Beaconhclds, tho
went up 10 London that he had gone mad and
mor was that he we round hs paqs s.sps his cows
sDd borses. friend &C rank and inhu-
ence, hearing this story, and deemng Of Too much i'm
poraDce be left nncorreccd FASTENED down 10 Beacons
field and sought Interview with the view of
ing the truth o. the Entering into conversation
with him, Mr. Burke read 10 him chapters from his
Letters the Regicide." His friend Immediately saw
that though the earthly tenement vcrrng back
native dust the lamp of and genius shone within
with undlminshed lus,re. He accordingly than
satisfied the object Of his coming down, and IN pr
waite interview with Mrs Burke told her wins, he had