Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-10-14
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issat,the present time, man at the Reya
Arsenal at w eolwich who, when afarn mp the
country with his master, and walking near
the wagons, perceiveda puff adder spring
at his face 'Iie suddenly lowered his head,
and the snake wound itself round Els wide.
awake hat The man Knocked the hat of,
and the snake was Immediately, shot ,by@a
locker on. .-Dragsop';s Sportigg .Scsness 4:
nong the Ka6irs. r,,..,.-.,,., 49,.
SECRET OF HORSE TANNING.
-''We find in the New York P 1bnae an e.
labofate and authentic statement Of Rney's
secret of tanning vicious horses. The lead
Ing principlsFof the whole art IS the law Of
kfadnesa We give below The important
points, in successive sections. - " -
Practice Of he Horse Tamsr.-In subju.
eating the horse, We must make a powerful
appeal TO bis intelligence; this can only be
done. by physical operation. ,Itis au undis.
puted fact that the battle of all animals kex.
cept such as, ara. -garnished with hornsl are
fought by seizipg each other by the throat,
A.dog. that has been thus held by his antag-
onist for few minutes, on being released,
is often so thoroughlysoowed tbat no human
arti6ce can inducehim to again resume the
upequafconteses This isthsprinciple upon
which horse tanning is founded. - - :. -
Choking 9 horse is'the"frst process inSta:
ming, and is the beginning Of his education:
By its operation horse becomes docile, and
will thereafter receive any instruction WHICH
he can be made to understand. Teaching
che animal to lie.down at our bidding, tends
TO Keep him permanently cured, as it is a
perpetual reminder Of sabdued condition.
Hrequires good Deal 81 Practice to tame
a horse successfully, also nice Judgment 70
know when he is cboked sufficiently, as there
is a'bafe possibility that he might get more
than would be good for him. we advise
persons not very familiar with horse to re: re:
sort rather TO tbeSstrappipg and throwing
down process. (unlesshe 'isSery 7icie1s) des.
eribed below this ir ordieafye cases. viii
prove successful. It=.is the .fault of most
people who, have owpedes,horss, toaimagine
that,ihey. are e1psrts.sin bis management;
wbAey on the aeOhtrary, many professional
borsenen-ae>thevery worst. parties sto asr
tempt his suhjugssion. Unlsss"aDaa*
a.eood disposition he.need not attemps'horse
tsmiug.. 50 ..~~1 49, .>.--s.r a-4r '.,s
Retire with the animal te be opeatetAG,
on into a close Stable With plenty -ef afReg
upoa,the aeos- -tats sbStk etssawsaussf pfsks'
efable.5 'ThtBe ftst place 7fasteu up the left
fore leg with the arm strap in'suchs 3 manner
chat it will be seedred. "Fhehf 'takes Broad
strap-and buckle andpass it arouhdthe neck
jusrback Of the jaS!bohe. = Draw the strap
asdght as possible, SO tight as 70 almost an
rest the horse's breathing. The strap must
not be buckled, but he'd ii this position to
prevent slipping back. The animal wifi
struggle for'a few minutes, when be VIII be:
come perfectly quet, overpoRered BY sense
Of sufocation !, TIE veins of bis head VIII
sweIf; his eyes lose their FIRE; his knees t6t-
ter.and become weak, a slight vertigo en-.
sues, and gradually growing exhaustea BY.
backing him round the stable, he will come
down on his knees,.in which position it is an
easy matter to push him on his-side, when
his throat should be-released. Nov patand
rub him for about.twenty minutes5 when, 10
most instances, he will be.subdued. 1t is
only in extreme casesneosssary to repeat the
operation of choking The next lesson -is
to teach him to lie down, which is described
below in the-aecount of the second method
of-tamiug.. No horse can effectualls resist
the-effect Of being choked. - -
1t must be constantly borne in mind that
the Operation must not be boisterous or vio.
lent, and that the greatest possible degreeof
kindness is absolutely essential. When thef
horse Is PROSTATE he should be soothed until
his eyes show that he has become perfectly
tranquil. -.
another Method. Buckle or draw'a strap
tight around the neck, lift a fore leg and
fasten around it the opposite end of tfle strap,
the shorter the better. ID tfis plan the
horse ismade the ibstrument by which the
punishment is Inflicted: When he attempts
to put hisfoot down his head goes with it,
and he thus chokes himself. Care should
be taken that be does not pitch on his head,
and thus endanger his neck.
Tanning a Horse pithoutresort to Straps.
Secure the horse with stout halter to the
mauger. If extremely -unruly, muzzle him.
Soothe him with, the hands ferasfew minutes
until he becomes somewhat paei6ed. Then
seize him by the throat, cloee to the jaw bone
with the right hand, and the 'mane with the
left. Now forcibly' compress.his -windpipe
until he has become, 80 exhausted that by
lightly kicking hii6m on the fore legs, he will /.
lie down, after which he should be treated
as previously described. The process re-
luires courage in the operation, also great
muscular strenghth.
MAHoMET.-Slightly above the middle
size, his figure, though spare, was handsome
and commanding, the chest broad and open,
the bones and framework large, the joints
we'll knit together. His neck was long and
inely moulded. The head-unusually large
gave space for broad and noble brow
Tha la;. kh;ok ;nt hlaalx and alinhklu nnrl !