The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-12

are hungry search for wood, kndle fire,
mount your best rider this horse, and
arm him with q trusty lance You shall scarcely
have collected the wood aud enktnaIed the fire ere
you shall see him appear with the product of an
abundant hunt Go, and may God give you his pro-
tectionn
in their first necessity whatsoever Solomon had in
structed them, and neither zebras nor gazees, nor
| ostriches could escape them Enlightened, then,
concerning the value of that anmil-the present
| from the son OF Davd-and being already in their
country they devoted themselves 10 their reproduc
| tion guarding their matches, and thus they ob
tanned this race, to which in gratitude they gave the
name OF ead eiTakeb.
This is the race whose fame was afterwards spread
| throughout the whole circumference Of the world.
| In fact, it was propagated in the East and West
with the Arabs, who az later time penetrated into
| the extremties of the West aud Of the East, Long
| before Islamsm, Harmia Ahen Melok and his de-
| scendants regned in the East durlag hundred
| years, founding that Medina aud Sakliachedad EDen
Aad, and possessing themselves OF all the country
| unto the Moghreb, where they built cities
| and harbors. Afrikes, who gave his name
| to Africa, conquered unto randii Gan
| giers), while his Chamar possessed from
| the East unto China entering the city Of Sad,
which he destroyed Because Of this aud from that
| time that place was called Chamarkenda, because
| kenda in the Persian language means he has des
/ troyed" whence the Arabs by corruption have
! drawn Sanarkanda.
After the birth Of the religion OF Islam. .the new
invasons of the Musselmen extended even more the
| reputation of the Arab horses in Italy, Spain and
| also in France, in which without doubt, they left
| some of their blood. But that which above all
caused Africa to be filed With Arab horses, was the
invasion Of Sdl Okba, and after wards the deeds OF
/ the fifth and sixth centuries of the Hegira. With
| Sid Okba the Arabs had not done anything more
| than to epcamp in Africa; while in the fifth and
sixth centuries they came as colonies TO install Them
selves with their wives and their children with their
horses and their 1t was in these last inVi
sons that the Arab tribes established thesceive5 on
the soil OF Algeria, especially the Mehai .neCenael
| Oalad Mahadi, the Donaonda, Nc. &C.. who were
/ scattered over all parts, constituting the true
nobility ofthe Country. These same invasions trans.
| planted the Arab horse unto Soadan; and we can
say with reason that the Arab race is one in Algeria
| as in the East
Thus, then, The history OF the Arab horses can be
| divided into four epcchs:-
| 7. From Adam to lshmael.
| 2. From 1shmael to Solomon.
| 3. From Solomon 20 Mahomet.
4. From Mahomet TO ourselves.
1t il conceived, nevertheless, that the race of the
| principal epoch having been divided into many
branches has necessarily suffered notifications, in
consequence of tue climate, food, aud more or less
care-in the same manner as those Of the human
species have suffered The color OF the coat has also
| changed under the influence of the same circum-
stanees-the experience OF the Arabs having proved
that in localities in which the ground is stony the
horses are generally gray, and In those places which
are white, ard Bsdu The greater part are white-ob
servatioDs the correctness OF which have demon
| strated myself.
! have now nothing more TO do than to satisfy
| another Of your questions.
Yen ask me by what signs the Arabs know If a
| horse is noble-H he is a dfnker Of the air!
Behold my answer
The horse of pure origin is distinguished among
us by the tenuty OF the lips and of the inferior
cartilage of the nose; by the Utilization Of the
trls; by the dryness OF the flesh which enwraps
the veins OF the head; by the elegance OF
its shape; by the softness OF the name, OF the ex
tremties and Of the skin; by the width Of breast,
the thickness of the articulations and dryness Of the
| pZtremitieg. According the Traditions
predecessors they also to be recognised by moral
| Indications much more than by external signs. By
these you can PREJUDICE the race; by the moral ndi-
| cations you can arrive at knowledge of the care
which had been observed in the matches, fbreedingl
of the interest with which crossing had been avoided
The horses of race do not know efeminacy. The
horse Il the most beautiful of the animals, and its
moral, in idea, ought to correspond, not degene-
rate to his physical character The Arabs have
such a conviction of this, that II horse q
| gives any ncontestible proof of extraordinary
quickness, of notable abstinence, Of rare intel
gence, affection for the hand that gives II itsfood
they will make every possible sacrifice TO draw a
which distinguish il will be manifested in its breed
| We believe, then, that horse il truly NOBLE
when 10 a beautiful conformation IL untcs valor and
ferceness, and when it evihces pride in the smoke
! Of powder and the combat
| This horse viii esteem its master and viii scarcely
| ever permit any one TO mount IL except him.
| II will not urinate while it Is travelling.
IL will not eat the leavngs OF any other horse
! II will not disturb the cearness Of the water with
its front legs when IL passes IL.
By its hearing, by its sight, and by its smell 1t will
know how to preserve its master from the thousand
accidents which often take place In the chase and in
| war.
And, in short sharing the sensations Of sorrow
and OF pleasure OF its rider, II will aid him In the
fight, struggling with him In all parts and will al
Ways make common cause with him (ikatcfma Rr.
| kethon)
See, now the evidences of the purity OF race.
We have marvellous histories concerning the
Il N pf all 10
| Ia the most noble Of all creatures after man-the
most patient and the most useful. II u supported
/ with little, and II II 10 regarded In the point Of
strength we shall find that Il is AZ the head Of all the
| other animals The more robust OK can raise n
quntal but v this weight Is put upon H. il moves
with difficulty, and cann,t run. The horse supports
man. vigorous rider, with standard and his arms
and what IL more, without eating or drinking. With
is aid the Arab u able 10 save what he possesses
10 cast himself up0n the enemy ~ follow his track
| 10 fly and q defend hs family and hisberty. Sup.
| pose him rich with all the wealth that makes the
happiness OF life, nothing II able to protect him
/ his Eorse.
| DO You comprehend now the intimate affection of
| the Arabs for the hor-eg II IS equal and no more
to the services which It. renders them. 10 II they
their joys their Victories and for this they pre-
fer IL o. gold and precious stones. During pagan
ism they estimated u by interest and only because
il procured f0r them glory and riches; but since the
Prophet spoke Of with the greatest praises this IN
stinctve love transformed into religious daty.
One Of the first words which tradition attributes to
him. those which. according 50 y, he directed 20
the various tribes Of Yemen, who presented them
selves 10 accept his dogmas and to oner 10 him. in
sign-of submission, five magnificent which be-
onged 10 the five different races that were then in
Arabia.
~ u related that when Mshomcd came forth from
his tent 20 receive those noble animals. caressing
them with his hands he expressed himself in these
terms
" That ye may be blessed-ohildren OF the wind
Afterwards, at later time, the Ambassador Of
God (Rassoul- Allah adds -
He who maintains and cares horse for the cause
Of God shall be counted In the number OF those who
do aims by day and by night, in secret or In pubc.
lie shall be rewarded, his sins shall be RENTED. and
fear shall never shamefully enter into his heart"
! now pray God that he might give you eternal
prosperity. Preserve me In your friendship The
wise Arabs have said -