The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-10-18
AGRICULTURAL

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colt, but have fed carrots to colts and horses
from two to twenty years old, and have al
ways found them of inestimable value when
given with other food. l have never given
but one kind of food to horse tor more than
one or two weeks in succession; and as far
as my experience goes, think it impossible
to keep horse in good condition without
changing his food from time to time, and
keeping his bowels free by carrots or bran
mashes.
The chief value OF carrots seems to me to
be their slightly laxative properties, and
their magical effect upon the skin and hair
together with their fattening properties;
moreover, their jUdicious use ottentiwes
prevents the administration of those terrible
concoctions called "horse medicine" which
the ignorant owner OF horse is often pre-
vailed upon to give for the slightest disease.
Writing about 6 horse medicine" re-
miUds me of a dose which heard man say
he gave to horse for cholic. The internal
dose consisted of one pint of whisky, one
paper chewing tobacco, one handful of black
pepper, and gill of lamp oil. Strange to
say, the horse recovered, but as the owner
remarked, seemed rather shaky" for few
days. And now if any OF the readers of
your admirable paper have a hOrse,attacked
with the Cholic, let them give him quart
of warm fax seed tea, with one or two
tablespoonfuls of carraway seed in it, and
SEE if the remedy has not good effect bat
let them not forget to warm the eXtremlties
by hand aud flannel rubbing, endeavoring to
remove that deadly chill which so often ac-
companies those sudden attacks. If they
have to employ a veterinary surgeon, let
them stand over him with DR.. Dadd in one
hand and Youa.t in the other, unless they
feel sure that the title OF veterinary surgeoB
was honestly gotten, not picked up.
But | am forgetting all about carrots.
In keeping horses in that hale condition so
necessary for work either upon the road Or
farm, carrots are with me indispensable,
and | would as soon think of keeping hor~
ses all winter without carrots or bran, as
would of keeping them on either hay o.
grain alone. N summer, a little rass nov
and then can take their place. 1t is my
aim to bring horses out in the spring in
good condition, not needing (if they ever
do bleeding or dose of physic. With
this end 10 view have always ted from two
at noon, and in nine cases out of ten have
accomplished my end, g., Westcheste.
county, n. Y.-Country Gentleman.
GIVE YOUR HORSES LIGHT AND AIR.
History Informs US that a certain emperor
loved favorite horse SO much that he had
q golden maDger made for him. This ex.
travagance appears objectionable in the
estimation of many, now days, and yet it
is more pardonabe than the opposite ex-
tre,ne-meanness in the treatment OF the
horse. La looking at the construction OF d
very large proportion of our horse stables,
am sometimes led to think that the object
of the builder must have been to see how
widely ne could depart from every principle
of humanity and expedency--humanity in
compelling a patient and faithful animal to
remain penned up in close, dark and filthy
apartment-eXpediency in thus sacrificing
not only the comfort but the health, and
consequently the usefulness and value of the
animal.
Light is indispensable to the plant and to
the man-is it less SO to the horse? If it
is, why? When the tyrants of the old
countries sought to nf1ict their most fear
ful punlshments, next to death, confinement
in dark cell was considered the most Sc
we're. Is it reasonable that the horse, whose
native home is in the desert and wilderness,
where there is nothing to obstruct the free
light Of heaven-is it reasonable, | ask,
that he should not suffer from confinement
in our generally dark and gloomy stables
Is it not shame, 10 land like ours, where
glass enough for moderate sized window
can be had for fifty cents, that valuable
horse should be shut up day after day, in
dark stall or stable? Let every horse own.
er's heart, if he has one, answer!
Is foul air wholesome tor plants? Ger
tanly not. 1t is wholesome for men ? Most
emphaticalIy, no! If not wholesome for
plants or men can it be for horses? The
answer is as emphatically, no!
Why then are the majority of our stables
constructed without regard to that most
important feature, ventilation In thou
sands OF cases an animal, than which none
other loves the fresh air better, is doomed
to confinement for days and nights at time,
In stable, the atmosphere OF which is so
foul that a man would die in it. How
many OF the diseases to which our horses are
subject may be traced to this objectionable
error! l say objectionable, for no man
possessed of either common sense or COM
mon humanity would thus punish one of his
best aud most faithful friends-the horse.
A word 10 conclusion. Farmers, if you
would have healthy, lively, serviceabIe hor~
ses, give them plenty OF light. God will
supply it, if you will only furnish the means
whereby it can be made to reach your
stables.
Look to the ventilation of you stables, if
you would not have prematurely old and
worn out horses. Depend upon it plenty
of light, and plenty of fresh air in your
stables, will save you many dollar in the
course OF lietime.--Cwrespondence Fur
mer and Gardener.