Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-01-02
THE EVENING STAR

How TO CURE KICKING HoRsEs AND Run |
AvAYs.-The Boston Herald says =" Ii you
have horse that has habit, when IN harness,
Of bringing his heels In contact with the dasner
and damaging his vehicle by kicking, proceed
AZ follows: Place around bis neck band IKE
that used for the riding martingale. Then
take two light straps. buckle them TO the bit on
either side, pass them through the neck band
and then inside the girtb, and strap them Sc
curely to each fetlock Of the hind feet, taking
care to have them Of the proper length. when
a horse is rigged in this manner, if he attempts
to "kick MP behind" eacn effort will jerk his
head down in such way rs TO astonish him,
and perhaps throw him over his head. He will
make bat few attempts to kick when ne VIII
find his head thus tied to his heels, and two or
three lessons will cure him altogether Inc
method Of reforming a runaway Is. equally
simple and efectusl. First Of all, fasten some
thick pads upon your horses knees, then buckle
a strap about the size Of q rein upon each fet
fock forward, and pass the straps through the
hame rings on some part Of the harness nearthe
shoulder on each side, and lead the straps back
to the drivers hand as he sits in the buggy.
He has thus four reins In hand. Start the ami
NAL without fear; don't worry him with strong
gull upon the bit, but talk to him friendly.
When he attempts TO run he must Of course
bend his forward legs. Now pull sharply one
Of the reins, and the effect will be to raise one
Of his forward feet to his shoulder. He is u
three-legged horse now and when he has gone
On In that way a little distance drop the con-
strained foot and jerk up the other. He can't
run faster on three legs than you can ride and
when you have tired him on both sides pretty
thoroughly, or if he refuses to take to his trot
kindly, and TO obey your voice and moderate
pull on the bit, you can raise both his fore
feet, drop him upon his knees, aud let him
make few bounds in that position"
MANUFACTURES OF ARTIFICIAL TEE1H.-Tt is
stated that at least three millions Of teeth ere
annually made in this country alone. The
first operation, according to the method of man.
ufscture pursued at one Of the most extensive
establishments Of this city, is the choosing of
the materials. These are feldSpar, silica, and
clay. To these are added various metallic OK
ides to produce any shade of color desired
The feldspar. olsy, TO-, are ground to an i'm
palpable powder under wafer, dried and made
into paste. That composing the body Of the
tooth Is Of different materials from that com,
posing the base or enamel. Tho teeth are made
In brass moulds, and this is quite delicate pro-
oess. The enamel is first put in place wiki
small steel spstula; the platinum riVets, by
which the teeth are fastened to the plate, are
placed in position, and then the body is pressed
int the mould. They are then submitted tc
powerful pressure and dried. After being
dried. they are submitted to q process called
biscuiting, in which they can be cut like chalk
They are then sent to the trimmers, who scrapt
of all projections, and fill up all depression
which may have been left in the operation O
moulding, and then wash them with what i
technically termed enamel. This is compose
of various substances, more fusible than th,
tooth itself and answers the glaze in common
porcelain making. 1t is ground to a fin
powder, and suspended in water, and is laid OF
with a camel's hairbrush. They are now sen
to the gummerS, who apply the gum This /
chiefly composed ofoxide Of gold, and is applied
in the same manner IS he enamel. After bein,
dried they are burned. This operation is car
ried on in mufhe. The teeth are placed OIL
bed Of crushed quartz. which is placed on
slab Of refractory clay. After being exposed h
an intense heat for some hours, they are takel
cut, cooled, and sorted