Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-06-26

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descend to the llps, and then the owner will
never be In want Of milk. II ia 3 fortunate
mark. It is the image of the dawn. If the
otar Is truncated or mas jagged edges, Il ia uni.
versally dlsllked, and II the animal adds TO that
spot In front OF the saddle, no man in bis
senses would mount II, nor would any judge
of horse flesh design to possess II. Such O
horse is az fatal as subtle poison. If horse
has several white spots, three is the preferable
nunber--one Of the right feet should be ex.
empt, but il matters not whether II be behind OF
before. II is good sign to have stockings on
both the off forefoot and the near hipdfoot, II
is called
"The hand Of the writer ..
And the foot Of the horsemsn." ans g.
"The masseE Of such horse can not fail to
be fortunate, for be mounts and disnounts over
white. The Arabs, Il must be remembered,
generally mount OF the off side and alight on
the near eide, Two hind stockings are sign
OF good fortune
1.-The horse with the white hind feet
HIfmaster will never be ruined
ait 10 the came with white forefeet-his mar.
ter'a face will never turn yellow. Never buy
horse With a white face and four stockings, for
he carries his windipg-sheet With him. The
prejudces of the Arabs on the subject of white
epots are summed up in the following little sto-
ry:
"'Au Arab had blood mare. There was
dispute beforehand as to what her fosl would
be. So when she was on the point of foaling
ne invited all his frends TO be present. The
head frat Of all came In sght-it bore a star,
The Arab reoiced. His horse would one day
outstrip the dawn, for he had the mark Oh bis
forehead. Next appeared the near foFefoos
when the owner in eCstacy demanded one hun
deed dOWos for the foal. The of fOrefoot then
showed itself with stocking, and the price
was reduced to fifty douros. After that came
the near hindfoot. 1t taIso had q stocking, aud
the Arab, overjoyed, suore he would not part
with his foal for the whole world. But 10! the
fourth foot presented itself likewise With
stocking, when the dweller in the Sahara cast
the animal out, in his fury, on the refuse heap,
unable to persuade himself to keen such a
brute"
ARAB DOGS.
Of dogs, the Arabs honor only the grew.
hound. This dog is suffered to be his compan-
ion, and is precious to him almost ss his horse,
The Arab greyhound as pup hunts rats, at five
or six months hunts the gssele, from the hare
passes TO the young of the gazslle, at twelve
months old Ia eager for the old binds them
selves, but is restrained until the ege of IF
teen CT eighteen months, after which he is held
in leach and regularly allowed to hunt:
"Ths greyhound 10 on intelligent animal and
full of self-love. If, in slipping bin, a. fine
sazelle is pointed out to him, aud he kills ONLY
common looking one, he is very sensible OF
the repIoaches addressed to him, and sliuks of.
ashamed of himself, without claiming his D, r.
tion. He has no lack of vanity, and indujces
much in fantasia, "A thorough bred slououi
will neither eat nor drink from dirty vessel.
and refuses milk in which hand has been dip.
ped Has he not been taught this disdainful
daintineas2 And yet the utmost that is done
for the common dog, their faithful and viqiIant
guardian, is to let him find his food among
the offsl and bones that are lying about
And Shile the latter is driven with hop.ipRs
from tent and table, the greyhound sleeps in
the compartment reserved for meo, on carpets
BY his masters side, or on his very bed He ia
clothed and sheltered from the cold, like the
hcrae, and is even preferred ioi being chilly, as
that is en- additional proof of the purity of his
race. The women take pleasure Ia bcdeckipe
him with ornaments, in tying collars of shells
round his neck, snd securing him from the evil
eye by fastening talismsns on him He ia fed
with care, nicely and caution, kous.kouasou be-
Ing lsvished upon him. In summer time, to
give him strength, they make o paste of milk
and dates of which the stones have been ex-
tracted. There are come who never feed their
greyhounds during the day Nor is this ALL
The sloasui accompanies his mastsr when on
visit. and receives the tame hospitality with
him. having portion of every dsh.
"a thorough bred greyhound will hunt With
no one but his master. By his cleanliness, his
rsspeo. for deCCncy and the g,acousness Of his
manner, bo shoTs that he recognizes the siten.
tion paid to him. On his masters return after
somewhat prolonged absence, tho slougui
leaps with bound on to bis saddle, and caresse es
him. The Arabs talk to him; % friend, listen
to me! You must bring me some meat. am
tired of eating daseo' And fltter him In
many wsya. The petted animal leaps about in
frolicsOme manner, and seems not only to uu-
dertand but to wish to reply. The death of q
slououi fills the whole tent with mourning, the
women aad children bewailing him ae If he
were one of the family. Sometimes it falls to
the greyhound to fod food for all, and one that
uourishes family can never be fog sale"
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