The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-10-05
Horse Stables.

1t is fault with most stables that they
are built for men rather than horses We
wish TO point out two common errors into
which not attew builders are liable 10 fall in
constructing stables, especially those upon
farms. The first is in having the doors and
upper floors so low as they generally are.
On account of these low doors, horses in
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rear or prance whenever led toward them.
They are, also, among the most frequent
causes of poll evil. The horse when pass.
ing through them, is either surprised bv
something it beholds outside the buildl.9-
or checked by the voice or gesture of I'd.
person leading him, when up goes the head
and crash comes the poll against the beam
Of the doorway. A violent bruise often
results therefrom, and q deep seated abscess
follows. Low hay floors also produce the
same trouble. The sudden elevation Of tho
head is in the horse, expressive of very
unexpected emotion. The effect is always
noticed whenever you enter the stable rap
idly or at an unusual hour. A sudden
noise will also cause the same upward mo-
ton of the head. With low stables an
injury to the horse is almost invariably
sure to follow.
Again, the easiest position in which the
horse can stand, ia when the hind feet are
the highest portion of the body, or when the
floor Of the stall slants in exactly the oppo-
site direction from what it does in most
stables. This is the other error in con-
structing stables, to which we alluded
Horses at liberty in a pasture invariably
stand, when at ease, with their hind feet
elevated somewhat, and it is almost won-
der that builders Of stables have not I'm
proved upon this fact before, and adapted
floors to the wants Of the horse. The mois-
ture from the horre, If the floor slanted to-
ward the forward feet, would help to keep
the forward feet moist, cool and healthy,
whereas they are now generally hot, full Of
fever, and require washing with cool soap
suds at least once day, in order to be kept
in healthy condition. This is not all.
Where floor slants back, the horse not un-
frequently attemps to ease the heavy strain
upon the fexor tendons Of the hind legs by
hanging back upon the halter. The pres
fure upon the seat Of the poll stops natural
circulation. and in time it develops itself
into deep-seated abscess. We would like
to see stable in which these two errors did
not occur. Ii the builder was not satisfied
with it We are sure the occupant would be,
and would repay him by long years OF good
service with unstrained limbs and healthy
system.-Maine Farmer.
JOHN RUsKIN, in the Crown of Wild Olives,
characterizes in his trenchant style those
who live to make money as imitators of
Judas: We do great injustice to Iscariot,
in thinking him wicked above all common
wickedness He Was only common money
lover, and like oil money lovers, didn't un-
derstand Christ; couldn't make out the
worth Of Him, or meaning Of Him. He
didn't want Him to be killed. He was
horror struck when he found that Christ
would be killed; threw his money away
instantly, and hanged himself. How many
Of our present money seekers, think you,
would have the grace to hang themselves,
whoever was killed? But Judas was
common, selfish, muddle headed. pilfering
fellow; his hand always in the bag OF the
poor, not caring for them. lie didn't un-
derstand Christ, yet believed in Him, much
more than most Of as do; had seen Him do
miracles, thought he was quite strong
enough to shift for Himself, and he, Judas,
might as well make his own little by per-
auisites out of the affair Christ would
come out Of it well enough, and he have the
thirty pieces. Now, that is the money seek
er's idea, all over the world. t7
......A few weeks ago baby was taken TO
church to be baptized, and his little brother
wasn't during that sacrament. On the fol-
lowing Sunday, when baby was under
going his ablutions and dressing, the little
brother asked mamma il she intended to
carry little Willie to be christened. "Why
no." said his mother, "don't you Ino ', my