The Portland daily press., 1867-01-22

be kept warm by the warm air hono..,, -.
.ne droppings Will not freeze to the floor. II
horses stand upon the bare earth, as they c,n
In the former case, some of the diseases in N =
feet will be obviated.
Horses and cattle should be well l;t,orod
every night, so that they may enjoy soft bed to
lie upon. They should be carded and Kent
clean, that there may be healthy action upon
the skin. This will prevent certain diseases
which the want of such action, or filthy habits
are apt to generate. They should be furnish
ed with salt frequently, and every day or two
be allowed mess OF potatoes, carrots, mapgold
wurtzels or ruta bagas. These will keep the
bowels loose and in healthy order, and impart
lustre to the hair, which indicates thrift. Or
dinarily horse for family use, unless worked
gerry hard' will keep in good plight, with a
proper allowance OF well cured hay and a peck
OF potatoes or other esculent roots daily. The
stimulant grain, largely given. is not favor
able to long life. Suffer not YOUR stock 10 he
fed to safety, lest they waste their food. but
neither should you stint them; give them as
much as they will eat without wasting: this
Is the best economy, besides being an act of
humanity. a4 a.a H4
Treat your dumb animals kindly, and they
will be much more docile and manageable
therefor Even the brute is susceptible OF the
power Of kindness. lie who would neglect or
abuse faithful animal that cannot speak to
tell It's wants, or to complain, deserves not to
be the owner oil one. Horses particularly are
sagacious beings. They have great memories,
and soon become so attached to kind mas
ter that they world never Intentionally harm
him. We have had many certain proofs ofthis
Beating and whipping are poor way to teach
an animal. Such cruelty may cause them to
dread your presence, but will never make
them attached to you or care for your accom-
mediation OF safety. Oxen, cows and horses
soon become attached to the hand thar feeds
them; and If their master OF mistress Is Kind,
they may always be managed by them more
surely and safely than stranger or rude own
er can handle them. .- ..-
1t occurs to us in conclusion to saw a word
as to the best mode of confining blanket to
horses body, so that it may not be misplac-
ed. The common method of q surcingle will
hardly answer this purpose, and crupper is
unhandy on such an animal. Take piece of
saddler's webbing long enough to go round
the body, and sew this to he blanket Just be-
hind the fore legs; let leather strap on one
end come round to meet a buckle on the 9th
er. This will make it convenient for bucklinr
without STOPPING under the horses belly. Take
another piece OF webbing and attach it to the
first at the point where it crosses the back
bone. Let this be confined to the blanket in
the direction of the breast, having strap and
buckle on the end of it as just limited. A like
piece Of webbing should begin at the same
place and pass down the other side to the
breast with a strap fitted to the buckle. AS
these meet on the breast let them be buckled.
At the other end of the blanket attach large
string, say a piece Of clothes line, to the cloth,
by confning the ends third OF the distance
from the bottom of the blanket on the oppo-
site sides. The string should be about two
feet long. This, forming sort OF loop, will
fall below the hauI ches, somewhat like crup-
per, and the hair will keep it from allowing
the blanket to forsake its original position
over the animal. Thus it Is confined at eve1y
part of the body and will not become displae-
ed. 1t is but moments work to put il on OF
take it off, As you throw it upon the horse,
the straps and buckles present themselves to
each other, and all you have to do Is to buckle
them loosely and the work is done; your
blanket is safe, and the animal stands or lies
warm without disturbing it. II
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