Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-17
The Cnre OF HAZE.

A correspondent Of the Germantown
Telegraph makes some suggestions which
may be probably observed by every man
who keeps a horse. He says
Diseases of this stock often arises from
what appears TO be the best care, which,
when observed, appears to be actual neglect.
Some of our best and most thrifty farmers
keep their horses, especially their trotting
and blooded animals, tied 10 their stalls for
several days in succession, without any ex-
ercise or sunlight save the few minutes in
watering, and their drink is often carried
10 them. AT the same time they are often
fed on corn-a very unnecessary article for
inactive beasts, when they can get good hay
The currycomb ia, as it should be, freely
used. They seem 20 have overlooked the
fact, that the horse, as well as man requires
pure air, proper food, regular exercise
cleanliness, light and heat TO promote a
healthy action of all his organs.
So important are the four first named
conditions that it is hard to determine
which should receive the most attention
We know, however, which is most gener-
ally neglected. How many there are who
drive their horses from ten to twenty miles
at time, when they had not travelled one
mile during the previous three or four
days The creature comes out of the stable
sleek and plump, and spirited for he is
restless, and delights to be in the open air,
to which he may have free access ia sum
mer; his flesh il not compact, but habby,
and he tires in half the time of one that
had been frequently exercised. There can
be no doubt that the imprisoned animal
though grain fed, would show less strength
and endurance than one turned ont an hour
per day and fed on good hay. At the end
of a week of work together similarly fed
and otherwise attended TO, the first would
have lost much flesh, and been in a worse
state than the other Exercise ofthe right
quantity increases the flesh mot fat, and
solidifes the muscles lnaction augments
adipose matter, and when protracted with
stimulating food creates disease, both in
man and beast.
The horse is being oger-domesticated,
aud taking his masters diseases Pneu.
mOuia, consumption, cancer, etc, are be-
coming quite common, but with dissimilar
names. The best and most valued horses
in this country die suddenly, and frequently
after some enormous prices are offered.
Inactivity in the human species often ends
in apoplexy and palsy, and likewise with
the animal
The curry. comb is better appreciated by
stoclSraisers than locomotion. But il is sell
dom used to excess. 1t is to the horse what
hath is to mankind. 1t removes impuri-
ties, promotes healthy action of the skin,
and equalizes the electric fluid. 1t Is the
s,r,or mans fr,ard f,r a borro rriad 4vrico
daily, will need only half the grain of
horse not curried. 1t may be that he would
thrive as well if he got nothing but good
clover and timothy. The man Of small
means more frequently neglects this point
of economy than the wealthy.
Most stables are we'll enough ventilated,
but light is less plentiful than air. Win
dows would supply this deficiency, and on
the south side Of building would draw
heat