Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-12-20
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! We have receives frsn the pnelishsrs
li,le work on the MWi& II contains abous
| one hundred pages. aud u etsillaslrsse3--
| . p.esenting his mulcs..p in he vasicus cel~
| prions 10 Which he 10 eailrd 10 Ass The
work is 4. n atae On ,Ne Byecdr5. 7sa'TsHg
. ID Ese, 10 ~hie, ire ususe may re pu,.Ao
III. ~ hor, Henry Riley Gains TO hare lAa
thirty years experience with mnss, haviss
4 had charge Of the nvernIncnt cerra' nj wa1ei-
Iiaxson d. ing sho var. The hrsodinr, bse B.
! ing . re, diseases &c, Of the mule svc ,resiei
| Of in this voluius. Those who have Anssis.ng
10 70 with the n,nie wt.l fnd this volume fui
| Of valuable informaii n. We 10 not know
/ the price Dick and Fi,sgsrsril, publishers,
, New York We cory The tol!o~in, ccncern>
ing this prorer'ialy stup;i and contrary an.
lima. from this volume:
Probably no animal has been the subject q
more cruel and brutal .rca,men, than the mrie
and il is safe to say that no arimal never per-
formed his part bs'tcr not even the horse
In breaking the mulc. most persons ore apt -
get oni Of patience with him. Ihavc got OH,
Of patience with him myself But r.rienee
is the grea, essential Ia breakin.; and in the
m.c OFT you win find thar yot get along
much better. Tire mule is an unnatural All.
nal, and hence more ,imid Of man th IN, the
horse; and yet he ia tractable, and capable cs
being .aush, to unierstsni what yo' want
him 10 DO And when lie understands what
you want, and has gained your confidence,
you viii, If you treat PIN kindly. have little
trouble in msk;n him psrfcrm his duty.
In commencing to break the mule, take hold
Of him gently, and talk to him kindly. Don't
ming at him. az if he were tiger you were
II dread Of. Don't yell =. him; don't Jerk
him; l'n't strike him win club, ~ is TOO
often dsne: .ion't get excited Al his jumping
and kicking Arpre.ch and handle him the
same as yon world anilssl already broken,
and .hr-ugh Kindness Won wil!- in less than
Ter broken. and kinler than you wsa,Id iA a
month had you used the whip. Mn.ss, with
few cxcep,iouns.. are born kickers. Breed
IN 40 caefully ns yon can, the moments thav
are able to stand mp, and you put Your hanl
on them ,heyklck II is. in Iced. their pats
u I me ns o. defence and they resort 70 it
III, Onxh tho force of insti,,ct. In coinnsenA.
ing 10 break them, then. kicking is the trss
TO guard egaiEs' anil overcome. The young
mu.e Kicks because he is nerail Of a man.
lie has seen those en,ru :ed with their care
heat an abuse the old ones. and he very nat
urasir fears i';e same treatment as soon as :
nj IN approaches lin. Mo.t persons intrus,t3l
with i.lc care o. these ya1ag and gresn mules
Lavc nof lid experience .nougi. with them 70
know tEe. this icfcc, of Kicking is soonest
removed by kind treatment, Careful Study OF
the animals nature ard long experience
With The animal havr tau ii. ME thar, in h:eak
in: the mnle. whipping and harsh treatment
almost Invariably mike him q worse kieks-.
They certainty make him mere timid 'ana
afrril of van. Aud jus, as long rs you fs;ht
young mule an |. keep him afraid CT son, ias,
70 uy will vol b. IN danger of -isis kicking
yca You mus; convince him. through kind
ness tina. you are ,so. going 70 hurt or pun
isl him, ard i:ie sooner you ITO Ills, the sooner
son src on. e.edSnger from his fcet.--lowa
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