Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-12-08

How TO MAKE, DOCILE HORSES
The docility and amazing instinct of
the Arab horse are shown to proceed
mainly from his constant association
with the family of his owner-sharing
their food, sleeping in their tent. and
lastly from the early age at which he is
broken I'M which they say checks the
development of the spleen-a very i'm n
portant point in the opinion of the Arabs.
-nJAt5the ageizof, eighteen to twenty.
months the colt is mounted by child,
WHO takes him to water, goes in search
Of grass or leads him to the pasture
Not to hurt the bars he guides him
with longe, or tolerably soft mules
bit, This exercise is good for them
BOTH The child grows up horseman,
and the colt acquires the habit of carry
ing aweight proportioned to his strength.
He'isarns to walk, to fear nothing, and
it is in this manner, say the Arabs, that
"we coutrives never to have restive
horses" mJe b1E tsiap Z19 t-H ith54
For the first few days the BIT is COW
cred with iundresssed wool, partly with
adyiew not to hurt his bars, and partly
to allure him to docility by the salty
flavor Of which be is SO fond. When he
begins to champ the bit, the task is near
ly accomplished. This preparatory ex-
ercise takes place morning and evening.
Thus sagaciously handled, the young
animal will be ready to be mounted in
the early part of the autumn-when
he will be less tormented by the flies
and, heat. Wealthy owners, before they
allow their colt to be mounted by a
grown-up man, sometimes have him led
np and down gently for fortnight with
pack-saddle on his back, supporting
two baskets filled with sand. - %
When be is thirty months old, the
colt is taught not to break loose from his
rider when the latter sets foot on earth,
and notEeven to stir from the spot where
the bride has been passed over his head
and allowed to drag on the ground. Es-
peeial care is, taken in teaching this les
SON, because it is one Of great import
ance in Arab life-Er.
PROTECTION TO PLANTS IN WINTER.
ALI our readers know that snow is the
very best plant protector. But we do
NOT know that it is much better than
earth drawn over the plants just as win
ter is about to set in. We have fire.
ouently recommended this in our col
umns, but not near as much is made of
this fact as might be.
For instance, every one knows how
much better cuttings root when taken off
in the fall, than when it is deferred till
spring; but the fear of having then drawn
out by frost seems greater evil. Now
many adopt our plan. Put the cuttings
in, in fall, and cover with two or three
inches of earth. In the spring they will
be through to the surface, or if not, some
of the earth can be taken off.
Much use also Is made of the fact, to
get young seeding stock set out. 1t
used to be the fashion to buy them in
the fall and bury them completely up
in a heap till spring, covering tops and
all; but spring always finds more work
than the nurssryman can do.
Under this new system Of earth pro-
lection, he now sets out his young stock
where it is to remain covering it entirely
with earth, and uncovering it early in
the spring. By this means he gets an
immense amount of work done in the
fall, in time otherwise unemployed
Gardeners Monthly.