Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-09-01
A KIND HORSE NEEDED IN AMERICA.

steadiness and docility of the omnibus
horses. They move along the streets
of Paris at the rate of about miles
an hour, equally contented, faithful,
fat and docile in all weathers and IN
der all circumstances. They seem to
a stranger small for the load they
draw, but a close inspection shows
that their chests are large, muscle
well placed, and legs remarkably
short, which makes two of them look
to the non-observant eye incapable of
drawing a load of seventeen persons
inside and ten on top. They are
about fifteen hands high, usually stall
lions, and if not urged beyond their
natural speed will draw heavy loads
for twelve hours during the day, at
eight miles an hour, and keep in good
condition the whole year round
Such a horse is much needed in this
country, and it is to be hoped that the
importations which are the subject of
this article, will supply this want
NeaC York Egening Post.
HANDLING HORSES WHILE BEING
SHoD.-Many horses both young aad
old are much spoiled by shoers. Hor-
ses sometimes stand quiet and easy,
at other times they refuse to stand
while one foot is up-they struggle
until it is released, and frequently the
sheer beats, speaks sharply. 8wearS,
and frightens the horse, so that he
must be held by force or abandoned.
Another takes the tools and sets his
shoes without any trouble. Now for
a few of the reasons:
Under certain circumstances the
muscles cramp, causing severe pain.
Almost at any time horses hind leg
may be raised 50 high, or in such a
position, as to cause severe cramping,
not to be endured. When a horse has
had all the muscles relaxed by exer-
: else, and stands and coOlS quick, an
unusual position will most certainly
produce cramping, and at the same
time makes him irritable. A horse
, that has stood for sometime in the
cold, uneasy and suffering with ankle
ty TO get home, is in a bad condition
: to stand the bangs. and often painful
position Of shoeing, and too often fret.
ted to that degree that he never gets
over it-too often forced to stand and
endure the pain OF severe cramping
pricking etc, until he never will
-, forget it, and often refuses to enter
the shop again.
Some horse shoerS have a habit Of
, raising the foot and leg so high that
no common horse can stand it, and
thus he will shoe horses half his life.
? time before he knows the fault is IN
himself The awkwardnesS and i'll
temper Of some shoers is sufficient
reason to withdraw your patronage
although they may do their work well
The damage done by forcing the morse
to stand in pain, and the injury to hi,
disposition. is inlinitely more injurious
than to 90 ten miles, and spend day
and pay double price 10 one who has
some sympathy, and shoes without
pain-One VINO exercises some reason
and Judgment and patience, and seems
to sympathise with the suffering ami
mal--has little or no trouble, and
!, does no damage.
: | once knew horse that if he was
: minus a shoe, would 90 by himself tt
a particular Smithy, and stand there
: until the shoe was set. | once own
9 ed a horse that was shod three o.
: four times year without any troubl,
at last he was sent to shop to b,
5 shod, the sheer being little intoXi
|, Gated, frightened him, beat and abused
+ him in such a manner that he eve
n after feared to approach a blacksmith
q shop, and if forced to enter one, woul'
e tremble with fear. think shall b
justified in saying that one-halt OF tn
D, horse shOers are incompetent TO th
o. task, saying nothing about thei
'e workmanship of setting shoes. | hay
4 no doubt but that some fancy sheer
'e are the cause of splints, boys an
N curbs, as well as kicking, cringins
VI pulling at the haltar, etc, etc.
e Reader, if you are the owner of
ID good horse, 90 yourself and see hil
"a Shod, unless you are well acquainte
nc with the sheer, and know him to b
i careful, patient, mild tempered an
10 humane. Withdraw your patronag
u from all reverse characters, befol
81 you sustain a loss. Never submit t,
Us or employ a sheer whose character {
"a, intellect is inferior to that of you
~ horse, If you DO you may have hi
IL famed, abused, and spoiled.
90 TAR WATER FOR PLUMs.-A CORE
10 pondent Of the American Institut
Of Farmers Club, says that he Suceee'
N ed in raising a large crop Of plum
re last year by applying to his tree
Ie with small hand forcing pump, watC
at that stood in an emptied gas tar ba
! rel until it was as dark colOred {
is coffee and pungent as creosote. Il
r. applied the water once in three day
- and did not find a plum touched aft,
10 the first day.
- For CHAPPED HANDs.-Take Oh
ell fluid drachm of glycerine, ten grail
ut of borax and seven huid drachmS {
Ia rosewater; mix thoroughly.
II A CHEAP AND EXCELLENT WAY {
PICKING TOMATOES BY THE QUANTIT
ho Select ripe tomatoes with unbrok'
=, skins. Smooth ones are preferabI
49, Put them in a weak brine, and |
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