The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-12-22


which need protection entirely exposed to
the storms or chilling winds.
Those parts Of the BODY Of a horse which
surround the lungs require the benefit Of a
blanket IN preference TO his back and rump.
When we are exposed to current Of cold
air, to guard against any injury from con.
tracing cold, we shield our shoulders, neck,
chest and back: If these parts be kept pro.
icctcd, the lower parts Of the body will en-.
dure degree Of cold far more intense, with.
out any injury to the body, than if the lungs
were not kept warm with suitable covering.
he same thing holds in the protection Of
horses. The blanket should cover the neck,
withersrand shoulders, and be brought around
the breast, aud buttOned or buckled together
rs closely as mau buttons his oyercoat
when barring his bosom to the driving storm.
Let the lungs Of horse be well protected
with a heavy blanket, and be will seldom
contract cold, even if the hiudmost parts Of
his body are not covered.
We refer more particularly 10 banketing
horses that have become unusually warm BY
violent exsrtion or hard driving, and expos
ing them 10 q current Of cold air while stand.
ing still.
Many Of our best teamsters protect the
breast OF their horses by piece Of heavy
cloth about two feet square, hanging down
from the lower end fthe collar. This is an
excellent practice in cold weather, and the
most important part Of the animal is con,
stanty shielded from the cold wind especial
y when travelling toward strong current.
The forward end Of horse blankets should be
made to fit as closely around the breast of a
horse, as our garments fit our bodies.
Most horses will contract violent cold
almost as soon as As man, il not blauketcd
while he stands still, after having been eXcr.
clsed 50 violently as to produce profuse per.
-prauon. SO long as horse is kept in
motion, there is little danger Of his suffering
any inconvenience from cold winds. But
allow hin to stand still for few minutes
while loading or unloading without heavy
blanket to protect his shoulders and lungs,
and he will take cold sooner than some men,
When horse is covered with sweat, the
better way is not 10 cover the body with a
heavy blanket until the perspirstion has
partly eyaporated. Then put on the blanket,
and the beauty Of the hair will be retained,
the blanket will not be filled with vapor
which will afterwards prove uncomfortable
to the animal, and he will "cool off, with
less danger Of contracting cold, than when
a heavy blanket is laid on his body before
any Of the perspiration has evaporated.--
Yet great care must be exercised that q
horse does not become too cool before the
blanket is applied.
The Chicago aud Alton railroad suppauts
station dining saloons with palace dining.
cars.
A Connecticut minister lately announced
his subject as Hell and Damnation.
Purr haps you have heard this before :
What is that which a cat has, but no other
animal? Kittens
a New Yorker wants a cooperative saloon
society started on economical principles,
whore brave men and fair women could get
a sardine and a piece Of pound cake for
something less than So
A gent out west was invited to take a
game ofpoker, but he refused, saying mo,
thankeo played poker all one summer,
and had 10 wear nsnkeen pants all next
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Paris next week. Second monster in human
form "Are you going for pleasure, or d We
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Inc same old woman that recently in.
CURED how they turned the oil into them
ere IRON things snckin' down from the pIas.
term tine gas,pipese drew up to an iron
SAFE the other day and remarked that she
never dlo IKE them awful cold alright
stoves.
LooKRG OFT FOR THE CARS. The other
day, in Schenectady, an old lady, with two
bandboxes in her arms, came to the track of
the Central Railroad, and endured at what
time the next train was due. On being in
formed that it would pass through the CITY
in half an hour, she quietly dumped her