The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-10-20

animals the fear OF man, as is IL
stanced by the instructive dread of
those in a wild~state to his presence.
This is as it was designed to be by the
great Creator, when He gave maj do
minion over the beasts of the field.
the fowls Of the air, and the fishes of
the sea. 1t is the power, glory and
majesty of mind over matter, and bru'e
instinct. There is an influence in the
eve of man, when fixed steadily, which
causes even the most fierce and saw
age beast to quail beneath it rs soon
IS the eye quails through trepedation
Or fear, the power is gone, the spell Is
broken, the beast has gained the mas
terry and there is danger. 1t is the
calmness and fearlessness of the gaze
that gives the power. In 4 general
sense, however, itis-notto-this power
that we propose at this time to call
the attention of the readers of the
Journal, rather to the sympathetic re-
lation which it is manifesteexists=be=
tween men and animals, and which s
so little understood and appreciated
BY farmers and others, who have I'm
Ter their charge'the care and training
Of domesie1animals. a man IS con
stlntly ~exerting a peculiar sympatlet-
ical influence over the animals, with
which he is brought in contact, and
this influence is as constantly beng
mirrored back in the character and
disposition of the animal over Which
it is exerted, in proportion the sagaci-
ty, spirit and value of the creature
The harsh grating. tones Of anger OF
passion or. oathS, OF simpl ecations Oh
the furious man are as distasteful to
Inimals as to men,, and under such
influences they will soon seseme ner-
vous, fiery and vicious. Anthe horse
especially, we frequently see the ma
turc and character of t~heemfaster re-
| Elected back. A calm, dighifed, even.
tempered MAJ will make, b. Hs6ort
time a calm, noble, gentle and docile
horse, while on the other hand, n ner
veus, fidgety MISUNDERSTANDING
make his horse like himself, nervous
fractions and restless; the animal ha:
been infected with his temper and vii
make it manifest at the risk of the
abuse which he knows invariably. fol
lows such demonstrations. AS a gen
eral thing the control of a horse il
much more easily accomplished by
the voice than by the whip, or ever
the rein, they soon become accustom
ed to the voice of the master and it
meaning and readily obey the sound
they love. But the horse is not the
only example of this theory; all ami
mas appreciate Kindness and learn t.
love those who excrcite it towards
them. a stroke or pat of the hand,
gentle word, the humminT of a tuh'
" i'll do far more toward rendering :;
COW or an OK gentle and manageable
than anything else, while. on theeon
1trary, nervousness and irritability IL
!, the man will cause nervousness ane
nneasiness in the cow, and render hi
oxen fractions and unmanageable.-'
1 The man who controls himself a
4 home, ON his farm, in his, barn anC
| stable, among his laborers; be the!
men, horses or cattle, gains far NOR
every way, in comfort to himself, II
safety and security of, life: property
and pecuniary prosperity, than tn
man who has failed to learn to gov
e-n himself; for in governing himsel
ne has discovered the! ,secret of mana
ging his horse, his OK and his>cow.-
Everything feels the happSoinfuencI
4 prevailing the atmosphere of a HON
over which a calm, dignifed self con
troll reigns supreme. 'ai.sA ."fap 70 oi'
Who has not noticed the diffe5enc
between tile appearance of a stock Q
horses and cattle kindly treated an,
that of a stock differently managed
: In the first, the animals were happ
and contented and everything appear
: ed peaceful. The horses proclaim
/ their joy with a: neigh. upon the AZ
: b~earance OF the master = The COW;
quietly chewing their cuds, are pre-
pared with their full quota Of mill
in a healthy condition; fit for tn
dairys nothing lost from the foamin
pail BY restlessness or kicking. Eve
the chickens, ducks and geese dttes
l their thankfulness in a merry, a
though sppswhat discordant concert
, fsSitSnot aneinvitine scene at thestwi
light hour of some bea6tifpEday It
behold such a picture of peace, har
mony and prosperity? While in tn
fine JeWelry, kept constantly on snlere
Repairing done to order, on short IF wI