The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-04-08
Observation-Disclosures
The American Farmers Horse
Books


/ There Is every reason tobelleve'that
Fthe above is really aninvaluableitrea-
tise for all those in anyway iutercst-
tedinthe horse or mtile, ,but especially
so to the hs.farmer, who rs not only lin
terested.in the ownership 'of oae or
more head for his own use, but also,
1t may he, in tho breeding, raising,
4 and,training Of othersiforthenarket{
1t is neither a rehash nor reprint
from foreign authors, ;(as aremany Of
the veterinary works now'in circula-
tion,) butts disHnetlEely American,
based upon an experience gained in a
practice of twenty years upon the
farms and plantations of the West
and Southwest. Il is very compre-
hensiye,. and ,pTe-eniinently practical
in'dhmacter, discussing almost every
subject relating to the care and man
agement Of the horse, with fullness
clearness and decided originality.
The simplicity and difectness of the
RuthOf's style lis ,eommenldBle, there
being scarcely q page in the whole
1 volume above the comprehension Of
any Intelligent boy old enough to
manage team. We notice .partlcu-
larly that the ,modesof treating many
of the diseases andaccidents to which
the horse nnd mule ARE subject are
/ original with this author, while the
romedies'employed, are for the most
part, very general In their applica-I
ton, and hence, few ip number. 1t
seems that the author has studied as
Siduously to first classify the various
diseases, then to devise one effective
remedy for each class, by which
means he has succeeded III reducing
the number Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ployed to avery small compass, and
thus greatly simplify the whole mat
ter Of the treatment Of tire. horse in
sickness. We notice, too, that many
of the most important remedies en-
2loyed are compounded from maze
risls that every farmer is almost sure
to have either in his house or In his
garden or pasture, so that they may
be had in cases Of emergency, with
eut delay and at small cost, F7f.rI
| .Wheh . horse is taken sick, the first
requisite is to know what is the mat
'ter, and then what to do, and we no.
ticein this book table of SYMPTOMS,
by the aid of which, person would,
VIC should judge, find it next to, i'm
possible to go astray in these partic-
ulars. 81 ljls l..Ha' aNi o" /
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