Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-01
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which, better dressed, he would
be capable. His feet may be call.
ed by boots; his gloves may blls-
ter his hands, as they always win
do il he works in them.
As a sailor, O soldier, laborer,
he may girt himself; till bis sys-
tenn is compressed, and he is rob.
bed Of half his normal power. Does
not common sense clearly per-
ceive that what Is true Of q man Is
true Of q horse or mulep
And yet, while experience, taste,
comfort are all consulted In dress.
ing q man, our poor dumb brutes
are dressed up for work in harness
which cannot fail to torture and
iDjure, and worry them, till
oftentimes they cannot work at all.
Look at the scalded shoulders
Of the thousands of Ehard.worked
horses and mules In every town,
city, hamlet, plantation and farm.
Look at the monstrous piles Of
sacks, rags, cloths, blankets, etc,
under the saddles Of cart and dray
horses, and lift them of and see
the great raw sores they have
made. Is there any sense or hu-
manity In thus torturing q good
work animalp You would not so
torture your hired man. II you
set a man to chop wood or lay
q stone pavement, you will not
force him to wear gloves, because
gloves absorb the sweat Of the
hand, and the glove holds It and
moistens the hard surface Of the
hand and peels it all off; and your
gloves, instead Of protecting the
hands, have ruined them for the
present.
Why not follow out the same
theory in dressing or harnessing
your horsesP
Look at the CALLED or SCALED
back Of a dray horse what made 1t
soreT Nothing but the leather
and straw and blankets, and rugs
and rags that are put under the
saddle, to make a soft surface; or
under the collar to make o cushion
for the shoulders.
an Or Yoke neUer gals If aOeH
fitted, but collars and saddles seem
specially designed to annoy, chale
and gall work horses. What does
common sense say about this mat
terP Why, it would seem to sug-
gest the trial Of the hard surface
Of the yoke and bow of the OK on
the back and shoulders Of the work
horse. Monstrous! Whatl put
naked hard wood next to the back
Of q dray horse or on his shoulders
for q collar1 Yes. Have you a
horse whose back has been made
sore by the saddlep Do you want
a quick cureP Then smooth q
piece Of wood and shape 1t to the
back; rub on a little tallow or oily
liniment-on the woodruff It on
the horse, and he will 60 to work
and get well.
Ordinarily, saddles and collars
are made upon the theory that a
feather or sponge pillow would
make the best saddle and collar in
the world. Consequently, for
economy sake hair and straw are
used. They are faced with soft
leather, woolen cloth, ticking or
some such material. What is the
effect of thisH Why, as soon as
the horse becomes warm, and per-
spires, the cloth absorbs the mois-
ture and saturates the entire sub
stance of the collar or saddle
These soft, textile facings alb
sorb the sweat or rain, and hold
it as a sort of not poultice on the
irritated part for hours and days
together, till the skin of the horse
is parboiled, and rendered tender.
Then the hair is easily rubbed off
by the rough facing. The skin is
peeled, and next appears an ugly
sore, called a gall, but Is q real
scald. Hot preparation held in
large quantities in the absorbing
surface has done the cork.
In cold, rainy seasons, these
saddles and collars will collect and
hold large quantities of water, and
at night it will freeze solid and
firm. Nextmorning they are put
on the horses, and they are driven
OIL TO toll and take cold, cough,
pneumonia, and other fatal forms
Of disease.
The owner or driver, treats his
horse as if there were really no diff
ference between one of Gods liv-
ing animals from the loins of a
proud and noble sire, and q cast
iron horse, from the matrix Of the
Iron.founder.
Now suppose a laboring man,
paving a street, shovellng sand, or
piling lumber, were to 60 to work
from day to day, in the hot sun of
summer, with the big necktie,
woolen scarf, close buttoned vest,
and flannel shirt, in which he buff
feted the bowling storms Of win
ter; how long could he work be-
fore sun-sroke would end his
tOils9 Do the same thing for
horses, and this must result disas-