The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-11-17
ALL THE WAY FROM PIKE.
COAL HAULING.
HOW To TREAT THE HORSES.

Ma. EDr.oE-In my last, as well as hrst letter. l
promised TO write on the subject OF coal hauling.
Il would have been more proper to have begun
AZ She beginning OF the general subject Of the
esal hauling business first, and this letter might
with p~ropriety have been devoted to the origin Of
coal.
Whom = man expects to engage in coal digging,
he gets himself the usual tools, such rs PICK and
shovel and wedges; and whom he intends to haul
coal, he needs quite q different and more expen-
sive outfit. A good wagon, a good team, and 9TH
or minor articles are Indispensable; nor is the
do well must be carefully attended at all times
They must be carefully and well fed, well groom
ed and driven with great care. Ifthese matters
are not attended to, the horses will soon fall off
in hesh, and will soon be worn out TO the loss Of
the owner. Il Is . business IN which man may
make some little money, By pursuing It diligent-
81 economically, and with perseverance, under
give their teams into the hands OF hired help,
who in most instances, are careless in driving,
feeding. grooming. and in taking proper care Of
.She team, and horses are of'en cruelty treated by
whipping. oVer-driVins. overlooking, and in many
other ways Il Is to be seriously regretted how
many coal, as we'll a. other teams, are thus Abu-
sed 81 men who ought 70 have more mercy on
tho noble horses, II from no other motive than
selfinterest- But there are other and higher rea-
sons why no person should ever own = team in
such = forlorn and miserable condition. il is a
sinful cruelty 70 animals which should be prompt
mails IL = crime against the municipal law, and a
heinous crime in the sight OF the Creator. We
should consider IL = great blessing TO own these
animals, and use them to save us from tho burden
OF carrying our goods from place to place. Il Is a
great blessing to be saved the labor OF digging
our fields for the producing OF crops, and yet how
Few ever consider this matter in this its true light.
They forget that these beasts were given to man
IN the beginning for his use and not for his abuse.
You know q good man by his teams-theya are al
ways we'll provided and cared for-Rre ever in
good co-nditlon-cleaR sleek, sprightly and cheer
full IL Is said BY the highest authority that the
good man has mercy even on his beast. Il l. true
also. and l havo often noticed IL, that mean men
have generally mean, poor, breachy horses, cattle
and other stock. There may be, and / believe
there are good reasons for this. Il may be that
example teaches louder than words, even when
brutes are the pupils II you never noticed this
tefore now, you do so in the future. IL Is dem
onstrated in too many cases every day in our
midst Ifyou see n poor, thriftless farmer, his
fences down and gates broken, his stables poor,
and hts everything out Of order, you can depend
upon it he has balky horses, kicking aud breachy
cows. So Il Is with the teamster II he spares his
feed too much, and negiects to water his team
soon see them unable and unwilling TO do their
duty, because . horse in poor condition cannot
work with ease, and II he has naturally q late mt
/ vicious spiritin him, this causes its development,
and he grows worse daily under such such irreg-
ular treatment. ] have known horses which re-
fused 70 work under such bad treatment, that AZ
ter getting into good hands, where feed and 9th
er essentials were properly attended to, that then
they left on their VIciousness and returned TO
steady habits. This Is quits naInral-horse ma
ture-as well as human nature. The horse TO do
well must be treated well-so must men too. This
Is true a. TO all domestic AnimRls-they all know
. kind and good master; they like to be about
him; they appreciate him, As his presence Is al
ways accompanied with kindness and plenty
They know his voice, and do his bidding-they
come to receive his caresses. But let him be the
Lcruel, Hnerciless master, and they dread his pres.
ence, and when he calls for them, they take Ia
their heels to escape from expected blows and
some men have Wild, brsAchy horses, cattle and
other stock.
This Is perhaps in = measure departing from
lcident thereto, and Of necessity suggest them.
selves In this connection PIKE