The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-12-28
How tn Pick Out n Good Hess.
by JOSH DILLINGs

BjrSt-Lat the color be sorrel,
roam, red, gray, white, a blak,
blue, green, chestnut, brown,
dapple, spotted, cream, buckskin,
or sum other good color.
.Second.--Examin hiz ears see that he
haz got tew ears, and pound tin pan
cluss tc him, tn find out whether hiz
hearing IL good. All hosses are dun,
but def and dunn .hoss are not desira-
| BILE.
THird.-Look well tu hiz eyes; see
that he haz got pupil in hiz eyes, and
not too large one neither hosses with
too large pupils in their eyes are near
sighted, and kant see oats, and have tn
wear green goggles, and green goggles
make hoss look tn much like trakt
peddler.
Fourth.--Feel ov hiz neck with the in
side ov yure right hand; see that the
spinal collum IL we'll fatted, and runs
the whole length ov him from fore to
aft-a hoss without good phatt spinal
collum from fore tn aft amt worth
| (speakin sudden )-aint worth we'll
defined cuss.
.Fioe-Put yure hand on hiz breast;
see if hiz harte can beat 10 ; squeeze hiz
fore leggs tu see if he IL we'll muscled
lift up hiz before feet and see if thare iz
any frogs in them-frogs keep a hoss's
feet cool and sweet, just az they do
well or spring ov water.
Sir.-Look we'll tn hiz shoes see what
number he wears-number iz about
right.
Seoen.-Run yure hand along the di-
viding ridge ov his boldly, from the top
ov hiz withers tn the commencement ov
his tail Tor dorsul vertibra,) and pinch
him az you go along, tn see if he knows
how tn kick.
Eight.-Look on his hind legs for sum
spavins, kurbs, windgalls, ringbones,
skratches, quittors, thrust, grease-heels,
thorough-pins, spring-halt, quarter
kracks see if he has got whiri-bone !;
look for sum pin-hips; hunt for strains
in the back tendons, let-downs, aud
capped hooks.
/ Nio.-Investigat hiz teoth; see if
he amt IA years old last May, with
teeth filed down, and six-year old
black mark burnt into the top ov hiz
withers for fistula, and look sharp at
both shoulders for sweeny.
Elecm.-Hook him tu Wagon that
rattles, drive him up to an Irishman and
hiz wheelbarrow, meet @ rag-merchant
with cow-bells strung acrost the top ov
hiz cart, let an express train pass him at
45 miles tn the hour when he is swetty
heave buffalo robe over him tu keep
cph the cold, ride him with an umbrel
highsted, and learn hiz opinyun ov these
things.
1toelue.-Prospekt hiz wind, sarch dill
gently for the heaves, ask if he is a
roarer, and don't be afraid tn find out if
he IL whistler.
1hirteen.-Be sure that he amt krib-
bitter, amt weaver, and don't pull at
the halter.
Theze are few simple things tn be
looked at in buying a good family hoss
there il o CRATE menny other things tn
be looked at lat yure leizure) after you
have bought him.
Good ho.ses are skarse, and good men
that deal in emmy kind ov hosses are
skarser.
Ask man all about his wife, and he
may tell you examine him cluss for 9
Sunday school teacher, and find him all
, on the square; send him tu the New
, York Legislature, and rejoice that mon.
ey won't buy him lend him seven hun.
dred dollars in the highway without
witness or note; even sworp dogs with
him with perfekt impunity; but when
you buy good family boss ov him
young, sound, and trew, watch the mai
cluss, and make up yure mind besides
that you will have tn ask the Lord tu
forgive him.