The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-07-11
EleaiSINa HORSES.


TlkAiSiHd HORsns. .
There ID nothing outside the inter.
oousse 81 human ssooiaty in which ther,
M been more need Of a thorough re-
form, than in the treatmen, of domes
tic animals. The lsbora Of Mr.. Bergd
and his eoadjutors-who, we :.re happy
to say, are nov numbered By thousands
have introduced new era in the
merciful use Of horses and other beasts
Of burden. Our cities were formerly
scenes Of the grossest cruelty in the over.
loading and over working and beating
Of these faithful servants.
Another department Of the same
mereifal reform, and one which might
Be made - profitable as it is msrolful,
i tho training Of animals, and especial
" horses. The old system Of "break'
ing colts" is demonstrated to be an IN
misigatsd piece Of cruelty, and not only
without use but often positive injury
for life to the noblest of all domestic
soimals. The attempt to subdue
horses, young or old, by torciblc, viol-
emit treatment, in multitudes Of cases
only served to rouse the fury of an
animal that might have been educated
to the desired result by half an hours
kind treatment. Many valuable
horses have been thus ruined instead
Of being made serviceable.
Mr.. Earey's experiments proved to
tho world what could be done by firm
ness and gentleness without cruelty.
A still milder treatment, and che
which is more speedily successful, has
been introduced by Mr.. Wagner, who
has been operating in different parts
Of the country, and who has given
numerous exhibitions in this city WITH
in . few weeks, to the entire satisfac-
ton OF those most thoroughly exper-
fenced in the use and management Of
horses. He has taken some OF the
most vicious animals that could be
found in or around the city, blood
horses, and those of ignob]e breed,
some Of ten to fifteen years Of age,
which have been a terror to their
owners, if not ~helly uumsnsgeable,
and in tho course of fifteen to thirty
minutes has driven them before
cart by the tail, or by simple word Of
command. Ono Of these horses was
bought for $4,000. but he proved 20
vicious that he was sold for $3.50, and
afterwa1d for $50. In few minutes
Mr.. Wagner made OF him a perfectly
dooile animal 1t seemed like the
casting out OF evil spirits, when it was
only the power Of kind aud we'll d-
rected treatment. There Is no necr,-
nancy about it. 1t is result, of she
nature Of the horse.
10 this connection, and US boaring
directly sFon this subject, which is of
great importance to all who hive the
handling or the owning Of horses, we
copy the following article from Our
Dumb Animals, translated from the
Bulletin de Paris.
HOW TO EDUCATE ANIMALS.
TO educate An animal 10 not to force it's
nature, but to tame and direct it, 80 as to
make It ft for the service or the society
Of man. This il not very difficult task
for one who knows how to 60 about it,
Most animals are drawn towards man,
whose superiority they recognize by in
stinet, whom they are proud to please,
whose love II agreeable and whose pro-
lection 10 advantageous to them. But be-
fore these relations are established, there
IL an obstacle to be conquered-the dis.
trust natural to the lower animals. The
6rat step to be taken, then, is to obtain the
pupils confidence.
T Unhappily, many do just the contrary OF
what 10 necessary to obtain this end. Some
brutal men know only how to maltreat
their animals, which do not obey because
they do not understand other men make
playthings Of them; and others fatigue
them with importuuate caresses. Do
none Of these things. What an animal de.
mands is security. Never harm him, and
you will soon have his confidence.
When your first relations are established
he win come to be osressed Of his own &C.
cord. Always DO careful Of him, but with
cut fsebleness or importantly. Never
tolerate vicious act never allow your
self 70 be defied but b indulgent for I'M
intentional disobsdisnoe. Or for any dam.
~ done Enthusiastically. In these last
essss content yourself with making the an
imal understand wherein he is wrong,
without too much severity. Well doing
should always be rewarded by oaress.-
In habitual intercourse, be aaectionate if
ysu will, but first bs reasonable. Do not
be lavish Of osresses; make them less fire..
qusnt; but lot your rule DO gentle, peace
fol and just.
Violence and blows are bad means Of
education for animals, % we'll - for mon.
Force makes itself obeyed, but only in CON-
dition Of continual action: . sad eondi-
tsnl Itsometimss happens that despair
lsvolts against even force; No often see
this In tho case Of tho ass, sometimes in
fhat Of the horse. Besides, in making
yourself obeysd by outward force, you
drive from the animal all spontaneous
I. setion, his grace, his amiability, his ardor
% obey you: without counting that, in
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