, 1872-11-06


aician must have keen eyes and rare Judgment since
domestic animals ure not gifted with speech and can
not make Themselves Es;n s + man is
very w few words how he feels and point ont to
is different The doctor has nothing guide him but
the symptoms presented. And Jet, notwithstanding
that it is so cear to al thinking that the veteri
men, there thousands Of migrant fellows ignorant
of the first principles Of anatomy, knowing ab-
ns o god ssaa IS
5eIovs arc about about as wei qualified to b
hummer or ba1lot-bo1 suffer is fitted to play
the role Of great statesman That such vile pretend
ers should be able to pick up even precarions living
ton upon The stock interest than ye-doar stations:
What the poor horse and patient OK have suffered at
their hands will never be known OF one thing We
may rest assured So long as the stock-owners Of tho
country patronize these imposters on the score Of
tanents will look down upon, or rather hold them
eelves aloof from the practice Of veterinary medicine
Enthusiastically We need reform in this particular. We
their number is limited. Let tie breeders and pro-
prietors Of domestic animals unite to put down the
ignorant pretendern md then let US hold out greater
inducements to the skilled practitioner than we now
do When the veterinary profession is well rid Of tne
quacks, the tide Of suffering will be checked und with
proper treatment We will save thousands Of ANIMALS
which, under present manipu1ations, die cruel and
lingering deaths.
IT Is RELATED OF ONE HORSE
at livewy stable on West Jackson street, that
while suffering acutely from pleuro- pneumon1a,
be became delirious. and acted in tho widest
and most unexpected manner. At one time, "a,
boring under the halucination that lie belonged
to circus, he sat down and paved the ar WIN
his fore feet. On another occasion ne attempted
to scale his crib wearing meanwhile near an alr TO, OF
equine. On several occasions he became wild
and furious, but aftor paroxysm Of delirious
passion, the poor beast would collapse into
condition of the utmost prostration. He is bet
ter hGTevss te being 5 hopsa te at he
viii forget the antics which he prac-
ticed without being taught, for it would be 8
proceeding the reverse OF desirable Tor the dr1V-
er of a light buggy should his horse suddenly
climb over the front gate and take its driver,
buggy and ALL into the front rarlor.
TIE OK BUSINESS.
The attempts to substitute oxen for horses
frequently result in lpdicrous mishaps. The
principal difficulty seems to be, how to hitch up
competent ox-drivers are not to be picked up on
every street corner in Chicago, and therefore
there is much uncertainty as to the proper man
ner OF addressing an OK in order to effect his
movements, as well as % wlth reference '! IT, to
ike horse. but be won't. He insists upon q
huge hickory contrivance known as yoke, and
desires to be attached to the wagon in the sim
plest manner consistent with the laws of pro-
gression. party of clerks on Fifth avenue
yesterday afternoon experienced considerable
difficulty in making the thing work. They first
attached tug-ropes from the yoke to the whip
pletrees, only to encounter the most uncom-
promising objections from the oxen, whose feel
fngs found vent in kicks slow but disagreeable.
In the midst of their quandary came timely
suggestion from looker-on who Was evidently
well up in ox-gear. From him they learned that
nothing but chain Of suitable length was
necessary, and, when this had been procured,
they vent on their way rejoicing, at the rate OF
wo..miles per hour.
The streets we're saved from utter desertion
Yesterday by a few vehicles drawn by hardy men,
some by apparently well-dressed persons, who
displayed on their backs and behind them the
advertisement OF some well-known clothing es-
tablishment. But there we're more oxen on the
streets yesterday than human beasts Of burden
or horses. A large number OF OK teams could
be seen in different parts OF the city. Every
large business house in Chicago has four or five
yoke Of oxen at work now doing the heavy team
ing MeEsrs. Field d Letter had several yoke of
these useful and powerful beasts in their employ
before the disease showed itself in tho city, aud
have now several at work. On Monday.
vice. they were overloaded by the boys, who
seemed to think the OF some near relative ftho
elephant. Even this load the patient brutes
drew successfully, but they wilted q little, and
their capacity was recognized afterwards Rs
being not altogether unlimited.
Oxen are now being imported at rapid rate.
The demand is not yet supplied, and good AMI
mails meet with ready sale. A countryman stood
five yoke by the Chamber of Commerce. yester-
day morning, and in one hour walked away with
s1,250 in his pocket, leaving the oxen to the
mercies and abuses Of their new owners. There
were OK markets all through the business por-
ton Of the city, and about them gathered mer-
chants, ox-driTers, and curiosity seekers. The
chants are generally buying their oxen, butsome
are hiring st $40 day, with driver.
Hanln, Hale d. Co. are using five yoke OF
oxen, and ind them to give ample satisfaction.
Their horses are not being worked at all at pres-
eut.
The North Side denizens, although By our last
great calamity, the fire, they suffered beyond
the power Of words to tell, are more fortunate in
the calamity now upon US. The North Side
Railway put dummy On their track yesterday
afternoon, which runs with four cars, once
every hour, the first train leaving Fullerton ave-
nue. at han-past 6 in the morning, and the last
the corner Of Michigan and Clark streets at G
in the evening. at Fullerton avenue they con-
meet with dummy train for Lake View: more
The four cars will hardly contain all who wish to
ride, and as one looks at them, he is glad that
nothing but q dummy is to pull the load. The
horses OF this line we're not go well yesterday
morning, being affected by the misty weather.
The Chicago City Railway Company have had
calamity after calamity. The dummy put on the
track on Monday afternoon met with an accident
near TweQty-second street the same evening,
whereby it vas made useless, and has not been
run since. The people Of the South Side, we're
they not relieved by the extra trains on the ILL
nois Central and other railroad lines, would be
in sorry condition.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
In spite Of all the efforts made by the railroad
companies to land passengers as near as posi-
bic to the hotels, 8 great deal Of serious incon-
venience is encountered at the depots. On Mon
day night the Atlantic Express, on the Michigan
Central Road, WAS about three hours behind
time, and when it arrived, about midnight, q
large number Of lady travellers, who had ex-
pected tomeet friends, we're in g. pitiable plight.
Through the rain and mud they made their way
as best they could to the nearest hotels, while
not q few made miserable night of it in the de-
pot shed.
Il the horse disease does not soon abate, every
sort Of living thing will be called into service to
transfer goods. Yesterday morning, on
VA. Water street, see, hsaS{np dSS and ena2 1a2
,oro-, G11od NTH Ir7mhnr They nnfIed their load