Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-07-31
RUSSIAN CAVALRY.

Ut Committee on lnfOrnatlOn ana 0Iatlstlcs.
RUSSIAN CAVALRY.
Writing under date of May 1, Of review
held in St. Petersburg, in honor Of the visit
of the Emperor of Germany, to the Gar, the
correspondent of the London Daily News
says: "The great attraction Of the day was
the cavalry, and that far surpassed anything
which have ever seen. The two elements
of excellence, were of course, the horses them
selves, and the horsemanship Of the riders.
Can anybody explain the peculiar charm
about Russian horses Without presuming
to answer my own question think may
point out that one secret with trainers here
seems to be to educate the horse to make it
trustworthy, faithful, ambitious and to dis
pense with all those contrivances, which in
more civilized countries, crush the spirit out
of the poor beast. In what other country
can one see horses like those which dash
along the Nveska, so free and fresh and
graceful? In what other country do they
have such glossy skin, such swan.like necks,
such delicate limbs? And in what other
country do they offer such material for caval.
ry? One must reflect, too, that Russians Of
certain class are born, like Arabs. in the
saddle. The horse is member of the family,
brother, companion in every adventure.
The Russian Government had, therefore, good
material but it has employed it we'll, and the
proof is the superb horsemen who, to-day,
galloped along by Kaiser Wilhelm and his
German officers. The Russian cavalry has
the ordinary divisions found in all Continent.
al armies-namely hussars, dragons, cuiras.
seirs, uhlans, etc.-as we'll as some species pc.
culiar to ITSELF 1 pass over the former, and
only call attention to the horses. These sleek
and muscular beasts had evidently been Sc
lected as carefully as the men themselves.
For each battalion they were all of one
color, now glossy black, now rich brown,
now light gray, and the uniformity seemed
TO extend even to their size, shape and motion.
The effect was singularly striking. The
Tcheck and Cossack cavalry have been so Of:
ten described that there is nothing new to be
said about their appearance. The detach.
ment which took part in the ceremonies of to-
day, wore brightred Jackets and sort of fur
hats of the same color, and rode chestnut po-
nies. On their backs carbines were strapped,
and in their hands they carried long red Ian
ces. They led the cavalry division. The
first circuit of the cavalry was merely for in
spection the second for evolutions. How i'm
patiently the Cossacks went through the first,
and how eagerly they entered on the second !!
The ponies even trembled with enthusiasm.
As the cavalcade approached the Emperors,
the riders settled firmly in their saddles, loos-
ened the rens little, and the word is given.
Like a fash Of lightning, and simultaneously
the horses shoot off, and before the spectators
have caught their breath, are halfway around
the square. What an astounding pace. If a
horse should stumble, the rider would never
mount again. The Cossacks crouch low in
the saddle, and shout like 6ends; while their
long, glittering lances stretched out horizon
tally far beyond the horses, are terrifying even
to friends and non-combatants. The Ger
mans do not spare their plaudits. After the
second turn around the field the whole body
formed at the rear, opposite the Emperors and
the amphitheatre. The front stretched out
the whole length of the field somewhat lon.
ger, to use comparison which very many
English readers will appreciate-that from
the Seine to the barracks at the foot of the
Champs de Mars, and several regiments deep.
There were probably $4,000 in all-the cui-
rassiers with their white coats and heavy black
horses, the hussars with their pixies, the mount
ed grenadiers and the dragons, and at the
wings the reckless Cossacks again. The
Grand Duke Nicholas waved his sword, and
the entire force moved toward the Emperors
and the spectators. At first it was light
trot, then an easy gallop, then faster and fas-
ter, till one could only see thousands of gilt
tering uniforms and superb horses, dashing
madly toward the crowd. Suddenly the
Grand Dukes sword flies up again in the air;
the officers pass the word along; still the 49,
900 horsemen shake the earth. The Grand
Dukes sword falls, and the mighty mass comes
to stop as if trans6xed by an electric shock.
Perfect silence regns. The long line of cav
airy is as calm and steady as the marble pal
ace itself, and far back through the centre all
is tranquil That was a glorious sight, and
worth journey to St. Petersburg to see. 1
shall never look upon such spectacle again.
CRoUr.-Croup is one of the most dreaded
complaints to which children are liable. 1t
is an inflammation of that delicate membrane
which, continued from the mouth, lines the
whole inner surface of the larynx and wind.
pipe, and finally of the bronchial tubes, or
air passages.
Both from the Importance of its situation
and the rapidity with which it runs its course,
Group is one of the most dreaded and fatal
affections in the range Of Juvenile diseases.
The symptoms begin with restlessness,
which in few hours is followed by wheeling
in the throatand hoarseness, most heard during
sleep, while short, dry cough soon after sue
ceeds, attended with tightness and constric-
tion in the throat, indicated by the child fire.
quently raising its hands to the parts as if to