The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-12-23
Light for Horses.

A German student Of cause AID
effect has bccn making observations
on tho manner in which tho e,os of
horses arc affected by tho light from
stable windo ws, and tho result Of his
1abors is not calculated to re.assure
those who have been ourclcss or iyno-
rant in tho arrangements. In one Of
those cases ON. ted, farmers stable
was lighted by q small window at
one side, and after time It was
found that som. Of tho horses were
becoming blind in tho eye that WAS
turned toward tho window, while all
OF them had eyes Of al unequal
strength. y window directly in
front OF a horse is certain, if it is cx.
posed TO ii ght but he worst re-
ru'ts are apparent whcn the window
is in font and ut y considerable
lcight above the horse. head. Aui-
mails kept in stable 50 lighted be-
come "sround shy" that is to say,
uncertain about their footing, afraid
to jump etc. an instance Is given
Of Il pcrfoctly sound mare purcta,cd
byan officer from \ stable ighted by
windows at the rear Of the stalls.
ht~!irs' shc was perfectly salisfao to-
~, hat oceanic "ground shy" within
three months, aud on examination it
appeared that hor eyes had acquired
an upward cast. She was removed
to stable. where tho light was bet.
ter distributed, and in the course Of
another three months regained her
full powers. Another officer had
horse which during tho caolpaign in
Francc, proved capital jumper,
and was taken homo by his master
"ftor the war. The stable was light
cd by windows in front of and higher
,haa tho stalls, and in short tiue
the bold Jumper became 80 "ground
shy" rs to be useless as a cavalry
hortc. The reason was not discover
ed until he bad like experiences
with several horses. One animal in
particular, famed for her jumping
powers, rofusod, after having been
kept a short time in tho stable in
question, to pass over any unusual
object. v hen actually forced to
cross an insignificant gulley she made
leap that would have carried her
across a fourteen foot ditch. We
have personally noticed in horses
peculiarities Of action which may be
well accounted for by such causes
az VIC havo mentioned, and it is Nv
no moaus impossible that shying hor-
Dos havo better excuses for thoir
faults than wo arc apt to accord
them. Often little ingenuity may
serve to correct al injurious arrange.
nent of stablo-.ights, without sroat
expense or general changes. Aud
hero We are reminded Of the wisdom
of our forefa,hers, who very. ofton
placed theif rows of stalls for all
sor:s Of stock along the sides of the
barn, and facing the open space be.
tween the mows. Doubtlass this was
done merely to facilitate Ucding, but
it gave the animals at the, samo time
we'll distributed and sufficient light.
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We understand that there will be
shortly Issued from tho press of
Messrs. Appleton & Company, New
York, an account by the Rev. A.
Toomer Porter Of his institution for
boys. We venture to say that wheh
the world read this record, they will
pronounce it not only y wonderful.
but most touching narrative. Full
of faith, love and energy, with a zeal
that has mover woaried and hope
and trust that never suffered dimnu-
tion seeing no lions in his path, or
if he did see them overcoming them,
Mr.. Porter went forth to plead the
cause of tho impoverished aud Or
phan boy of the South. His success
has been commensurate with his
wonderful faith uud energy. Hearts
and purses at the North opened to
him-opcncd as if by mngic and
thousands Of dollars we're poured into
tho treasury dedicated to the needy.
and tho orphaned. We trust that
Mr.. Portcr's book will be extensive
" read, and that it will cause both
him and his Institution to be better
known and moro widely appreciated.
The "chcekiest" theft on record is
reported from Virginia, whore q ras.
cal stole set Of false teeth from tho
gums Of u gentleman who carelessly
left his mouth open when he wont to
sleep. Technical lawyers arc in
somo doubt as to tho exact firm of
Indictment for this novel crime, but
the victim calls it fiat burglary, be'.
ing forciblo ontry and abstraction of
plate.
The smallpox is..rapidly spreading