, 1875-05-08
a CRAZY HORSE.
a 1arn'thy nfoOLeA Horse Mnutfest,
Symptotna of Mental Aberfnt,on.

1T. Lostis fiDbe,
Ono Of tho most curious caHea ever knor,
anu ono tIlak Mill ttnl to tevo!utohlxp eon,c ~
tl.o ilrcconroivcd hottona cuncnruing brute IN.
ts'Ipeucs has come to light iu this civ. IL
Mould appear tlIht Lie tllrtion That has falJen
, tuon tue head OF ono unfoatunh:o iosso Ii dcs.
tined to open : how vlnluw In tho roaltns OF mi.
onee anu to t'nod the walkH Of Psychological r.,
search with light upou that mootol question, lilo
tntcllcet Of tie blute. '"~
About tl.rce months ago tho firm Of 0. II.
hho1t Il Co. purchased Tor llso in tl.oIr tiycrv.
stable on Elm strcot, nonr Third, q .lno-lookirr
LACK htallfot,, for which tl,oy paih &5nU, Tin
nnnal |. a magnificent specimen Of lloracaosh
llo atnnds tltteon llands aud an inch high, il
launt live years ago. 1io WAS considered ono uf
tlo hmest buggy drivoth svcr kept on livery In
1le Nost, and en!oyod tho reputation OF d
sna'g .i1'.n;t nnfsn l!s hte was Daro Hills
tho aicsers. Short found they had secuted qnito,
an acquisition to their slocA. Tho horse VIM
CARED for and treated ~ l1orso of nl.ob yano
,aiuass ,e, and, though driven enough to kos,,
rectcas'y. Ills health was aud stlll ls excellent
lis appetite las not boon At all impaired. lii
coat IL aa sleck and glossy hB 1t over waB antl lin
issa fn ana re..uod aa n hs rnlmIest DAYS
adea of ,ag SsS9 Is all that could bo do
-Four Meohb neot certain pccnlarties In biz
slelneanor attracted attention. 1t liz lluposg,Lia
to describe those pccuiiartlcs. bnt iu hvrres
Watched ,: " carefully md atendcd 80 regularly
thoy excited somc comment. hfr. Short et.
a'nncd tho liorso, mud Was puzz1od III wind,
limb, nnd appetite he was az ao,iild M now lol,
lar; but, Tor horse, he ,nanlfontod moro itlio.
saSncraclos and eccontricl,ieH than Lotsoilosh
had over betrayed betoru. aomctimcn e would
stiifen at his limbs and contract Ills m,lsclcs.
ALtl atand for five minutes like brouze btatue.
spn1ctimes ho wou'd dlop town on his fore kncos.
aud, euEing Ills head d1wn botwcen his legs
remain III that uncomfortable position for eey,
crai minutes, lnslng tho air NTH Ills TAIL 1t
other times ho would throw hls head up, and
opening Lis mouth to ta wildcat capacity Woul
stako all orsr. OF colrao, tue Impression was
that le was IN pain, but It loohed 80 n,cl, like
downright, jolly, good horbo laugh that thosa
who stood by would laugh III aympalhy. later
sTmpton wa tho manifestation of nn tncItna-
ton to get one fore foot into liia manger. 1iit
logs werc tied together at tile ank1es but l.o 70.
fuBtu to Ont Until lo had boon united. Then he
would initiate tho mut!on Of tho rocking -l.olat
hind legs.
Mr. Short was bowsidercd. 1Icre was non
whelscr infectious or not ho had no idca. Ho
looked hefpessly around upon Tho hundred or
mora sthlB ana their contents, and began t.,
speculate upon the effect 4 his l,undred nlslluaa
the causa of his bovildermont an extra kick
y Tho ribs, and thon sent out for horaeiaon,
They cnno In crowds, and they oatuo from all
directions. to e4atnine tho pAenonenon. They
pH!!et tla lAuutu olpn* looAhQ ~, nnH shook
their heads. They pulled hin cyea opou, unl
ehook thelr hcada. Thoy pokel him from tho
root Of Lis neck to tho stump OF hs tail,
and shook t1ioIr hcada. They lifted up liz
four louf., ono after tho other, anil thopl
their hcads And then tLey a!l looked Al each
other aud ehook thoir hentls Tho horse was
In perfect health, they all agroou upon that.
Tho most minute inycst!gati6n hnrrs ever
wont through failed to reveal any bodily dis
onso: Finally. an old follow dcuyolsd Lila
''Shouldut wonder Of ths durpcd boss ras
craEy."
IIlon they ali foil back four or I've 1ost and
watched Him,
It may 10 TINT tho existence Of reasoning
faculties ak essential to support intarlty, but
II tat lA tic caKe the existence Of tho rcaton-
lug fxcilltioa in tLo tniad OF tho horse ia no
longor dobatable. For that horse is NJ Clearly
and unmistakab!y iDsano {ao tho
torscsncu aay) AZ ms ever \ lInau being In
tuolr Siew 1t II az clear case OF lientst Abcrra-
slon as tns over been knuwu, aud they aEe now
Watching the - case i" with moro insotqst than
oyon they ever maufosted in horao before.
During yesterday quito a humber Ut people
slastcd tho atsbles, and wore permitted to o1aln-
inc tho horse. To-day sort or cnuuus Of pro-
fenaonaln will bo bold OH him, and MI effort will
bc mado TO locate tbs difficulty.