Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-08

e \ nri.hbor of mine" SAYS II cores
informed me thlt h. h,d recently lost a
most valuable horse by Il c:,>uall by no
means uncommon. 4 knowledge of Il sim
pie remedy would have prevented Jhi~
los The horse trud upon Il ! all which
entered his foot. L;lmrncs~ followed. The
nail was extracted. but lock law >npcrve :
edy in such cases is muriatic acid. Ii,
When Il nail is drawn from Il horse, foo,
he foot should be held up and some mu
neither loci jaw nor lamrncSs need be
feared. Why the iron should have the e.
lect which it Frequently has. and the IA
uonalr Of the above remedy, am unable
to tNplain; but of the certainty Of the
eountcraction of disease +'y this perfectly
~.tie application, am well convinced
\ Short time ago DR.. William Horne
wrote To the Country GDAlenul1 "Whcn
swimming horse never touch the bride.
t. Il horse is easily drowned when check
"d up or otherwise interiered with about
the head. Sit we'll back and guild, the
horse with the hand, gently shipping him
IN either side ~ required; thus Il horse
viii swim Il mile or more with a ful-nrown
man on his back, and suffer but little" \
CORES pOndcnt sent the following letter t.
tn" same journal the next week: with
Dr. Horne permission. | VIII sugwe,t a
mode Of swimming :, horse which may be-
found preferable to that prescribed hv Elm
ON reaching deep water the rider should
relieve the horse of his weight by sliding
INTO the water beside the horse, ~ra>pinr
the name near the withcls with one hand.
thus requiring the horse simply to tow the
rider. tine latter assisting him in this bv
using his les and free arm in the ,rmt
WY rs IN swimming. In cross NJ river,
with rapid currents, the rider sho.ld take
the down stream size of the horse have
-"rn this method pracjictd by the Indians
Nlth much succc>S.'
One of the anomalies in American Gus
jon> IS that Of the driver Of II wagon sill
ing on the RIGHT hand side, while he al
ways turns out to the right when passing
mother team. 1t matters not whether he.
pr on II broad safe thoroughf:,rr. or on "a
narrow lane. or cr' wdcd city street. hi
rat i, the SINE Thu, situated it Is very
difficult t. see the exposed wheels in pass
ng-thosc which require the eve of the
lrvcr. Doubtless this is IA pronlineu,
r''u>" OF the many collisions between pass
III teams, and the wonder is that more
10 not happen. The custom wa, brought
'N"r hy the pilgrims. but like a Dltch
entrrr" he parts got tan>poscl in the
Translation. Across the ocean the driver
It's on the ri ght, but always turn, to the
l'|t- In copli ING the practice we retained
he useless part, and changed the essential
or some unexplained reason Possibly
'Ir fathers Thought 10 be con>i> emit in tie
mat rr and rather han I've RIGHT handed in
H. sitting while left handed in the tr VIM.
hanged the latter t" suit AT all events
ne luiug rs now practiced is every way
nr"nvcnicnt, and is Il worthy subject OF
triorm 1T This time when reforms are So
nuch IN favor. And since il j. easier t.
Iitii@c our position on the seat than To al
rr the custom Of turning to the right. let
= h"ncri"rIh hand our friends up To- the
Ight side of The wagon, while we us
river take the opposite side.