, 1877-12-22
AORsE.cLlPPING PHYsl0L06IcALLy CON.
clnERFD


TO tAs Editor NJ IAs Trt3uHs.
CHICAGO. Dec. 21.-Tho p1actlcs Of clipping
horwes was Introduced soue sixty years avo by tho
Spanish mnletecrs. aud phurtly 1ftewn.ds tho farA
was introduced intu Epglund. It WIS customary
vi t'u,u to rhase sho hofar, and ats. this orsr
alien wna completed, says Mr. Oumsee, .'tbo an.
tna wBs ~ Gars rs tho hide Of plX that had just
be.n Killed. scaided, md acaped; and II .l+'nyea
Until tho gruwth Ut the thick coat had aubsdcd,
the horss remained throughout tho wutcr naked
like nn elephani." Advocates of clipping urge,
and with perfect truth. that It dl,ninshrs Tho auor
.weaus tas s'v sSs s' he r.prss ie.. 49, i Ai II. wv1*
and that 1t 'pleAsrs tho eye Ut tha
sss:;a aqns ox';. w.: = III =
lunc."
tng an animal lo fsp aoout IL full possesson Of
INJURIES cl1thlr- during summers heat, anI ~
deprive !! Of e*sFy projection during tho eo1 win.
LET naunths IL not phiy cruelty 10 tho animal. but
hgbIy injurious. unu VIZ shall Hstelupt 10 alGstFato
th'. evil. and to show ho~ unreasonable the prac-
There arc four deraratory surfaces: tho skin.
lungs. dgcatlra surface. 4na klaneys; each ID co-
u"aatly s!lMlaatlas materials, @aay ot wh!ea,
II retained tn the syste1, would pfUFe 1n1nEtun1
to the an,inal Il has uern estimated thai horse
weighing 100 pound. loses In twenty -four huufs
sE,u; ; % tG!. at.auIty ssa.s. oniy to tas "sta.Ss
PRECIPITATION. rAat which IN caused by ae,ura
!; At %%ss
v!:toie. snd fofn.s swcat. Thi. per.ptrasion il y
tlsst pro.laes q s!t.i pto:sss. sni ~: msss -
Ills slin. ~ many sappoae. ln ti,s clipped hotse
tbv .atiaee # ss h.iy sa*,ly chilled !ae biooS
sts y ~. M sssry ouf. Su1ins Which
such atAts cuntinncs there must either bu vast
quantity Ut uEr!ese and hartfnl matter Hccnn,niat
Ing III tha toty, 0r rtso ss'u " thu otA1t u
| e1cEeltu4 must bu xr1cyous.y oyesta4kcd. Tbs
skn, ls.s bowclA. the lungs and The kidneys SYM
I'll liz eom.1n onso u throwing wssts tas.tsr out
Of tle systrn, each III = way peculiar 10 IL own
;s'I 5 No h't ,npt e A' sshssa ..,a,, '''% ,s
malt @as;s. VI Witch i' i wa. saa saa4ss4 s1e;sss
named orsans.. whu.a function will consequently
lsyoas u1cs'ed. sn1 any Of sher', from s. soa,t.
ttIaa tue fett. VI olisu happeus, IT, health will
naturally bo thu hrst 70 sultsE. ln this way thu
I'~sls oscons i1Eita's4 IL ons nntmal. aud seoaf.
iuags saas oseoo saeeted, stsiug Fi.a to pusun'o.
Shepherds arc well awars that sheep, after being
! alasetsd With pscuI[arIJ malignant form Of sry::
clipping tEc heels and lrx. Ut hosses s1puses the
skiu to WIT auu d!rt+ causinR tni!ammatioa nlcat'
jss'':ak jens' ets. . II sass sa pstIoosie4i eon:
dsIon. arse from clipping shs J., !. hssls a..
| whos b0dr - Icnuact df hairy
Nut. says tho advocates VI clipping. "ths horse
| shoud bc well clothed, snd thu aiabls kept warm,
t make vi, for Lhv deficiency Vt the lost coat." It
II proper Ia state hare lnat 10 nunittr " blankets
and nu drgfcu VI slaoa heat. ottntned ~ It u ~
ihe s4teusr Vt pu1iiJ ot ts Atmosphere, eau naaks
up lue tho anif1ymIJ Distributed harry coat. Then,
sasu, blankets only cossE certain pott!on u ths
buuy. wheso they arc the least required. Tbs ab-
duHun, where Tho skin u ths tbtanest, IL ls!t
| whvlly unprotected. Many pes4ons ssxsta clota
| heat Vt ihp Iody, aud consequently IL poor sut-
stitutu for the natural coat y! ths Gurtc.
Mayhew says that thu rt1ppea hossa y detosuia.
II. Il can ta easily sern that ths hat vi shu clipped
/ animal l. unnatural a black bscomes rusty
Ltuwn, II IL dull and 4tabhosa. loo<ing must NJ
like that polished surface which IL nstura! 10 the
Quaa.upej ln conclusion, VIC will stats that clip.
ping il bslu. CARRIED oa 10 great extent 70 cheaRo
anl ot4rr ellies lhv present winter, The aea.yn
asnount Vt suffering to The animal u .esewhat ~.
| ducel; Ulbefwlss uany owners would hare esnss
| to fextet th41 they EteE sanctioned the 1Uulls4
psactlcs Of dspttylng the hosas VI ~ oay natural
psoIeciI1u, the hairy coat. u. b. o1lss V. ..