Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-04-10

and his altered condition and aim at preven-
tive rather than cure of that which the al
tered circumstances have superinduced. I
am really weary of hearing Of ''remedies''
for that that a little good sense would have
prevented! L notice in a late paper that
arenic is given to horses to plump them, to
cure them OF s'heaves' and make them
sleek! Does any man, with sense enough
to think, pretend that he does not know
how it does it? What do the doctors saw
about the silly women that take arsenic to
plump them? Put a little arsenic under the
skin in a horses head and it will soon be
so ''plump'' that it will not go into a flour
barrel! If he who feeds a horse on arsenic
has got sense, it is not of the first qnality.
Sense of the right quality feeds the horse on
his natural food, if he can, and after that on
the next most natural TODD, such as grass
and gram in quantities becoming his exer-
else and altered condition. A horse that is
kept for driving to light harness, or the sad
die (now almost out of date) should be ted
on whole grain, as a rule, and not allowed
his run at hay. "Mashes'' are made too
wet; a sprinkle of water, at most, is all that
should be added to the mash. The horse
grinds his own food, if he is not allowed to
"bolt" it. The "heaves'' is brought on by
immoderate feeding and irregular exercise,
A good man cannot contemplate the num-
Der of blind and lame horses without drop
ping his head.
Remember, [ have not interdicted rene
dies when they are forced upon us. The
morse In his wild state wants none of your
curry-comb and rubber, both of which he
needs when tanned for use. [ have had nav
day of what is called "h~orse-pride," and I
treated him well, but don't understand
from this that l went moping along the
road tWitching at the bridle-rein. Farthest
from it! Smart horses are made by smart
handling, and mine seldom slept on the
road; neither did they lack for care at the
ostlery. Whether the business he was en-
ployed in was "a paying business or not,
he had good exercise daily. just enough
of food to keep in good condition and no
No ~"pampering,' as it is called,
when one overfeeds. I always kept water
IN reach in the stable, and a ball to lick for
appetizer, made of Clay, wood-ashes.
charcoal, salt, nitre and water mixed and
dried into a hard ball and placed under the
manger. | could give the quantities of each,
but don't believe in helping a strong man
to walk; let him toddle first as I did. A
mint is is better than advice to be followed
TO the letter. Rearsay is not knowledge. l
varied these balls to suit as needed.
II a horse is very nervous when breaking.
get a quarter of a pound of gum assafoetida,
put it in a strong bag and nail it in the bot
TOM of his water-bucket. 1t is good for a
horse that worries; besides, if he gets over
aeated, 1t has a tendency to the skin, and
with good rubbing will keep the pores open
md tone the stomach just a little. But
lon't use if On a horse that does not need
my interference of the kind.
Keep harness sof. by washing in warm
'oap-suds and working while being driee
ust a little oil may be used on the hand at
he last rubbing, but not enough to rot the
Finally, whatever else you do, never for
momen forget that the horse is a noble
Germantown Telegraph.
1HIs pleuro-pneumonia matter seems to
lttract even more attention in England than
{ mas here-perhaps because it Great Brit
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