The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-02-15
From Veterinary Exchange.
THE ECARE OF HORSES.
a Few Timely Hints Which win be Found
Useful.
GIVE horses salt frequently.


Returning from an afternoon
drive, let your horse cool of before
entering the stable.
Road horses should have their
front feet stuffed with fa1seed
meal twice week.
When light shoes are needed,
particularly hind ones, have them
made of cast steel.
The hand pieces of driving reins
frequently become gmooth from use,
causing the hand to shift. In such
cases rub the lines with powdered
rosin.
If you wish to drive your horse
with an open bride have him tried
with one before putting him to
your top. wagon, otherwise he might
get away with you.
When horses oyerreach lergthen
the hind shoes when they hit the
front of the hind feet have The toe
of the front shoes made narrow and
concayed on the inside.
Some horses when trotting, IN
putting their hind feet to the
ground, strike principally on the
toe. Such horses should have the
heels lowered, and should wear
shoes without heels.
Skunk cabbage is said to be
good for heaves in teaspoonful
doses, night and morning, Moisten
the lay and grain. Be careful with
the diet. Never work heavy
horse on full stomach.
Steel bits should be kept in q
warm place until they are placed in
the horses mouth. Any person
can realize the sensation of placing
q cold bit in the horses mouth by
first touching it with his own
tongue.
An excellent remedy for mango
is: Oil of turpentine, pint; add
cautiously 2 ounces of oil of vitriol,
stirring the mixture constantly
then add ounces hnseed oil ITO be
rubbed in with brush twice A
day.
If your double team did not
work to suit you to day, one crowd
ing 10 the pole, while the other
would pull his head to one side,
see that the reins are all right, and
in hooking them to your wagon to
morrow put the off horse on the
near side.
Tar is one of the most useful
articles to be kept about o stable.
Internally use teaspoonfll night
and morning for chronic coughs ;
externally it is particularly usefal
in thrush and all diseases OF
wounds of the foot. Mixed with
oil it is one of the best remedies
for hard or brittle feet.
When heels and toes are re
quired on horses shoes, instead
of having the shoe Turned down for
heels have the heels and toes OF
cast steel anil welded on. The
heels should be put on half an inch
from end Of shoe and placed length
wise.
For horse that pulls use the
over check with strap attached over
the nose and under tie lower jaw.
For an extra hard mouthed horse
use Touring Bit Have side
loop on tie font of the over
check, so that il Gull be moved al
and down, US may be required
then have the check pieces and
over check attached to the loose
rings and driving lines alone to the
large rings.
Influenza is one OF the most pre-
Yalent diseases at this time of the
year. The first stage of the dis
ease is generally mild and viii
readily yield to careful, nutritious
diet, such as warm mashes, oat
meal Cruel, suitable clothing ant
proper ventilation. If the respira
ton is troubled and the extremitie'
cold, give a sedatiye medicine, rnl
the legs with dry mustard, bandagt
with flannel, and send for an ez
pert.
CAocoLATE-To make chocolate
use pint of milk, q pint of water