Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-23
RECONSTRUCTED HACKS.
How Old Horses Are Made to Look
Like First-Class Animals.

During the recent races, coiored individual
who has had a long experience among race
horses and is connected with one of the promI-
nent stables now in the circuit. in conversation
told how horses could be made to change their
natures aud actions in more ways than one. says
the Pittsburg Leader. Said he: Il will give you
few pointers that may be OF advantage to your
horse loving and horse dealing readers and may
be OF interest to them. In either selling or pur-
chasing horse for instance, to make him ap-
pear as though he were foundered take q fine
wire and fasten it tight around the Ietlock be
tween the foot and the heel. and smooth the hair
over it: in twenty minutes the horse will show
lameneSs. Do not leave it On over nine hours.
To make horse go lame take a single hair
from his tail. put it through the eye Of
needle, then lift the front leg and press the skin
between the outer and middle tendon or cord
aud shove the needle through cut off the hair
on each side and let the foot down, and
the horse will 90 lame in 20 minutes. To
make horse stand by his food and not take
it. grease the front teeth and the roof
OF his mouth with common beef talow,
and he will not eat until you wash it out.
To cure one OF crib or sucking wind saw
between the upper teeth to the gums. If you
desire to put young countenance on an old
stager. make an incision in the sUnken place
over the eye. insert the point of a goose quill
and blow it mp. close the external wound with
thread. and the job is completed. To get rid
of the heaves in horse, give him dose of
about quarter of a pound of bird shot and
he will not heave until they pass through him,
and that will be for some time If you desire
to give the animal the appearance of having the
CHAMBERS, melt four ounces of fresh butter and
pour it Into one end of his ears. and he will
shortly after portray all the symptoms of bad
case OF CHAMBERS. TO distinguish between dis
temper and CHAMBERS. the discharge from the
nose in CHAMBERS will sink in the water, and in
distemper it floats If you desire to purchase O
true-pulling horse cheap, and if the party is de-
slrOuS oil selling, II you are at all smart i'm q
jockey trick you can easily maneuver to make
the animal balky one by taking one ounce of
the tincture OF canthardOc. one drachm of corro-
sive sublimate and battle his shoulder at night:
he will remain balky for day or two. To
put lame horse in shape, make a small in
cisiOn about half way from the knee to the
joint, on the outside of the leg, and at the back
part OF the shin-bOne you will find small white
tendon or cord; cut it off and close the external
wound with stitch, and he will walk Oft on the
hardest pavement and not limp particle. To
tame an unruly horse. take oil of cinnamon oil
of rhOdium and horse castor: keep separate In air.
tight bottles; rub a little of the oil of cinnamon
on your hand and approach the horse on the
wlndWard side, SO that he can smell the CHINA
mon; the horse will then let you come up to
him without trouble: rub your hand gently on
the horses nose, getting little Oil on it; he
will follow you; give HIM little of the castor
on piece Of sugar or apple. get a few drops of
the rhOdium on his tongue and he is your SER
want He will follow you like dog" After
thanking the notwithstanding individual for
his information and tossing bowl of gin into
him the writer babe goodbye with the reminder
from him thusy: ''Shuah boss, dose facs are
straight goods, and many a cart-wheel Use put
In my wallet by the mOnkeyinp of them"