Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-16


bride. With blind,rs fitting 30 closely TO
the eye ,hA, the long hairs upon the I'D
and around the eye were constantly rub
bing against them. and sometimes even
wearing the skin Besides injaring the
looks Of the horse. this j. a cruelty that
even custom does no, sanction. A, ether
times We have seen horsss labofing With
heavy load. or driven rapidly on tie
road. With one CT both o, the binder.
loose and tapping. slaPPing up against
the animal. face and fairly into the eye
=, every mo,ioa Of the bead. II any one
doubt. the unplesan, ,acc, this con,in'
uA aspping Aboa, horses head Will
have upon the sensitive nerves Of the
animal. let him attach something Of the
kiaJ TO his ha, and allo~ !, 10 swing be-
fore ani blind hi, eye, even for The space
Of one half hour
But. leaving on, q The question all
humane principle. and. certainly, the
word luman, eauie. With Il a significance
far beyond tia, Usually given h. II We
were to add a new commandment. we
would have Il read Thou shal, no, Ne
,rea, o. abuse any dumb animal entrusted
20 Thy care either by Neglect o. unnec-
sssary labor. pain or Inconvenience.
Bot. Ne say. leaving this great principle
out. Of VIA, good are they Some vii
say they add beauty TO the head and give
a finished appearance 10 the harness.
The h rse i. one Of The mos, in,ellisen,
animal. over which man has any ooniiol.
and hi, intelligence shines from bis eye
and {. seen ia every movement, Of the
head. the ear, standing sentinel 10 catch
and cary TO the brain every word Of
command OF praise Such being the case,
What folly Il !. TO cover from sigh, any
mote then !. nseessAry u the bead OF
eye, VIA, more beautiful Sigh, i there
among animal. than the play Of the eye.
the moyemsn, q the muscles q the face
Of an in,elligen, horse A. every enc
ton /. felt !, i manifested a, once in tie
face. Hate. fear, pleasure. pain. eoar-
age. affection can BE- scen in the eye Of
the horse. which readily adaP,s itself 10
showing any Of these emotions Thsn'
II We value beauty and enjoy reading the
play Of horse sense" le, us leave our
horses head As open az possible. az free
TO spread is inaaence A. nature designed
il should be. No, restricted TO a narrow
view in from, only. and constant barrier
for dust. ihA, Is slvsy' meeting the AMI
nal A. be travel, and as constantly being
carried into the eyes by the blinders.
Perhaps j, may be urged ,hs, binders
are a necessity 10 proven, shyins live
are in doubt Abou, any object. docs It
add 10 our fear or Ia any way lessen our
liability TO understand i,s proper nature
to have our view mostly cot of. and be
obliged TO form an idea from partial
glimpse. and perhaps loud noise' Or
wouldn't We much prefer TO have a free.
unobs,rue,ed view. wi,hou, any hindrAnee
whatever, Most certainly We would
prefer to see fully and fairly ], Is just
the same with horses. II they can see
At once jus, wha, any Objee, tina, may
approach them. ten to one they fully un-
den,and il and view !, undis,urbed
when. IL their eyes are partially blinded,
is dimensions are increased ,en-fold, and
il dangerous character. accordingly.
We know from experience ,hA, they
are unnecessary. having broken and used
a pair Of colts for the last four years
withou, them; many times noises have
started them for . moment, but on look.
ing back. the cause was seen At once and
all further fear was los, upon them.
The moving machine, rake. plow OF hAr-
row. cart. loaded with hay or anything
else umbrellas and ,op-eauiages are in
their full view and they understand that
they cannot harm them. Then they
watch their driver. and are ready to &C,
a, once in response to bis command.
The next Objectionable feature which
va. taken up by the writer Is the bear
ing rein, or whs, Is called the "eheck-
rein" This, We think, Is, II possible.
capable Of doing more harm to the horse
than binders. For in the hands Of per-
sons whose ignorant pride leads them to
draw !, tight the CREATES, agony is pro-
duced. II is often necessary or conven-
len, to proven, your team from putting
their heads to the ground. So. in sum
mer. its use may be allowed. but il never
should be drawn shor, enough TO prevent
= natural carriage Of the head This
mus, be changed BY breeding. II is nat
ura for any animal when drawing At a
load to lower bis head and, BY the effort
to use weight Is well a. strength. their
bodies also. The muscles Of the neck
are not independent Of those Of the rest
Of the body. and any unnatural strain
upon them affects those Of the spine and