The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-11-02
INDOORS AND OUT.
The Farm, Garden, Orchard
and Household.
MANY MATTERS DISCUSSED.
,s.cts of suulight Upon StOek-Horses
Their Own DOctOrs-HOuse-
hold Hints.


~ the humanity of having. buhdlhgs pl
coCccunied by live stock suitably lghteu: Il
I'VE tried an experiment some years n
go tn test the effect OF absence OF nghS W
49, q calf. We had two deep-red it
Elves of the same age (6O oaysl one one b.
Weighing $50 pounds and the oIheI 1c1' p
The latter we placed IN q ua d,I- 5U p p
with a trough that could De me- 1IiIeu ~ q Il
snout through a partition. Inc otnef
sPouv oo,fned in the same amount OF -
s was bnt iu full light, and both were s
ga exactly alike for the next three O
,o,,fbs The object was to test the n
nEoct of light upon such a growing n
o1imaI At the end of the time the one 5
in the light weighed 43O pounds ana tIlg
one in the dark weighed $50 pounds, ana
its color had faded to very pale, dlrIg
red. Its eyes were so muGh a1e icy
+Tban admitted to the light that 1t kept
them closed most of the time tor the
frst week or two. The two calves were
together. but the one from the dark
room never fully recovered from IhIs
three months darkness. 1t never re-
gained its bright red color, although the
eeo1or i-,e~,~c,seI ny one who noted
these two calves during the EXPERIMENT
wouId never after doubt the lInponcy %
a dark stable. SunIghC Is liiG :PDI i;fo
fo healthy vegetable and animal me
EvarT farmer sees his cat and dog select
boIf of sunlight to lie and baskiIl, and
f he will watch his cattle when turned
ont he will find them seeking at once the
Snnny side of the barn-yard And with |
ali these indications before his eyes, stlll
tbe farmer keeps his animals IN a DARK /
stable. much to their discomfort anu
his pecuniary loss. we 90 not, %
course, include all trainers IN I u sts1ee-
ment. for a small minority fully under-
etand the importance of sunlight IN
stables. and make ample provision Tor
its introduction.
Lessons in breeding may very proper
" he taken from successes IN the grow
ing of grains, and in this way we learn
cd how little of real success comes from
banhazard coupling, and how much is
due to rigorous wedding out. mus,
Mai, Haliett, Of Brighton, England, IN
1851. selected ten grains OF wheat from
a variety known as the Bellevue L ana
vera wheat. which up to that time, had
been cultivated as a spring variety, and
was declared to be entirely too tender TO
stand winter exposure. Nine OF the ten
nlants that came of these grains were
FiIIad nv the frosts, while the remaining
rIant though the seed was taken from
The same stalk as the others, w1thstoou
the frosts, and proved as hardy as any
of the winter sorts grown In the neigh
Dlant was SOWn from year 70 year. Clt
result being all the time alike, namely
that il proved true to its parentage, re
naming a winter variety. ms is II
every Way an approprlatelesson, Decaus
all Through animal and vegetable naCur.
there are specimens superior 10 a
Others, and if the resources hidden ava
in these are carefully husbanded, the
will give good account OF tneInSelVes
This principle of superiority appheS Z
animals bred for their beauty and hes
as strictly as it does to those bred 10
Speed- and while We cannot always dt
mend on getting very fast progeny fror
all very fast parents, we certainly can
expect to increase the number OF yer
fast goers except through breeelng Irol
the hest. The hope of largely lncreasln
the relative proportion of high-cla:
cattle must rest largely upon the natu
al drift towards improvement, and par
" through a closer wedding out ar
holding the best for breeding rath
than SO generally for the show ring.
En-.
The season has arrived when rubb
clothing. boots, and overShoes, are u
0uentlV if not regularly worn.
canton our readers that while very co
yeRient and useful in keeping out MOI
ure, rain, etc, the rubber clothlng
positively injurious IN lnaI II pIeEei
free perspiration from the DoQy
Epbs The result is much slckne
without many being aware OF It's cat
This Is particularly the case with oV
shoes. arctics and other rubber II
wear. Ladies, children, and all dellci
persons should remove them from IN
feet. as soon as possible after going
doors, even when only intending to
main q short time. Wear the rub
coverings for as brief period at a
one time, as possible. Scores OF perst
will sit for hours together IN theal
railroad car. church, or other pull
pIaces. with thier extTemities encaseC
the rubber to the detriment OF the
culation of their blood and their precI
good health
"To teach a horse to pace" says
authority, take nine or ten pound
lead divide in four parts, equal
9i/x4lZ inches in size, make two 81
in each end of these leads, fasten
of them together and have them padc
Then fasten them on the horses
one on each hind leg just above
ankle Joint. Ride your horse brlS
with these weights upon his ankles
the same time pulling eacn rem Oh
bride alternately. By TINS means
Immediately throw him into p
After you have in this way trained
to some extent change your lea
weights to something lighter = lea
paddings, or something equal to tn
viii answer the purpose. Let him '
these light weights until he is perfe
trained. By adopting this plan you
speedily make a smooth and easy P
OF any horse"
A floating item says, that the
horse doctor is a sensible horse.
him liberty and he will take care of
self. Whoever saw horse ran
wild. troubled with the 'heaves ~
nibble of poplar pole, or bite OF ]
weed and full supply OF grass IS
wants TO put himself in a sleek, Pill
happy condition. But if kept VI
fed musty hay and made subject I
unnatural demands of though
owner, it is no wonder. he sn
Father CIarkson says. ''rosin weed
sovereign remedy for heaEes, and
one who has seen the intelligent
stretch his nose away over TO prov
IN the uncut grass when hItched .