The Mineral argus., 1885-07-16
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


The whip is the parent of stubborn
ness. says the Farmers Advance. in
high-spirited animals. while gentleness
will win obedience and at the same
time attach the animal to us. 1t is the
easiest thing mag nable to win the af-
lection of animals. and especially Of
horses. An apple. potato. or few
Jumps of sugar, gwen from the hand
now and then. will cause the horse to
prick up his ears at the sound of his
owners foot -tcp, not with fear. but
with low. WINNING note of pleas
ure. The confidence of the noble beast
thus gained will lead h m to obey the
slightest intelligent tone Of voice or in
dication Of the BIT. There is no such
thing as balkiness to be found in
horse thus treated-he shows a desire
to obey: whereas few lashes Of the
whip. smartly applied. il he be Il horse
worth having. VII arouse in him a
spirit of retaliation and stabbOrnness
that may cost the owner hours of
trouble. and possible danger to III
and limb. Horses are made gentle by
kindness. They ''belieyc" in the mas
ter they love- and his voice will calm
them in moment of fear, or induce
them to struggle forward even when
overladen. and when a whip would be
sure to bring them to stubborn stand
still.
No man knows the true value of his
horse until he has won his regard and
confidence. as it were. The whip will
never do this. A kind hand and gen.
tie voice will act Ike magic; thus We
have known women who could handle
and drive horses that would almost in
variably show some vicious traits in
the hands of Il male driver. These
facts apply especially to the rearing
and training OF colts. something which
the Arabs understand better than we
do. They do not ''break" their colts.
they adopt them: they fondlr them
from their birth and pet them always.
An Arab would IL soon strike his wife
or his daughter as his horse. and no
animals in the world are ficeter. more
enduring or more docile in the per-
formance of every task which is given
them than III. Arabian horse. We
would like to see the whip wholly dis
carded
Care Of Aninsals Recovering From
Disease.
western Plowmaa.
After the ,ubsid nee of an active dis
ease. the restoration to perfect health
commonly proceeds with rapidly. The
appetite being often excessive and the
assimilative power prOpOrtionately ac-
tive in such ease. little care in the ar
rangement of the food is necessary. 50
that a liberal allowance of nutriment
be given. The ordinary food will be
eaten with avidity and with benefit 20
that the animal be not allowed to eat
to repletion. In other instance. the
patient advances slowly to the conva-
Iescent state. IA fastidious app.tite and
impaired digestion retarding the recOv-
erv BY preventing the animal eating. OF
at any rate appropr;ating the material
which the system really requires. In
the meantime. the animals taste may
be consulted. and any tempting mor>el
offered: the adrlixture of condiment.
is sometimes the mos. ready method oi
provoking appetite and aiding dige--
ton: salt. turmer.ic. ani>e seei and va
rious spices are at time. effective. com
binrd with the ordinary diet.
One rol len rule deserves unceaSi:i .
repetition. viz. nevrr to leave an
food which the animal has refused. ia