Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-11-19
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

and easily excited. Once taught that
an object will not injure them they care
nothing more about 1t. They will stand
fearlessly the beating Of drums, the
putting of the locomotive, the rafting
of cars, or any other sound naturally
terrifying to animals. If the trainer
shouts at them and beats them at hrst
sight of that which arises fear they Will
ever after be unsafe except, perhaps, In
the hands Of. the same brutal driver.
They may be controlled when young in
any place and under all circumstances
if in their early training they have been
made to rely on the voice, calmly used,
of the driver. Once trick is acquired
it is never forgotten, and once horse
has run away he is ever thereafter
unsafe, except under the driving of an
expert, and then he is always unpleas-
ant.
Many persons suppose horses under
stand spoken language. The probability
is they do not. The language of the
horse is more by signs than by voice.
They, however, understand tones and
signs perfectly, or can be made to do so.
1t is the tone, therefore, that should be
cultivated in training horses, and, in
fact. all animals, and these tones should
ALWAYS be low. Hence, the reins and
whip should be used principally as sig
nails; the voice to indicate action or IN
action. The latter should "whO' or
''ho," to stop; "tack" to back up,
cluck to indicate going forward; get
on" or ego on, TO indicate Increased
speed, and STEADY" to slow up. In
this the emphasis is always to be on the
last word when more than one is used.
There is, however, no objection 10
talking to horses. They like to hear
the sound of the human voice. The first
thing a cols should be taught is to know
his name, and come promptly at the call.
Give them something they like-a lump
of sugar or a slice of carrot-when they
come. They will soon learn what the
call means and be eager to obey. Then
talk to them while stroking the hair or
patting the shoulder. Horses especially
like being slightly scratched under the
name.
In training to the saddle the reins are
not to be used TO pull the horse about,
and particularly if it be sharp curb.
TIE hands is TO be raised for galloping,
and to be lowered in trotting, and the
bride is to he swerved against one or the
side of the neck in turning. With no
bit, when the horse is going at ease, is
there to be more restraint used than just
enough, so the mouth of the horse may
be lightly felt. Especially in the saddle
must the rider understand the science
of equitation. The grip of the saddle
must be the thighs. The legs and heels
convey the signs of what the horse is TO
do, i'm connection with the bride, and
the spur or whip should never be used
except TO punish a horse or TO excite
him TO some extraordinary exertion.
FEEDING NEW CoRN-In the great
pork producing States 1t is a common
and a convenient practice to feed corn
TO hogs as it is drawn from the field.
The corn need not be husked so clean
as when it, is to be cribbed for some
months, and all the labor and expense
of cribbing is saved. l have fed new
corn in this way to my hogs, especially
those being fattened for market, quite
largely for a score OF years, and have
never been able to discover the bad
effects which some claim follow from
feeding the new corn. | have had no
disease among my swine for nineteen
years, although at some time within
eleven of those years swine disease has
ragged violently in my neighborbooG,
aud hogs on adjoining fan ms have "died
like flies l summer my hogs on red
clover, and as the clover fails in the fall,
| begin feeding corn. use old corn till
the hogs have come to full feeding.
Then l change gradually to new corn
and feed it altogether until within ten
days of marketing, wheE | revert to old
corn. At all times l am particular to
supply my hogs regularly with salt, and
continuously with ashes and charcoal;
but when feeding new corn l am all
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/ do not feed the new corn until 1t has
ripened almost enough to allow of its
being cribbed. Feeding new corn is so
convenient that l think it an advisable
practice, and, If the feeding is judiciously
done. believe it to be perfectly safe.
Another, and often very material gain
derived from feeding new corn is, that
there is no loss from the depredations of
rats and mice, which can hardly be pre-
vented when the crop has to be kept.
A MosT DELICIOUS DISH.-To fricassee
a chicken, peel several cucumbers, PIT
them into boiling water and cook for zen
minutes. Make white sauce with stock
or milk, according to taste; add spoon
full of flour, the yolk of an egg and sea-
son with pepper, salt and nutmeg. Ar
range the pieces of cucumber and chick
en- symmetrically in round dish, gar
nish with triangular pieces of fried
bread, sprinkle some minced parsley
over ali and pour on the sauces. Serve
hot.
Mr.. Jacob Froehlich, a well known
tailor of Cincinnati, o., after suffering
for years with rheumatism, was cured
in short time by the use OF st. Jacobs