Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-23

How Much They Rely Upon 10 In shs
Pursuis 81 Feed and fer safety.
From the Philsdslphia Ledger.
The dog has 90 long monopoliEed the WORLDS i'd
miration. because OF his highly developed olfac-
tory nerves, that other antmalA with no less
accomplished smellers and no less familiar
to man, have remained comparatively un-
noticed. The horse will leave musty hay or
S noa 6snE u, nus nupg ne
makes offensive however thirsty. HIS intelligent
oS HANDS WITH
c0axings that would make mortal shut hts eyes
Never 8, e.
that her colt is really her own until she has cert-
ned nasal certificate to the fact. A blind horse,
stranger Without showing signs of anger not
safely TO be disregarded. The distinction Is evi-
asnsy made 1y his sense Of smell and a. con;
q s%s ins
from the Stable 90 Directly to the T gate Or bars
opening to their accustomed feeding grounds, and
when desiring to return, after hours Of careless
tiently await its opening. The odor OF that par
ticuar part Of the fence is their pilot to It. The
with It's lips, is guided in its CHOICE Of proper ioSd
entirely by It's nOstrils Blind horses do not make
mistakes in their diet The scent alone Of . buf-
signs OF terror, and the floating scent OF railroad
train Will frghten some long after the locomotive
Apparently developed in a much greater degree
than that OF horses Is the seeming power Of
cattle. Most animals seem to identity their young
by their smell The barbar0us custom still pre-
walls throughout the country OF placing the hide OF
a butchered calf before It's mother 70 stop her
e wS1a BE
could recognize her baby by its skin, yet a cow
will Identity the bloody relic OF her offspring ana
nose their hay-field racks ana bins, and from the
many varieties or dried fodder select only such as
will please their palates and nourish their bodies.
Cows eat many kinds OF fungi-the common
purball when young. mushrooms fairy ring chain
pignOn, and some wOod-growlng toad stoOls-by
which their milk is much anectedi but by far the
tempLuOus snii. Notwithstanding this delicacy
OF scent, the COW loves the reviled garlic. Yet this
about the "sweet-DreaIhed cow" IN the height Of
the garlic season.
Among the mountains of West virginia the cat
evening the tinkling OF the far-away bells directs
the hardy boy or girl to the Whereabouts OF the
milking cows, which are then driven home to be
MIXED. II often happens in severe weather that
the calves and helIers are stabbed for the night
and turned out In the morning to join their
mothers, who may be miles away. The writer
was nrst brought to notice the surprising
seeming power OF other animals than the dog by
the actions OF these calves and hei1ers. AS
sought the trail or their mothers, and, with
rapiI oiscernment, noses 10 the ground, fOllowed
the tntrlcaces OF The mountain paths unerringly
until, without low or noise, guided only by the
cold scent, now many hours old, they came up
with their wondering mothers Though the herds
might be often scattered, though COWS from the
same shelter went different routes, their young
never failed to fnd them with ease and active
certainty. have often followed them on horse
back, watching with interest this trailing, un-
surpassed by the phenomena OF the hunt. Old
drovers testify to similar facts in the trailing OF
their droves, often composed OF herds strange 10
one another. Tor long distances, and the smuggling
out or their companions by cattle that haa
been left behind and escaped to follow.
THIS wonderful nicely or scent In cattle. John
Heckeweider, MISSIONARY VI the United Brethren
how, IN l7S4, the Ice Oh Lake ST. Clair, Canada,
was oveI tnree feet 10 thickness a mile from the
shore; that snow lay upon the ground for
level; that in their little cabins, the mission
aries, or whom he was one, and the Indians
under their charge were showed in, with scant
live stock. lie writes: "Burled we almost
were In the snow, with Cattle standing close TO
toward the river, which lay but a
snort distance from the village. as II
they wished TO go there, and the Indians, suppos-
ing this was occasioned by their want OF drink,
melted snow for Them TO SATISFY their thirst; see
ing, however, that they still kept casting looks in
the same direction with their noses raised, as
though they Sinelt something, we were at loss 10
know the CAUSE. Wuiie this was the case two ueers
that came down the rivr on the Ice opposite the
they nad fed upol, It was found that their stoln-
achS wert filled with scrub grass (EQuiseturn
hyemdte). Tue Indians, drawing attention to
tue discovery, ali joined In working way
FOR the catte TO get TO the river or tue Ice As
soon as this was effected the cattle were Sc, n
ranging along the banks, where they found the
green SCRUB grass pasture In Abundance. NOT
only along tue river BANKS, but along the frozen
ponds adjoining the same, where creeks or neds
OF hundreds OF acres or thlS grass were presented
10 them The suffering Ind. ans being by this
taught where the deer were 10 b, looked for could
now daily get as much meat as they wanted.
Strange as IL may appear, yet II Is a I;.ct,
that even our nOgS lived chiefly upon these PUSHES
or the sap or juice thereon, Tor alter chewing the
stalks until they had drawn the ppy subs .ance
Out they would drop the cut and take fresh bite.
Both them and the horned Cattle We're not only
saved from starving during the winter, but were
In nne order In the SPRING Even the fowls would
eat II greedily. The Indians say that they lay
more eggs wnen fed on rusneS Lnan whe q fed on
corn, but 70 the horses (who are equally fond OF W
1t proved fatal"
Ine pig. from the well known and proverbial
length OF its combination nose, would naturally
be expected TO have enlarged Oifactory sense-and
so II has. When its Ou.niverOus appetite is con
sldtTed, and II Is remembered that It seeks the
greater part OF It's food Dy blowing under the sur
lace or the ground 10 OBTAIN II, where IL cannot
see, and must detect II ny the process OF smelling
before can get IL TO its mOu taste It, ITS dis
cernment OF The edible and non-edIble from The
countess things Its nose encounters, Is 10 " the
least, highly complimentary To that much dertied
organ. II Is sad That Learned Pigs" Uhey are
worthy OF capitals) FIRST trained TO their card
corn under SUCH cards as they are afterward by
signs Instructed 70 move The premium nose
among the collective whist players OF the word
| could not be taught In this wise.
The ground mole, with Uncovered eyes. ca.
paole al the best OF discerning ORR ht light only
discovers and chooses food In It's subLerrapear an
cropping by It's long, deiicately CONSTRUCTED nostrs
sheep are even more dainty than cattle In select
Ing their nourishment and, like all other anima "a
depend almost entirely upon the sense OF smell
LanoS aItera long separation from their mothers,
Will seek them out IN a large herd. But expe.
| rlence goes 70 show that SIGHT and hearing are
auxiliary TO scent In some cases, as lambs fire.
Quenty fall TO recognize their mothers alter the
| latter have been shorn.
The influence OF various odorS upon animals Is
well known. II ancient observers are to be be-
the smell OF tpe flowers, and the she goats OF the
Caucasus are so delighted with The odOr OF GIN
namon that they eagerly follow pers q having
| II IN possession. Belonging to the family OF a
fitend were two cats IRON which 1t was impossbe
| 70 hide package OF dried catmint, OF which
they were, after the custom OF cats, particularly
| foud. When 1t was changed from one place to
| another In the house they soon announced the
| fact by mewtlg and clawing at It's new abode
shores OF the Mediterranean, Is another herb so
seductive " the feline noStrs that they tear It to
pieces with avidity 70 obtain the odor. The oils
OF cuInen and an1Se are used to entice rats 10
| their destruction, and the latter Is q valuable
aid In the capture OF some species OF fish. Shares
| baiLed with apple will lure rabbits from their
| beaten runways In the snow, while the turnip Is
equally attractive to the opossum. The desn Vt
the poee At Is used by The trapper the best bait
to catch the animal itself. and the WHY trapper
| Is well acquainted with infaluble odOrs which
attract his game from great dsta ncea