San Francisco vindicator., 1888-11-17
COMPLETE GUIDE TO HORSE TRADING
Points to Be Observed When You Wish to
Buy or Sell.

A dozen different articles are resort |
ed to by horsemen and horse-sharpers
to conceal the age of an animal after
he has passed his 10th year. No buy
| er need be deceived, however. who
will follow the rules herewith laid
down. You want to buy horse-an
animal not over years of age. The
| report gets out some way and you
receive postal card inviting you to
call at a certain place. The would-be
seller takes YOU for a greenhorn aud
is all ready for YOU Your line of pro-
ceeding is as straight as board. Ask
! to have the horse brought out into the
alley, where YOU have the full light OF
day. Begin TO look at his feet, and
after YOU have inspected them shake
your head in dubious way, as If you
: wouldn't give $40 for the beast.
: Next hold the horses head close to
e your face and jab your index finger al
: his eyes If YOU jab hard enough you'll
/ hit the eyeball. Then pull his right
ear down and blow into it, You may
g blow him off his feet, but it is not pro
8 bable. Then punch him in the ribs
d press on his spine, look dubious snC
z inquire:
t, Glow old do you call hime"
IS Eight last spring" the man viii re
L ply.
y Then vou will for the first time opel
lie the horses mouth, take Lightning
y survey, and turn away with the re
mark:
ee Hell never see 25 again"
ht WHAT"
k! alt was foolish in you to put up sue
As job on me-"
as JOB? Why, sir,you are sadly mistal
ct en-"
mt Eyes, know; but l don't want hi
III lust the same. He's got all the mari
ry of a horse who has passed his 20
ed year. want an old nag for grrndir
lly tan-bark, but can't take one over
tn years old"
at "Say, mister, l see you know yo
Ias gait, and it's no use to try To work y0
tit, He's Is to a month, aud you can ha
i'm him for 1925"
for You can make any excuse you WI
cry to get away, but you have accomplis
II" ed the great point in horse trans'
5eu ton.
ex- If you are selling an old horse
on case will be different. When the wou
md be buyer makes his call keep him Wa
'm- ing for at least tive minutes Ih
ave when he has stated his errand,y you IN
obviously observe:
me, IL did say would sell him, as
the want to get big cart horse, but
1t wife and children take on so that
With goes against the grain. We raj
we him. YOU know, and he's like one
leld the family"
our If you raised him you must XII
Ian his exact age"
yet 80, certainly. Got his birthday dc
d to in an old diary. Billy is years an
was month old"
The man looks at Billie's teeth
enc enc replies: -, nm, A.. hoo.
ism above 20 or I'm liar!'
.nge Now you want to lead the horse b
des. into the stall and innocently remar
De- the visitor:
par ..You will excuse me, sir, but l
eve busy this morning"
nom "But about the hOrse?'
lnot 20, he wouldn't please you sir. I
his always feel that you were cheated.
'om- "Isn't he 20?"
5 on "Didn't | say had his birthda..
owed writingP Didn't feed him milk
my own hands,"
lan's He has the teeth of an old hOl
nns, "Well. sir. No harm done'
that corrse." +"
came ..I-I rather like his looks"
g to so does everybody. He's hor
hing he nroud of"
my .tJust what want if / was only
ibie; about his age"
wild "Fxcnse me. sir but | must g
ep l and soothe the children. They are
It to ing for fear I'll sell Billie. =.
,onfi- 7.WelI III take him at $3.50. II
the saw he's only 10 that settles it, +
IS in know you to be a man who won
forth lie nor deceive in trade of any S
Detroit Free Press.