, 1889-02-20
! The Annual Central meeting of the st.

LII An0ual G0Utral meeting OF Lne CC.
Cr6ix Society for; the Prevention of Cruelty
to- Animals, held at the Danish School
house in this town on Saturday last, was
very scantily attended. DIR. Neumann, the
Chairman, gave a brief, nnwritten report
of the SOciety's proceedings during the
past year Some few complaints had been
made against persons for ill-treatment of
animals, but from the Chairman's remarks
lit appeared that the Society would be more
likely to succeed III som other directions.
The Society was i'll correspondence with the
School BOardas to the introduction intOIthe
Schools of some printed instructions con-.
corning the treatment of animals. MANY
members had practically left the Society
by GeaSitfg to- pay their subscriptions.
There were still however, So paying mem.
beFs on the island. ~ .utf5tsae ""u ~@eh"@t0
A member present suggested that re-
wards should be offered after crop to small
growers and Ca rters who had succeeded in
keeping their draft animals in good order
while. yet accomplishing a. large amount
OF work; and another gentleman pr esent'.
proposed that a sum of M oney should be
placed at the disposal of the Agricultural
Society provided they would hold an exhibi.
t1oh of implements and appliances connect.
ed with the using Of draft animals and offer.
"AN Vs. 0uCH do WCIc MOSC lafOuEdUl6 Ed
the animals. These proposals were referred
to the Committee; MAJ
The most interesting item of the proceed
Jugs was the exhibition by Mr.. j. Arendrup'
OF Sion Farm Of q small appliance known
in Denmark as a HesteskG0n6r, or horse
sparer, the main purpose Of which is to
save the jerk to the animal caused by
sudden stoppase, as when a plough is ar
rested by a stone or stump. 1t consists eS-
Sentlally of u strong steel spring spiralE5
cOlIed aud fixed in u frame of steel, which.
may be compared to o slate frame. only
that each of the ends consists of two pieces.
The whole frame, therefore, consists Of six
pieces, all connected by rivets, on which.
they are free to move. The spring is
placed between the side pieces, and at the
junction Of each pair of end pieces is placed
a hook, the hook at one end serving to at.
tach the apparatus to the drawing chain,
the hook at the other attaching lit to
the plough. 1t can be readily under:
stood that when the strain ia ineurr6H.
the spring Is compressed and the frame -
IengthenS out, and thus the Sudden ierk
ls avoided. The same apprehension have-
a dial and index attached to it SO az to be.
come q al ynameter or measure of the force
employed Mr.. Arendrup stated that
by using it thus he had been able to
compare the force required to draw iIin.
ersnt sorts of ploughs, and had found,
for example that a new steel plough from
Germany could he worked with about
two thirds OF the force required for some
commonly nsed on this island, the same
amount Of work being done. He. had alxo
found that fonr oxen ordinarily drew with. !.
a force Of from 400 to 900 lbs. When
the dynameter showed higher than this.
1t. was advisable to put OF another yoke +.
of oxen, and still another if the dynamo
ter showed q resistance of over 8OO lbs.
Tile apparatus costs SIS or S..
OH proceeding to the election of q Com
mlttee the Chairman stated that Councillor .
van Brrkle and Captain Ostermann had
withdrawn from the Committee on leaving
the istand and WITH. Miinter had resigned.
In the place of these gensfemnteii, Messrs. R.
Armstrong; A!C. Grove, & a. Faye were
elected members of the Committee. The
remaining members were all.electeu.
At a subsequent meeting of the Com,
mittee OF the above Society Mr.. p.
Didrichsen was elected Chairman and Sir.
}, Arendrup Vice. Chairman.