St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-01
Senator Blackburn Says Dick
sons Article on Shooting
Is Worth 100000.
An Offer Of $4,000 for Coun-
sello Is Declined by
Mr.. Pate.


titled "A Special Report on the Dis
eases of Horses and appears under the
auspices of the bureau of animal indus
try. The book consists of $50 pages, In
Guiding thirty-four pages of plates,
among which are some of the finest col
ored pictures OF the anatomy of the
horse'ever produced in this country.
The text is by eight of the foremost vet
erinarian in the United States, includ-
Dir. Kitchener, professor in the New
York College of Veterinary Surgeons 4;
Prof. Law, of Cornell university; Prof.
Liautard, of the New York Veterinary
college; DR. Huldekooper. editor of the
Philadelphia Journal of Comparative
Medicine, and DR.. William Dickson, of
the Minnesota Farmers institute.
The first edition OF this horse book is
$1,000, and already there are applica-
tons for 10000 copies on file at the agri-
cultural department. The few books
| received by lucky members of congress
and senators have been eagerly seized
upon, and as high as IS was offered last
! week for single copies. The house
| passed joint resolution authorizing an
edition of 100000, so that in few weeks
the demand can be partially met. 1t is
expected that the next congress will
| authorize another edition of 100, 900 next
December, by which time there will
| doubtless be an increased demand far
greater than can be supplied.
A Wide Range OF Topics.
The range of topics presented in
| Uncle Jerry's book is wide, and the
farmer or horse fancier who cannot find
what he wants in it has rare kind of
trouble to deal with. DR.. Kitchener
opens with practical article on meth
| DDS of giving horses medicine and fol-
| lows this with chapter on diseases of
| the digestive organs, which embraces
several pages of advice on food and
| feeding.
The old notion that horse must not
! be watered when hot, because the first
| swallow produces collie ana founders
him, is exploded by Kitchener, who says
| It's perfectly safe to give hot horse
| from six to ten swallows of water, after
which if he goes to the stable let him
have pound or two of hay. The dan
| ger is in giving an excessive quantity
when the animal is hot. Few horses
| will drink at all after they have had a
few swallows and begin to eat nay. A
good point is given on the matter of
| feeding. DR.. Kitchener says hay is more
| easily digeSted by the horse than oats:
| therefore, oats should be fed after hay,
| otherwise the digested hay pushes the
| uniigested oats on into the inteStines,
and the animal derives little nutrinent
from them. Timothy is put first or all
| folders, and the rule is laid down that
| all grain should be ground and all hay
! emf info short hits Facilitate
ton, insure better digestion and econo-
miZe in keep.
In chapter on diseases of the uri-
| nary organs, Prof. Law deals with d
| common cause of breaking down in
| horses. Simple tests of suspected de-
rangements are given, and the whole
pathology of these special diseases
| given at length in plain, practical way
comprehensive to horsemen of every
rank. Under the head of Respiratory
| Organs, DR.. Harbaugh, of Richmond,
Va, shows how horse should be treat
ed to keep him from catching cold and
| to get the best conditions of strong lungs
! and heart power. 'Heaves," ''rOarerS,"
'grunters" and 'high-blowerS'' are all
made the subject of explanation and
| suggestion of remedy.
| On the Brain and Nerve Diseases,
The subject of brain and nerve dis
| eases Is written by DR.. TrumbOWer. and
IS a thorough, scientific examination of
| the whole catalogue of nervous all
mentS common to horses. Prof. Liam
| tard, of the New York veterinary col
lege, contributes a chapter that will
| probably attract as much attention as
| any In the work. His subject is lame
ness. He first makes clear the anat-
Omy and functions Of ali parts of the
l &c learr, IL
| and muscle diseases and accidents liza
BILE to occur: following this with advice
as to treatment, both surgical and med
| lclnal. The owner of a valuable animal
| can find in this part of the book all the
accumulated and digested experience in
the matter of fractures that one of the
best veterinarians Of the world has ac-
| quired.
The colored plates Illustrating
"spllnt," ring BONE" SPAWN" dislo-
cations and methods of bracing and
thing before seen. The disease of the
ankle, fetlock and foot are treated of by
DR.. Holcombe, who explains why horses
interfere" and 'knuckle, "oyerreach''
and "calk" themselves and produce
"wind-galls" and thrush" No part of
the book could be of greater practical
value than this. The colored plates
here, also, are superb. Old veterinari-
ans pronounce the picture of the An
zoux model of the equine foot perfect
in delineation and color Horsemen
who Will learn this chapter by heart
| and study the illustrations thoroughly,
will save great deal of suffering in
| the horse world and add not little to
the wealth of the country.
DR.. Dickson has contributed an article
on shooting that Senator Joseph Black
burn says is worth 100000 1t care
fully examines the foot, shows Just why
a horse is shod and how far it is neceS-
sorry to go to protect the hoof and laws
down a few simple rules that can be
easily learned and practiced DR.. Dick
son closes this chapter with sugges-
ton that 1t Is nearly as important that
blacksmitbs should be scientific in their
training as veterinarians and urges
| { hat in matter of which vast impor-
lance to the national wealth too little
attention is paid by the states to the
care of the most useful of all domestic
| animals.
A Hope for the Future.
The novel hope is expressed that
chemistry will devise some preparation
that may be safely applied to the hoef
| in way to harden it into substance
resembling horn and allow the horse
man to yank off the iron shoes and drive
his beast-bare footed. In this way the
| lightness, strength and elasticity of the
horses foot would be regained even
as they were once enjoyed in the wild
| state, 49,
Uncle Jerry is not fully content to
rest on his laurels and stop with this
book oil the diseases of horses. He has
mapped out another volume on breed
| ing and hopes to be able to publish it
in tie course of year. Senator STAN
ford. In speaking the other day of horse
breeding, said: "There are $4,000. 900
noises In the United States according to
me recent census. Imagine what a
| value w aOu1d create IF we imnrovnd