Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-25


and due disease Horses Observed
according NJ Gaudy possess trapezium udiment of
fifth meacarPa bone SO that one sees appearing by monos
in the horse which normally exist in the foot
oftc Hipparionan allied and animal In various coun
. hone projections observed on the frontal bones
in described by Mr. Perciva they arose about
two above the orba processes very like those in
cali six months DID, being half to threeouar
inch length Azara has described in South Amer
which the projections between inches in
length; other instances have occurred in Spain
there has been much inherited variation in the horse can
be doubted when reflect the number
ing throughout world within same country and when
know that they have largely increased earliest
known Even in fleeing character color Hoacke
found that hundred and sixteen in which horses of
the color paired only eleven pairs produced
quite different color AS Professor Low has remarked English
acehorse the best possible evidence inheritance The
pedigree value in judging of its probable
appearance: King gained in prizes COL
1851 sterling bego four hundred nineyseven winners
Eclipse begot three hundred and thrtyour winners.
Wheher the whole difference between the various
breeds has arisen under domcscaon doubtful From the e
W of the distinct breeds when naturas have gen
ally looked at all the breeds having descended single
species Few will with Colonel H. Smith, believes
they have descended from less than five primitive differently
coOred stocks But several species and varieties
existed during the later tertiary periods Rutmevcr found
differences the size and form of the skull in the
domescaed horses ought feel that
descended single Species The savagcs of North and
South America easily reclaim the ea horses that there
mprobab savages quarters the world having do
mestcated than native species NJ
thinks that he has proved that species have been do
mestcatcd the East Africa and that these
differed the number Of their lumbar vcbra
parts but NJ Samson believe that astrological characters
subject very little variation which certainly
present aboriginal truly wild horse positively known to
commonly believed the wild horses of the East
escaped domestic animals If therefore domestic are
descended from several species natural all have become
extinct in the wild state
with respect the the notifications which horses
direct effect Mr. D. Forbes who has had opportunities
comparing the horses of Spain with those South America
forms that the horses OF Chilli which have lived nearly
the same conditions their Pogcntors Andausa remain una
tered whilst the Pampa horses and the Puno
ably modified There be horses become greatly
reduced in size and altered appearance by living
and islands, and this apparently due nutritious or
varied food Every knows how small rugged ponies
the Northern islands of Europe Cor
sica and Sardinia have their native ponies and there still
islands the Of Virginia. ponies of
the Shetland Islands, which believed originated through
exposure unfavorabc conditions The ponc which in
habit the lofty regions Of the Codcra hear D.
Forbes strange little very unlike their Spanish progen-
Further SOUTH in the Falkland Islands, the offspring the
imported 1864 already deerorated in size
strength that they untitled catching wild
asso that fresh horses have be brought this purpose
La Plata great The reduced the horses bred
both southern and northern islands, and
chains hardly have been by the cold
ductOn has occurred the Vgnian and Mediterranean islands
The horse withstand intense cold for wild troops live the
plains Siberia under lat 500 aborgnay
have inhabited countries annually covered with for he long
the instinct scapg away get the heritage beneath
The wild tarpns the East have this instinct and is
informed Admiral Sullivan with the horses recently and formerly
introduced into the Falkland Islands La Plata which
have Wild this latter fact is remarkable the Progentos of
these horses could have followed this instinct during many gen
Plata On other hand the wild the
Faands scrape away the perish ground
long In the northern parts America
scended introduced by Spanish conquerors
have the habit have the native bon but