The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-14

bers OF society and business. WIN
large pictures, be gave an illustration
of kindergarten work with the little
colts, which was very interesting and
instructive. He said he preferred to
commence the education of the little
colt, when but one hour or one day
of age, by catching and holding with
one hand under the neck and the other
under, the ham and by catching in this
manner there is no trouble in holding
the strongest colt at that early are.
He said he was always very careful
not to give the little fellow any pain,
but treat it with the utmost gentleness
and as soon as it became reconciled to
being held, then he began to handle
its legs and touching every part its
body very carefully, as the little colt
is very sensitive about the ears, flank
and back of the fore legs. He familiar
ICES it with the touch of the hand over
every part of its body, which he says
it will never forget if kindly treated.
He impressed on the minds of his
hearers the Importance of giving the
little colt a little granulated sugar
from the palm of the hand by press
ing the sugar between it's lips and TAX
ing the hand away, and when the colts
tongue comes in contact with the
sugar, it becomes more reconciled to
its condition and will look around, (as
much as to say that is little sweeter
than mothers milky and want more
sugar. Treated in this way, the doc
tor::says, for few days and the colt will
as readily follow the giver of sugar
as the mother from whom it gets it's
milk, because it is sweeter than the
milk.
NATURAL LAW FOR THE ACTIONS.
The DOCTORS representation Of the
natural laws governing the actions
and movements of our horses was
very interesting and instructive. He
said all the actions of the horse are
the result of his obedience to natural
law. Fasten him at the front part of
the body only and he iustinctively
goes backward for relief. Fasten him
at the rear part of the body only and
he as naturally goes forward. When
the principle is we'll understood and
complied with the education of our
horses is made comparatively easy.
EDUCATING THE COLT TO HALTER.
Everybody knows that when the hal
ter is put upon the head of the colt for
the first time and we begin to pull up
on it, the question is one of horse pow
er at one end and man power at the
other, the colt pulling backwards and
the would-be teacher trying to drag
him forwards against the law of his
nature. The colt realizes that he has
got his head into some kind of a trap
and he knows but one way to get out,
and that is to go backwards and pull
it out. The doctor showed by large
picture how to avoid any great strug-
gle in this procedure, by putting a
small rope around the colts body fin
slip-noose form] just in front of the
colts hips, pass it along the underside
OF the body, between the fore legs and
then. under the nose-band of the halter,
and with this rope in one hand and
the halter in the other, the work of
halter education is easy for one man.
Begin the operation by feeling of the
colts head through the medium of the
halter. Pull gently and at short IN
tervals at first, giving the colt little
time to think the situation over if he
will, but if at the first pull on the hall
ter he is disposed to start backwards
(which he generally will a sudden and
sharp pull on the rope should be made,
which will instantly impel forward
movement the desired direction which
will by jump land the colt at our
side, when we should caress him and
assure him that Notwithstanding he is
hitched at both ends he is not to be
abused, but simply shown in accord
ance with the law of his nature what
is wanted of him, and in less time than
it takes to tell how it is done, the colt
will understand the method and as
adilycomplywlth FURNISHES. Every
time he is disposed to pull back from
pressure of the halter on his head we
should be ready to get in our work at
the other end to his surprise from it's
suddeness and he will very soon as
sociate the more gentle pressure on the
head by the halter with that of short,
sharp and decisive action at the rear,
which he will never forget and always
act in accordance Herewith.
HOUSE KEEPING AS A BUSI-
NESS.
Mrs. Laws said, as most of the money
earned by the working men of this
country is spent for the home and by
the women, they are naturally inter-
estered in the business of house-keep-
ing. More money is spent for food
than for anything else and much is
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