The Globe-republican., 1900-10-04

Guilty to decide from the appearance
OF. a horse what his character is. Still
there are certain things which, may be
taken into consideration that win as
sist in coming to a correct conclusion
In the first place it is we'll to watch
the eyes and ears or the horse that
has been found to be otherwise sound
AS a rule the horse that has a pair OF
large, mu1e-1ooking ears, which. are
seldom moved about, is to be consic-
cred a slow, obstinate, senseless> work
or, while the one that moves his ears
all of the time IL constantly look
ing for trouble. Is liable to be ultra
nervous and may turn out to be a run
away animal At the same time
like to see pair of well cut. inte1lt-
gent ears. which are alert for sounds
of danger legitimate cause for
alright They indicate horse sense"
and good breeding, and are usually
possessed by horse that has good
staying qualities. Pendulant ears
that never find their proper position
indicate sluggish disposition, and
horses with this fault are very often
what are termed dummies" as a re-
suit of over-heating other affection
OF the brain. Handle the ears OF q
| horse about to be bought for some
times the doing of this will show the
prospective buyer that 1t is practically
impossible to put halter bride
upon the animal. he having at some
time in his life received an injury
or beating over the head which has
LEFT him vicious to that part of his
anatomy. Stand to one side after this
| and make a. noise which should draw
| the attention of the horse and viii
| therefore serve to prove whether he
| can hear. for some horses are deaf,
! which is a. had fault The eye should
be- full: and expressive. but some OF
| the brightest of eyes are blind owing
| to a. disease called amaurosis, which
is, due to paralysis of the nerves OF
/ sight. This may be detected. readily
by a. close examination, and is, indeed
quite apparent by the extra bright.
wide OPEN appearance of the eyes
Ihe- horse that is always looking al
one out of the corners of his eyes.
and shows an abnormal amount az
white, SO long the latter appear
anee is not due to what are termed
watch" and wall eyes, is to be re-
garded with suspicion, he is extra
nervous. and will be likely to prove a
shyer. Avoid the eye that is con-
tracted and has sunken, wrtnkled lids
for such eyes in almost all cases have
been affected with moon blindness,
and it is for that reason that many
a horse is palmed off upon the un-
wary between the periodical attacks OF
the disease, when his eyes do not ap
pear to be badly affected. See, too.
that the corner of the eye (the hand
kerchief) does not come over the sight
of the eye, when the horses head is
elevated. This is indication OF
NSIdAdS &IockJdN), anu Was A0ScAeAy
seen IN the eyes of a horse bought by
a friend OF the writer's. The man who
sold the horse knew that it was an
indication of the disease, and for that
reason sold him to the buyer who
:. was "so1d," in the slang sense of the
word. and did not find 1t out until he
1 had the horse examined by his yeteri-
3 marian. It may be added that the
3 horse in question died of 1ockjaw the
following day. The lips of horse, in
connection with the other points of his
e face, should be taken into considera.
q ton, they have a bearing upon the
d character of the animal. For instance
some horses are seen to have pendus
r lous lips which may be eminently we'll
r | calculated to gather up oats from a
| deep box. but do not add to his come
| Illness. They indicate a lack of mus
cular tone of the body. and are pos
;. sessed by a lazy, easily fatigued anil
J NAL. A Roman nose sometimes
{ said to be the sign of obstinate
T animal, is often the indication of a
L plodding disposition, and we have
y known it to be such In the case OF
r some OF the best workers We ever saw
= 1t should not be condemned on general
n principles; at least not until it is
found out that it does accompany vice.
5 We doubt il there is any advantage
S in keeping water in front OF the cows
: all the time. 1t seems to us rather
o | a trap for disease germs, especially
r such thrive in water. 1t is better
K to give them water freshly pumped
S each time. For the same reason we
r do not approve of the old Shiny trough
t in the pasture by the wayside. The
3 eggs of the various animal parasites
S are frequently washed into such drink
S ing places and are taken into the
3 stomachs of the animals. Could we
(: | but secure good drinking water for
o our COWS many of the internal parasites
: that destructive to stock would
:. cease to be troublesome. Then, too.
;, | the taints in the milk are doubtless
often the result of impure water, es-
pecia11y in summer time when the
| streams are so low that the cows real
= | ly drink from mud holes. Cows can
S be accustomed to drink all they need
at stated intervals, at mornings
and nights The tender-hearted peo-
, pie that believe it necessary to keep