The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-03

Such spells Of hot weather as have
recently been experienced throughout
the country have taught a number OF
lessons that will be Of the greatest pos
sible value In meeting similar circum-
stances in the future The recent
heated term has seen the advent Of the
horse hat" a hideoug straw concep-
ton which has come into vogue in the
large cities. but which apparently has
not found favor in the country The
idea OF providing means OF protection
for the heads Of horses working during
the hot hours Of the day is well enough
but Il is very questionable whether the
straw ha. fllls the bill, 80 to speak
The first requisite In such protection
Is to shade the head and at the same
time allow a free circulation Of air be-
tween the hat and the head This is
not done by the straw hat Examina-
tion has disclosed the fact that under
the hat the skin is hot and dry; circu-
lation Of air has not taken place. hence
many horse-owners have discarded the
new pattern hat and devised other
means Of protection. The older form
Of protection was better. It consisted
Of a shade which did not come into
contact with the head, being on the or
der Of a parasol. The other common
form Of shade In the cities IS a piece
Of thick felt. which may be kept satur-
ated with water but this Is open to the
same objection as the more modern
hat in that It does not allow a free cir
culation Of air. Sponges are still used
to cover the poll, it being thought that
by keeping them wet that they afford
protection and coolness to the head.
This is not the case IN most instances
They are cool SO long as they are wet
with cold water. but it is quite impos-
sible to keep them cool all day when
most required and they do not allow
air to play between the head and the
sponge. To sum up then, It has been
found that a parasol shade Is the best
gives perfect protection and REQUIRES /
no work or water. More important
however, than the fitting Of any kind /
Of eonuaption upon the heads Of horses /
working in the sun IS proper manage +
ment and feeding Of the horses. with I
animals as with men, cases Of heat
prostration do not as a rule occur when
the patient is in perfect health. Man /
becomes overcome with heat when be /
is sick from indigestion or has been in I
the habit OF taking intoxicating LIQUOR
tn large quantities ft has also been I
found that where people live in unsani- |
tary conditions that they are most IL I
able to suffer from over-heating. Ger /
tain kinds Of food also tend to render I
the person eating them susceptible to I
sunstroke, hence all doctors advise
that we should eat light bread abstain
from heavy meals Of meat. and drink ]
plain, cool. but not iced drinks during I
exceptionally hot weather. Turning to I
TIE horse we find that in most razes u
oFer-heatlng there is some cause apart
from hard work or exposure to the d.
rect rays OF the sun In the large
cities the worst sufferer among the
horses Is the middle horse IN the three
horse team which is used TO move vast
loads Of coal This poor beast is ex-
posed 70 the SUMS rays and at the same
tine 70 the radiation Of heat from the
bodies OF The two other horses between
which h. is sandviched. This middle
horse is : common victim during hot
weather. II be does not SO down. over
ONE With heat, it IS only Necessary to
COX q hin when at work 10 determine