The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-02-27
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which alo dcnled 80 r.uii Ilfn
10 ~ ~ elri. j. ~, in ..unir res poet.
,ie laMll II Tie l.umh,cs; creatures.
For Instance: Tie Dig can trace or
follow a track by smeil Ai.u canno,
d. this.
Again: Birds, ca,~, coS>. AMI
oth'r animals axe sifioG with the
sense Of direction. an,l can return u
their hon, :, even when carried away
IN such Il Inlnpcr a. to deceive human
bc;ug-
Cows aio natural born survey or~,
while men must have Instrument, and
-tudy the art, before coming prof.
cicut Cuw>, from instinct, lay out
their paths in the most direct routes,
aud select available ground for their
routes, as IS evidenced wherever they
roam at large.
AS discnverrrs nf the hidden ms
trrics Of the earth beneath our feet
thcy can beat the most scientific
human gcologist in the world. If
there be ii great miro into which they
co I'D walk and sink their bodies from
the sight Of man, they can find it, as
if by instinct If you have any doubt
on this subject, consult some man
who mas sent his favoritc COW out to
forage for living on the low lands of
some of our streams.
While COWS may not study survey
ing at all and still know more Of the
art than it is possible for man 10 know,
yet the problem of their habits affords
subject for mans contemplation.
Along his line &c would remark that
Mr. George Il Wilson has number Of
cattle on his farm, some two or three
miles cast Of the city, and lie is tax
ing some interest in cattle as well as
in farming. His experience in farm
ing on his present location is limited
as yet, but he has had two months
experience with cattle. Up to this
time he has learned some fact. con
ccrning their care aud their habits,
and he is hopefal Of still more sue
ccssfnl future. lie has alrcaly learn
ed that sumo cattle perform strange
acts, winch, - his mind, are sill un-
explained I'nr instlucc:
Not many days ago Il ,nlf grown
steer, in rairiy rord condition a- tn
III, walked 10 the cd.. Of Norris
Greek, and submerged 1t, head in a
hole Of water. As the animal lay
dead, it seemed thar it sought to keep
it- feet dry, while It's body lay upon
the high and dry ground. There was
M, the slightest cvidencrs uf strug-
gle. The steer died withonh effort to
save itself The question now is did
that steer commit suicide, or stick its
head in the water f"r the purpose Of
ending its days? Mr.. Wilson says
that he does not understand the
strange act. If any man acquainted
with the habits Of the COW will ex-
plain this death it will be received as
information.
Again: Mr. Wilson feeds his cows
in troughs which very much resemble
Il carpenter bench sixteen feet long,
three feet wide, and perhaps thirty
inches high. In going to the lot one
evening recently he found one of his
cows lying fat on her back in one Of
the troughs, with her feet pointing 20
the stars. From the gestures Of her
feet and her general position, he
thought she was delivering to
the assembled cattle lecture
on ASTRONOMY. But, if 40, they were in
attentive. He protested against the
use of his feed troughs :.or lecture
platforms, and proposed to have her
vacatc. Hc first tried to induce the
COW to get up, but to no purpose. He
then tried to force her her out. But
this was Intellectual. He then sought
help and turned the trouz zh on it's side,
when the COW assumed her normal up
right posit on,-as though nothing
hud happened 1t may be that You
can tell what induced her to ascend
the lecture platform.
Mr.. Wilson's cattle, as rule, arc
| dchorncd, hut there are few cxoep
tions Those having horns arr very oh
lining about helping their neighbors
over or through the wire fence.
When vicious horned cattle first
lose their horns, they sometimes
afford sight worth seeing. Half
crazy with anger t being held and
hurt, they usually make for the ne.r-
est COW with vim and viciousness
that wonld mean much under other