St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-11
cuRRYINc BY ELECTRICITY.
New Method Of Cleaning Horses That
Does thu Work Promptly
and Well.

ana Well.
I Electric currying Is said to DO the
latest thing in exclusive equine circles,
and leaders of the most pronounced
"horsey" notions and conceits are said
to have decided to use no other method
of cleaning in the future, says the New
York Tribune. When this method OF
cleaning horses was first introduced in
the stables Of this city, it is said on
good authority that the first horse ap-
preached on the subject uttered pro-
nounced Neigh" But few trials
were sufficient to convince, and now
On the authority of horsemen never
known to prevaricate, the horses OF
New York are fairly crying for the
electric currycomb. Colts, FLIES, bays,
chestnuts, grays, all colors, all kinds
and conditions of horses, from - the
equine efforts adjoining the street rail-
way service up to the sleek, well fed
high steppers of the racetrack, all are
said to have adopted electric currying
as an absolutely essential part OF the
equine toilet.
Why, look a-here, young Teller.
said an old horseman the other day, as
he shifted , humping big quid of to-
bacco and addressed reporter. that
there mare o. mine, an she's about al
slick as any in these parts, If do tell
ft-she couldn't no more get along
u{ttC,,f 4ho< fhoro o,,rrv;rr thon Sho
could without oats.
How does it act? Well, now, here,
you just come along with me-" and he
led the way to the stable, where two
hostlers were giving a stout road
horse an electric currying.
To the ceiling were secured two small
dynamos. From each long, fexibls
tubes depended, and attached to each
of these was small brush, buzzing
around in a dizzying whirl, after the
fashion of the buzzers which seem to
the victim in the dentists chair like
overgrown sawmi]ls set at liberty. ALI
the men had to do was to keep moving
the brushes about. and with the in
vasion of each new portion of the ami
mails anatomy dirt and dust were
sent flying from the hair of the horse.
Both men and animal seemed to be en-
joying the experience immensely.
Lays all over the hand currycomb
and hand brush" volunteered one Of
the operators, as he shifted the brush
to his other hand.
Eyes, I s'pose that's about as near
heaven as those fellows will ever get,
came from the owner, while a sound
close to the proverbial horse laugh
emanated from the animal, as he
"hunched" himself into another post
ton to get the full benefit OF the cleo
trio currycomb.
The horse dealers insist that a horse
treated with electric currying regularly
becomes charged with electricity to
greater or lesser degree and is greatly
helped thereby.
aBut would such horse be safe in
one woman asked at
an uptown livery stable the other day.
A prominent horseman is authority for
the statement that one horse treated
daily to the electric currycomb became
SO supercharged with electricity tina:
it was absolutely impossible to get him
across the steel car tracks.
How does it make them feel?" q re-
porter asked.
t'Have you ever been to a German
picnic? Yes? Well, It makes them feel
just like thai"
The new device commends itself to
grooms because of Its saving in time
over the hand currying. Expert hostlers
say it takes about 20 minutes to clean
a horse with the ordinary currycomb
and about four with the electric brush.
Horsemen say the revolving brush is
a great benefit to the solid work horse
in that 1t causes the blood to circulate
oftentimes making the old
timer feel like colt.
5 why" declared one stableman,
give seen cart horse shy at his own
shadow after an electric currying. Anc
this one here"-he stroked the flank Of
q pretty little trotter-"why, after an
electric currying and good rundown,
iron hoops can't hold her.