Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-08-02
APPEAL TO SUMNER VISITORS
By Their Faithful Servant, the Horse,
in the Hot Weather.
Dear Friends:

Dear Friends:
While driving for pleasure and en-
joying the beautiful scenery. we pray
you to consider us, without whom thls
enjoyment would not be possible.
There is very much that you can do
to protect us, your willing servants.
from unnecessary suffering and per-
manent injury.
1t is true that our owners must keep
us through the year, and we are willing
to work hard and earn as much as we
can for them during the short season
that you are here, but we appeal to you
| to try to create a public sentiment that
will protect us from abuse while we are
doing our best to minister to your
pleasure.
If you would refuse to ride in any
conveyance that is overloaded, or be-
hind those of US who have had the mis-
fortune to become lame, and II you
would encourage our drivers to consld-
er us, and not urge them to whip US or
drive too fast, very different state Oh
things would soon exist.
Please use your influence to prevent
our being driven again when we nave
already done a hard days work.
Fast driving. and too many hours OF
work, injure us more in one day than
weeks of hard work with kind manage
ment.
Do not overload our buckboards or
other carriages; it is often on account OF
your want of thought. and not from the
fault of the drivers that we are over
loaded.
The drivers very naturally wish to
please those who hire them and not all
have the courage to do what they know
to be right.
1t will help us greatly, if, when we
come to steep hills with a heavy load
some of you will tighten our task by
walking.
Stopping 4 few moments on the way.
at the top of a hill to enjoy the scenery
vii, often give us much needed rest.
Well-oiled axlcs will save much of our
strength.
Do not encourage drivers to race with
each other.
Remember that we need and enjoy
drink of fresh water very often.
Before riding us. please see that our
saddles fit well, and that our backs are
not sore, and teach your young sons and
daughters that there is limit to the
endurance of horse; that the constant
fast riding or driving which is a delight
to them often means great suffering to
us.
When hiring your horses, please dis
courage the barbarous practice of dock
ing, by giving the preference to those of
US who have not been mutilated and
e. &C
and other insects.
We also appeal to our owners.
If any of YOU think that you must
use the instrument of torture called the
"overcheck rein." do kindly lessen our
sufferings by loosening it while we
stand waiting for you.
We are glad to learn that it is becOm-
ing unfashiona BILE, and that some of
our finest horses no longer wear it.
We can do more work go farther
and faster with our heads free.
What a comfort it would be if we
could get rid of those binders which
GaZzle and injurc our eyes, and often
cause us to stumble!
We are told that i'll some European
countries they are never used.
When you find we do not eat well.
please examine our teeth and see if they
have become long and sharp and are
decorating our mouths. They may need
filing down. which a veterinary surgeon
can do in a few minutes.
Do not forget that to drive us fast
down hill is dangerous besides often in
jurinG our feet and knees.
Plnrsc remember that there are days
when we do not feel WE'LL therefore do
rot exrcct us always to SO as fast as
You would like.
Constantly urging us when we are al
ready doing our best. and swapping the
whip when we are standing still, is irri-
tating 10 us and docs no good.
If there is in this place an agent of
the Society for the prevention of
Cruelty to Animals" we beg that you
will report to him any case ofcruelty.
and that you will in every way encourag
and aid all those friends of ours who
sustain societies for our protection.
You can obtain humane literature to
distribute by writing to Geo. T. Angel.
10 Milk street, Boston. Mass. and to the
Humane Education Committee. 81
Westminster street, Providence. r. I.
Hoping that you will consider our APP |
peal. respectfully submitted by your
fr;o,d. Tho HnrSpS