Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-29

and can't be blamed. / have no recol-
lection of any such incident as you
name. We have owned horses ard
cows"
Eyes"
''You have had every opportunity OF
studying them BOTH
Il remember when one Of our COWS
kicked you over, and when one of the
horses ran away with you"
"And you are probably sorry didn't
get killed. However, can you tell me if
bothlie down and get up the same way?"
Il should say they did If they
don't, what of it,"
what of it? If you go to the store
what of it? A horse neighs and
COW bellows, and you might as well
ask what Of it. Can you answer
the question 1 asked your"
'They both lie down and get up the
same way"
"They do nothing of the sort. A
horse sinks down behind and COW
in front. A horse rises on his front
legs and a COW on her hind ones If
a lady should ever call here
1--WE shall talk ABOUT the heather
probably, instead of horses and cows"
But why 90 these animals lie down
and get up in different ways? per-
sisted Mr.. Bowser. "You should learn
for your own benefit"
I'm sure l don't know"
Ways of Horse and Cow.
''Then / will proceed TO inform you
A COW sinks down on her knees first
that she may examine the grass and
see if there are any bumblebees' nests
around A horse sinks down behind
first that he may take a last look at
the clouds and see what the weather
is to be. In rising a COW is still looking
for those nests, and the horse wants to
know If there is going to be thunder
storm that day. I ask no credit for
what l am telling you, though it has
cost me many years Of observation.
For instance, how many persons in
this town could tell you why cows and
horses switch their tails?"
''They do it. to keep the flies off, Of
course"
"Ha, ha, ha! That was the very an
swer / expected. 1t is the very one
most people would give, and yet it's
wrong. The tail switching Is an In
voluntary motion and Is practiced
, when there isn't a fly within a mile.
Let man stand still. AMI he will put
his hands into his pockets. Let him
sit down, and he will cross one leg
over the other. These are things you
should think of, Mrs. Bowser. Any
time you want to ask me any Ques-
tons about natural history r.
Mrs. b. Asks Questions.
II want to ask couple now. How
many teeth has a horse, and why has
cow teeth only on one jawY
Mr.. Bowser was bowled over in a
minute, but he didn't stay bowled. He
rallied and answered:
ga horse has thirty teeth, and any
fool knows that a COW has teeth on
both jaws"
THE male horse has fourteen teeth
and the female only twelve, Mr.. Bow
ser, while the COW has teeth only on
one jaw, and that is the lower one.
Can you tell NE why this is so?'
Because it isn't. It isn't so within
forty rods
"But it is. Any veterinary surgeon
or work on anatomy will tell you So"
woman, don't try any tricks on
me!' shouted Mr.. Bowser as he turned
red and white. Il sit down here this
evening to give you few lessons in
natural history, and you try to turn the
whole thing into sarcasm. You talk Of
confederation. l will now go out and
get such proofs that 1 am right and
you are wrong as will bury you right
out Of sight. BY thunder, but you have
cheekY'
Mr.. Bowser went to the butcher and
was told that Mrs. Bowser was right
He went to a livery stable and was
told the same thing. He went to a
grocer, who had been a farmer, and
was sat down on some more. AS a
last resort he visited his family drug
gist and got it in the neck again, and
the druggist added:
''Bowser, make a thorough job Of it
and find out how many teeth an ass
has got..'
He left the store boiling over and
seeing red, but salvation was at hand.
A boy and a wheelbarrOw came run
ming down the sidewalk at a 2:4O gait,
and as Mr.. Bowser didn't get out Of the
way he was struck by the wheel and
rolled into the street, and when assist
ed home by two kind pedestrians he
knew that Mrs. Bowser's solicitude for
his welfare would prevent her having
another word to say about horses or
cows. NJ. QUAD.
One Coming.
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