The Washington herald., 1908-08-04

Washington horses suffer more from the
heat than the horses Of probably any
other city in the United States. simply
because many OF the horses used I'm this
city are much inferior to the animals
employed by people OF other places. And
many horses do not get sufficient to es1
70 give them strength enough 10 with
stand the exhausting influences Of the
heat and humidity holding sway at
present.
"Of all the big mercantile and other
enterprises in this city" said an official
OF the Humane Society yesterday. there
are about two which employ horses
which cost more than S20] apiece. There
is one welI-known express firm which has
many horses. not one OF which IS worth
500
Many "Poor" Horses Here.
There are more cheap horses 10 be
seen on the streets Of Washington than
fl any other city Of the same size. Horses
which could not be sold IN Baltimore or
Philadelphia or Richmond or neighbor-
Ing places always find a market IN Wash
iTgton. It's the cOIored men. as a rule.
who buy these haIf-starved. crippled. and
tired horses They feed them up some.
and use them for their diIapidated and
rickety express wagons and other ram
shackle vehicles
We receive about Eve or six com
plants every day AS soon as our atten-
zion is called 70 cases Of cruelty or ne
glect we send one OF our agents 70 in
vestigate. and offer relief at once II the
case needs medical aid we send a vet
aaa
a horse has been taken suddenly III can
be traced 10 insufficient noUrishmeut. II
a horse is not properly fed ard watered
II cannot stand up under the trying eli
mate Of a Washington summer"
Good Nags an Advertisement.
The Humane Society suggests that only
those business people be patrouized whose
horses by their very appearance show
their Kindness and thrift They claim
that the man who drives d sick. CALLED.
or jaded horse VIII not hesitate 70 sell
slush ice. sduIterated groceries. diseased
meat and uncIeau milk
In order 20 make the conditions under
which tie horse has 10 work as favor
able and comfortable as may be. he
should be provided with a clean. we'll
ventilated stable; ne should have a good
dy net for street wear and q sueet b-an-
ket for protection from flies W ie stand
ing in the stable OF barn when hauling
heavy loads over city streets OF on dusty
roads le- him rest in the shade occa-
sio1aily. and water him often DO not
through fear OF giving TOO much water.
60 10 the opposite extreme and stint him
10 cruel extent; drive him at a mod
crate. steady gait. and avoid sly spu-ts
OF speed sponge him of with c0ld water
when lie comes back TO the stable re-
moving ali sweat and harness marks
Give him a carrot OF an apple. g friendly
pat and word of appreciation for his
services
Work of Humane Society.
The Humane Society. whose object Il IS /
% prevent cruelty 70 animals and chill
d-el. employs ten agents, al q whom re-
port IN person al the Office Of the organl-
zauon each morning for the purpose OF
recounCing the previous days work and
receiving any special Instructions that
may be necessary for the day. They are
also required 10 report by phone at least
four times during the day. starting from
what part OF their territory they are re-
porting, thus enabling the secretary 70
keep in close touch with them at all
times, that he may give them instruc-
tons as 70 investigating complaints OF
other matters needing attention Each I
agent IS also required % visit all parts
of his territory at least once each DAY.
paying special attention 10 slaughter I
houses. cattle pens. the markets and com
mission houses, where live poultry and /
calves are handled, and 10 brick yards I
sand yards. places where excavating /
building or heavy hauling Is being done, I
and all other places where horses or I
1ther animals are liable TO be cruelty 4
treated. overloaded. or overworked-