The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-13
AT THE HOTELS.

AT THE HOTELS.
The trotting horse Is Infinitely more
practical and useful. speaking on broad
lines. than the thoroughbred" said VIII
B. Powell. Of shadeland Pa. a we'll
known horsebreeder. at the Raleigh last
night a thoroughbred has the speed
for burst OF time, but when Il comes to
do hard work every day. day after day,
and all the year around, II cannot com
pete with the trotting horse. The thor
oughbred is rattle-brained, has no sense,
Is beyond all control 1t doesn't know
when 70 stop or what to do in a race;
IL simply runs until II cannot run any
longer. whereas the trotting horse Is
under the control OF its driver from start
TO finish and Obeys orders at any time.
If the Kentucky breeders Of fifty
years ago found Il TO their advantage 20
90 % Vermont for Morgan horses o.
good type TO use on Kentucky stock. and
II the use Of those horses proved valu-
able, two things are made clear First,
that the Morgan blood is OF the greatest
value 70 horse breeding in this country:
and second. that the restoration OF the
Morgan can be greatly furthered by TAX
ing back TO Vermont and other New Eng
land States some Of the best OF the
descendants Of the original New England
stock and assisting In restoring the sys-
TEN OF the breeding 10 type which was
abandoned with the development OF the
speed-at-any-cost idea"
Speaking OF race horses. Mr. Powell
eat hot
the long run a horse which is Of great
value IN the improvement OF the aver
age run Of light horses, but the breeding
Of the horses for the sole and specific
purpose Of speed production can not as
a rule be followed by the average farmer
with profit
"Of one thing I am quite convinced.
added Mr.. Powell. and that IS that the
thoroughbred Is not the best horse for
army uses. BY that I mean all round
cavalry work, including scouting, artil-
lery, and transport service. I maintain
that the trotting horse type IS the most
useful and practical In the long run for
such purposes. It Is accustomed to rough
er food and treatment than the thorough
bred. which is fed on concentrated or
condensed food and has 70 be coddled like
a spoiled baby. The thoroughbred nat
a
speed, but IN the long run Il cannot com
pete. AS a general proposition. 1t is &C.
cepted among hOrsemen that the trotting
horse is superior 10 the thoroughbred for
general purposes"
Kurt Won MayThauser Zu Spermsnsgeldt,
OF Bozen. Austria, and Boston, Mass, a
young Austrian nobleman. is at the New
Willard. being in this country in the in
terest Of a new compass which he desires
TO place on American warships, claiming
that the instrument Is superior 70 ths
compass in use now. not being subject to
magnetic influences.
This compass. which IS styled q gro
scopIc compass. and IS the invention %
DR.. Anschuetz-Kaempfe. OF Kiel, Ger
many, is constructed on the principle OF
a top and makes 1000 revolutions a min
ute. X is in use on all the werships OF
the German navy, and has been founc en-
tirely satisfactory. Il was found during
the world tour OF the American squadron
that absolute reliability was lacking in
the compasses In use. The iron used
in the construction Of e vessel has e.
ways more or less influence on the con-.
pass, tending 10 make il inaccurate AMI
provement on the old compass"
Speaking Of Austrian politics. Herr Won
MayrhaUser said that Austria had four
Dreadnoughts under construction, which,
he thought, were 20 be placed at the dis
position OF Germany IN case OF war, I'm
return for Germany assisting Austria so
Loyalty during the Bosnia Herzegovina
annexation affair.
Yes, the army language OF the Austro-
Hungarian empire IS German, but thl
Hungarian people are clamoring for thi
use OF their own language IN the army
The Hungarians have been very persist
ent IN their demands for independence
from Austria Il is my belief that before
many years the fate which separated
l Sweden and Norway viii also befall Aus
| tria-Hungary. Hungary VIII be entirely
/ independent Of Austria save for having
the Emperor Of Austria as their own king.
/ Hungary VIII have its own government
| administration. and the only connection
| with Austria Il viii have VIII be the
! reigning house. which VIII be the same
/ for both countries.
/ ITALY. according 10 Herr Won Mayr-
/ hauser, instead Of Strengthening the triple
alliance. Is weakening II. The Irredeata
whose aim Il is 10 annex Itanan-speaking
/ provinces Of Austria 10 Italy, is actively
! engaged in its propaganda in Austrian
! territory. thus weakening the national
spirit Of Austria.
THE German Emperor stands high IN
| the estimation Of the Austrians: he has
always been found loyal and faithful 20
! his agreement. and II is therefore but
natural that Austria In time Of danger
should jump at the opportunity TO come
/ 70 the assistance OF Germany.
The business relations between Ger
many and England. and their immense
value are a more effective safeguard Of
| peace between these two countries than
anything else. II would indeed be the
| greatest misfortune that ever befeu
Europe II a war should break out between
/ them
DR.. George s Messicl1. OF Pfiiiaseiphia.
who IS at the Shoreham. IN speaking OF
tuberculosis said that II II is TO be re-
Z dUced in the human family the people
must be taught that In civilized COM
munities the tubercle bacillus is ever
/ present, and therefore prevention can
only be accomplished by building Up or
/ keeping up the resistance naturally found
IN the healthy human economy.
ITO establish this the mother must be-
gin with the infant" said DR.. Messick.
| ''She should be taught by her physician
/ that the child must be fed with that
| foodstuh which viii supply all tho de-
mands OF the blood, that It may in turn
I feed its different tissues; for instance,
I the bones, the muscles. the nerves. the
| glands. &c. The child should be kept
clean, that the skin as well as the lungs
/ can help keep the blood pure.
Fresh air and sunlight are essential
TO keep the blood in a condition which
will build up the fort Of resistance against
tuberculosis. Physical exercise IN nodera-
ton is necessary for health and resist
! ancs. Special attention must be paid 20