The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-02

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Was Kept * nv hofpe and yeetlyea
pafss wore purchased and no Tep9tfe
had 81 ~ fnA&n other khMn elt8AssiN
Spkfk pfpxN ana running kefu11sie
Through the cafburetof ones every
TIVE weeks. allowing Il 70 stand ever
night. 10 ret the carbon out NJ thu
cylinders cling and lsihricalisgs
which. of course. ! did n1yeeif a.
any driver 81 81 automobile would
Loss 10 reamsht HORSES.
Thfee milton doilafv = xnnr renre-
vents tire financial loss - ipzss
owners IN New York and chica8o AZ
= result pf weather and street eon~
ait y. under Witch ss drsnsAt e es ass
hor@e1 died Sin the streets d Now
Fork Inst year and were removed Nv
a eoatfantinw conpanx. In ChieaEa
the number removed from che streets
WAS AS0e. ana II addition 5000
were taken from the Stables and die
posed OF humaf1&lx. Figured on the
same percentage basis, X may be es-
xisnated that s,90o horses we're re-
moved from STABLES In New York,
bringing the fetal Of equine deaths
FOR The metropolis 70 27.Soe In the
year.
The snow aad lee Oh the streets
In winter are Irresponsible for heavy
losses. In one week In Deeember for
fs.~4umrn k0A YarwAes stes.,r<. q 10 r.as1xyAf4
from the streets In this city. For
four consecutive midwfnter weeks the
average was 442 q week. or about
seventy%folir working day In Chi
caEo the average was forty-three e
day during & period IN January.
The greater loss OF horses occurred
In the intensely hot weather last July.
In the week ended Inix S.24H animals
succupnbed In the streets Of New York,
end the following week the number
was $50. making a total OF 1.7Q8 for
the fortnight. IN chicsBO tf1g usztf1s
In the SIX weeks from June is To-
age Of forty q day. These figures are
from records furnished In both cities
by the board Of health.
sForsis' s--Efow 20 Take Them.
The lack Of bridges across many
or the streams accounts for the FREE
Quent mention Of s1orsS' and occa-
sionaiiy OF ferries In touring sci,ed-
ulan below tho Potomac river. Sew
trial unabridged streams SIRE encpun-
tered even on the way down from
/ HaEerstown TO the Shenandoah Wall
ley. ana they are more or less fire.
! Quenk thereafter. especially In the
| mountainous districts. These are not
always the results o. wilful neglect.
but rather the sign Of country OF
long distances and relatively small
population, widely separated from
each other for lack Of adequate
means OF communication. while a
large proportion Of the travel has
| always been on horseback. eaDecial-
| ly in tho rainy season.
The Northerner. accustomed to
substantial crossings OF most water
ways. Is usually skeptical AZ FIRST OF
his ability to negotiate these places
I, In safety. but he soon learns how 10
do it. Yet no stranger should take
/ too many chances. especially AZ these
1 "fords' are often encountered TAR
1 from help In case OF breakdown. On
approaching q stream which over
/ flows the road. It Is advisable to 80
! into low gear--not 50 much on ac-
count OF hidden obstacles. az to be
prepared 20 pun quickly and safely
| oHt OF a soft bottom. Again, going
! too fast through a stream very or
/ ten sends a sheet Of water into or
!, over the car. and especially into the