The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-04-09

close quarters. even though the ami
mails sides be chsfed by the stalls.
is obvious.
Have shipping Fever
While in transit in train or steam
er. horses are liable to be affected by
what is sometimes called shipping
fever" which is in the nature OF gen
eral debility. colds. pneumonia and
heart disease. Deaths from any OF
these or other causes during the
transatlantic trip are said to be COM
Dsrstively few. being below one per
cent. of the average Heart disease
and pneumonia cause most of the
deaths. Horses are liable 20 be sea-
sick for q few hours. and betrsy
symptoms usually by skipping meal.
or possibly two. During the ten or
twelve cay trip the Government We
terinary is ever vigilsnt. making the
rounds daily 70 note the condition OF
the horses and 70 doctor any which
nay require treatment. A veterinary
who recently returned after seeing
1000 horses thru Liverpool said
that during the voyage it had been
: case OF constant hard work on his
part 70 prevent more than the doz-
en- deaths which occurred At one time
he said. fully g horses we're sick.
Big Crew Of Holsters.
Each steamer that takes horses
from here carries. in addition TO its
regular crew. usually about 100
hostlers. whose duty il is 10 feed
and water the horses and clean
their stalls during the voyage. Out
side OF 2 foreman and nine or ten
assistant foremen. who are exper-
fenced. many OF these attendants
may never before have come into
close cantact with horses. English
men. Irishmen and Seotchnen. and
any other who may be British sub
iects, generally make up about sew
enty-five per cent. OF each batch OF
other days. when cattle shipments
were made from here. would have
been known as cattlemen. That most
of the attendants are British sub
iects is due principally TO the fact /.
that steamship officials prefer such. I
as il is more convenient for them in .
the end, for many fail 10 make use 4
of the certificates which entitle them .
TO return passage. The remaining .
per cent. may be made up
largely OF Americans.
Holsters and Students Enlist.
Many OF the Englishmen who sail
as horse tenders do so with the in
tention of enlisting in the army upon
reaching native shores. being glad
OF the opportunity to return al no
greater expense than the labor re-
CURED OF them during the trip. II
vas reported that eighty Of OF 100
hcrsemen who went from here on
one steamer enlisted almost as soon
as they reached England. Others,
however. being without employment
in this country. make the trip for the
purpose of visiting parents or other
relatives. intending to return later
Among the Americans may be
found adventurous young fellows. in
GLIDING not few college students.
who desire TO experience the war ex-
element abroad.
Each attendant has ten horses 10
ook after during the trip. while
Is assigned TO every 100
horses. None except the foreman and
us assistants receive pay for their
york, and some. upon returning,
nave sung derisively OF the hash q.
hey get three times a day"
High Transportation Rates.
The British Government is paying
he steamship companies high rates
or the transportation OF the horses
AIKEN from here, but il is difficult TO
obtain positive information as 10 the
.xact prices. Recently horses were .
.arried from New York TO a French
,ort at the rate of sos a head.
the Boston-England rate
,quals or exceeds this, is not known.
-ocal steamship officials claim that
he contract for moving horses from
lere was made or the other side OF
he Atlantic, and that no one on this
ide is supposed 10 know the rates.
even if in excess OF the rate quoted,
: il intimatsd that the company
the horses here might find
: more profitable TO utilize the
pace given over 10 the horses for
arriage OF general cargo at prevail
mt record rates due 10 the scarcity
# ocean tonnage.
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