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results arrived whih S"t. Mrrtiri ha^ brea ir:- 

 der his charge. It will b'3 a. vjluabte addi- 

 tion to the existing- works on modieino and 

 surgery. 



St. Martin, since lie w.is woiindcd,.has 

 married, and bocom? th"^ father of ssveutaen 

 children, five of whom with hiswif^. are now 

 living. . At first the onlv way by wliich his 

 food after entei-ing the rose3ophnccut could be 

 prevented^ from pa^ssing; ovit throtiofh the 

 wound, W.18 to use oomprx'i^^es and adhesive 

 straps. The necessity hns since been over- 

 come by the growth of a small fold of the 

 coats of the stomach, whieh now.cxt'nls nl- 

 most over the orifice, but enn be roadilx^ re- 

 pressed with the fin2:'^r so ii.s fo all-^w ao ex- 

 amination of the intn-ior ot' t>.c RtOT.a-.'h — 

 when it is empty, to the depth of ilve/ or six 

 inches. St. Martin is_ of medlflra heipcht, 

 dark complexion, a neculinv. s.rttcrimr s:vey 

 eye, and is remarkable for his why toxighness 

 of constitution. 



The Medical Society wore macii iiiieiciied 

 in the experiment, and tlmy pa^srd a rc3?h> 

 tion of cordial thank.- f) Dr. [jantini: for ;n- 

 fording them this oiip:)vtunitv of 'p.nvonally 

 witnessing; this sin,L''l-i:i r.nd 'iit',M''v-tiiii;- caH^> • 

 and for imnortant fict^ Avlr" 'b h"^; so fi'.e'^\v 

 furnished them; al«o. to Col. Colt, for tbe 

 lively interest he h:^;l t:;krn in ser-uvinjr the 

 presence of St. Jlavtiu in Hnrff.'.rrl, in order 

 that the professors here ruight have the ben- 

 efit of witncssinu' and testing impcrtaiit faGts 

 in this case. — Hartford T/rn'ps. 



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Oti raising JToi'scs in ILin&h, h>j N, 



Dillon, Sex. 



I have, after considerable experience, 

 arrived at the following coucUisions: - i 



1st, In breeJino;, if your mare be 

 small, do not breed to n very I'arirc lior^e ; 

 if you do, your colt will be lialile to~'bc 

 disproportioned, and not so dnrnljle as 

 it would be if the dam i\\\<\. ^vcq were 

 nftarly equal in size. But if your mare 

 is long backed, breed from a short back- 

 ed horse — for lou;r bneked Iiorses" are 

 not as strong or active a-^ sliorter on?s. 

 For duration and speed, do not take the 

 shortest; choos3 a mediaui. 



I have had some exporloncc in driving 

 horses. I never tried a lona; bodied 

 horse, that performed as v. ull a.i a .slujiter 

 one. 



2nd, When the mare is goinfj to the 

 horse, do not chanuo her feed : only 

 lighten it, and let her have uioderate 

 baits of grass. Never let her he pulled 

 hard, or driven fast. lu a word, regu- 

 lar feed and work will keep your nag 

 healthy and stout. I sec many marcs 

 and colts very poor. Tiioy say it is 

 because they work thcni so hard; but 

 the man that drives a poor horse, is apt 

 to be a poor hostler, and loses, for want 

 of care in feeding and shel tcr ing him ; for 

 if he feeds and drives regular, his horse 

 will feel well, and be in good spirits. — 

 On the other hand, if the horse is rode 



or drovb hardv lull fed an<l heavily wat- 

 ered!, espceialiy Avliilc 'warm, he will be 

 apt to be poor. I>(.m't sweat your hoVso 

 in cold woather; if you do, doii't neglect' 

 to btaiaket hill) ; it -is very injurious to 

 the poor animal, -to judo -or di-i vc him 

 home from town of a colvl evening, and 

 turn him out in the bleak winds, ami tie 

 him up in a cold stable to. shiver all 

 night. - . •■;:.■•■■■ .;:,^--. --v,' ■■■■■'."'■ ':; 



"As to feed, oats is rbcst, corn next; 

 but do not chiinge from eorn to oats 

 wjien your liorso is at llJird service. If 

 eompejled to do so, feed light for a few 

 feed?. When comuicneiug hard "jvork, 

 or starting on a journey, drive light, and 

 feed linrlit for the first two oi' three davs, 

 tlien increase 3'Oiir feed and pace; When 

 your marc is near foaling, be Ciireful not 

 to ehango her' feed ; if she lias moderate 

 pj.isturc, it is.wei!. -When she foals, feed 

 liilht Jor.a few da vs. : Make no other 

 change in he!-,food for at least two weeks, 

 (or the cylt ;WiU b;^ likelj to, take the 

 .SCOUV.S. ]3« Ciirefal not to heat your 

 m:j:re$ while -jiiekli hg. Wean youi- eol ts 

 •nt froni four to five juouths old. Tbey, 

 sliould come in April, and be weancil in 

 September; by the time ^ winter sets in, 

 tlicA- have learned to cat. When vou 

 take a polt from the dam, put it in a 

 dark stable ;\keep it there from six to 

 ten days.. Keep the mare us far from 

 it as you can conveniently, so that they 

 can't hear each other's call. : 'In eight' 

 or ten days thcy nJll forget each other. 

 : Tli.cn turn your colt in a small lot for a 

 da v or two, to have it race; then turn it 

 on to. grass, but don't forget to feed 

 regular. If you feed sheaf oats, cut ofi" 

 the heads aird give them; if corn, shell 

 It for them, forif you suffer your colts 

 to bite green corn from the cob, they will 

 be likely to have the lampeis, and per- 

 haps the big head. . .^^' 



If you <liscover the distemper among 

 voiu- horses, give them indiiifo, either 

 pulverized orin water. I have given a 

 grown horse a. table SDOonful at a dose, 

 for worms. At tlie appro:ich of winter, 

 when about to commcMCC foedlug, fix. a 

 lot so that no horse can 2"^3t out of it.— 

 Shut Up your colts STid ; horses carlj in 

 the evening : this. will keep them from 

 beiriff mischievous. You mav feed vour 

 vcarlings, two and three vears ohL all 

 in the same lotr, give about live cars of 

 corn twice a day, v.ith hai.y.. Keep your 

 colts up until or 10 p'cloek in the 

 morning. They shduld be protected 

 from the coM winds. Sale your hay 

 when you put it up. When you first 

 commence feeding, stay in the lot with 

 your coks while eating their grain, and 

 if one attempts to kick or bite, put on 

 the lash, and they Avill soon learn to eat 

 quietly together. If one should fail to 

 eat its. feed, it won't affect the rest. But 

 when there is but two to feed together, 



if one fails to eat, the other will cat both 

 feeds, and get foundered. ,/ <.>--?;^#>iH4'- > 



If you suffer your horses to rtirt at 

 large in winter, tiicy will be liable to 

 learn to be mischievous, and trespass on 

 your neighbors, to their loss, and your 

 own injury, as they will be liable to liavc 

 bad eyes and.feet, through over leaping. 

 To break a colt, commence while young, 

 say at two years old, but do not let hijn 

 be pulled hard, or rode by a man until 

 four rears old. Have a good halter and 

 snaffle bit bridle on your colt, put a boy 

 on the cult, mount a quiet beast your- 

 self, take, the halter, or one rein of the 

 bridle ii it is double relne<I, take a small 

 switch, using il; as little as possible, bo 

 careful not to hurt the colt's u^outh with 

 the bit, if the colt should fret, handle it 

 gently, but don't suffer it to get its head 

 downv ; Never force your colt up to any 

 thing he is afraid of ; work hiin gently 

 as near the'object that frightens him as 

 you can, then stop aad let him take a 

 good look at it, then he will generally 

 jfo on. If he is badly frightened, it will 

 pay you to get off and load him slowly 

 past. in crossing bridges and high 

 croESways, if your nag is tihiid, get off 

 and lead him over. It always pays me 

 well to do so. I tiever rein up, or mai'- 

 tingale a colt until he is fully bridle wise, 

 as it fi-ets him, and does no g?od. If I 

 get a tricky nag, that is dangerous to 

 ride, I ta^je a forked stick, placing the 

 fork under his law. and fastening the 

 ends of it to the rings on the bit, h:iving 

 a holejxiortLced in the other end, at the 

 right distance, to make him carry his 

 head properly. Put your girt tlirough 

 the hole, and ho is safe, he can neither 

 throw his head up or down. If he is 

 given to swelling and jumping stiff leg- 

 ged^ so ns to breuk the girt, take a piece 

 of a clothes line, or sonjo other small 

 £ord, pass it three times 4tround the 

 beast, put a stick ■ under the middle v 

 strand, and twist it until it is so tight the 

 nag can't swell, then it will generally go 

 along quietly. If your colt is hard to 

 catch, and don't tame well, shut him up 

 in a dark stable twenty-four hours, then 

 put a bridle on him, take the scab or 

 swimmer off his fore leg, spit on your, 

 hands, rub them well together, then 

 blow through your hands into your 

 horse's nostrils; lead him around in the 

 stable, occasionally touching him under 

 the belly, to keep him moving. Use him 

 a little every day, and he wiU soon be- 

 come gentle. .;.-,-; 



In catching horses, always earfy a 

 little salt or corn. Fondle on your horse 

 w-hen you put the bridle on, or pull it 

 off, and he w^ill be easy caught. .".: V 



To break a colt to work, be carc?til itt 

 goal ing him, sec that your gears fit well, 

 especially the hames; when they arc 

 buckled, there should be. just room 

 enough to run your hand around tho 



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