BREEDING HORSES.
The domestication of the horse, the various
uses to which he is made subservient, the se.
lection of those the best fitted for a particular
purpose, and the effecta of locality and climate,
have caused a wonderful variation of form and
size.
The range is so wide that it is measured by
differences whicli are so great that it appears
impossible that all could have descended from
the same horse, and from the tine-toed eqtuilu
of an age so far back that there is little use in
chronology, to the last winner of the Derby,
and from the Shetland pony, which a strong
man could carry on his back, to the draft horse
of upwards of a ton in weight, there are dis
parities which axe hard to reconcile with a com
mon origin.
There is little use in pursuing abstract theo
ries, or "harkinc back." further than cenerntinn.
sufficient to show how peculiarities have be
come fixed and valuable characteristics estab
lished. This much study is alwolutely neces
sary to the breeder who expects to be successful
in producing the best animals, as bo will thus
avail himself of the experience of others, get
the benefit of what they found to be right, and
avoid the mistakes which have followed a wrong
procedure.
It is over 200 years since the breedora of race
horses in England found that there was a riht
and a wrong method) and iu the days when
Rome flourished and when that empiru ruled
the world, the necessity of thoughts was rec
ognized. Anterior to that era there arc tradi
tions of families of horses which were celebrated
forsneed. but tho madam i k.i on I I tfca
result of comparatively modem efforts. Racing
in England was a popular pastime before the
oreuuuig oi ton mr&cs was oamea on m a sys
tetnatic manner,
Hut the racing of that day was scarcely
worthy of the name, when compared to what it
hal become through tho efforts of brooder and
the stimulus of rich rewards. When the first
importations of Turks, Arabians ami ltarlw
were made there wai a class of horses which
had been used for running; but little, if any el
fort had been made to breed horses especially
for that purpose. The get of tho foreign horses
were found to le superior on the course, and
that which had followed bap-hazard experi
ments gave the key to success.
Though racing was eagerly pursued, the at
tention of the wealthy was more given to the
production of horses for the manege, yet, as
these required to have many 01 the clinraetens
tics of the race-horse, the breeding of them
nided in establishing the other. The foremost
writer on horse subjects was the Duke of New
castle, and he gives fuller descriptions of the
various breeds, bi tter instructions in hreediin:.
rearing and managing, and was considerably far
in advance ot his contemporaries in all pertain
iug to the subject.
Divested of the iiuaiutuess and In ;''! '
the period, his works are full of practical in
structious, which are applicable at present, and
in order to ahow what the state of hor-ic affairs
were in the days when the breeding of race
horses began to lie systematic, I shall quote frc
qtiently from his works.
As a matter of curiosity, M well as to show
tho distinguished position he held in the world,
I cop v the title pace of his Enulish work, lit
had previously written one in French, and at
the date given he was universally conceded to
be the toiviniiHt lnTM-man ot the tune.
HXTKAOIIDINAHY INVENTION,
TO PMUS
BOMB,
en
0KK thom l J I i to 3A1IRI:
AS A Lao
To PVrlert .Yd fur t the Subtilitr -d Art;
Whicli was DeW found out, but hy
m
Thrice S..hlv. High, mi I' "-Pan"
WlUJAH CAVENIMHII,
Puke, Mannies. and Karl f SmmtO$l Kart t Ojfti
vi,i,.n V.iu.nrl.l L lUn f U.urer -t h,i. ,
11 ft rri m. IMh.lt .uiil (;;' lieilll.inm "I In- ! i. -
lit Hed-ehamtier; Oseel His lUJertiMnuart H.immrat.le
Privy Coimcel; Knight nf the mit N't.Ute rdi-r A tin-
lUNer; Hi MaJeMIe- l.n-tio ruuii m me i .mint ami k.hii
nf Nottingham; and Justice in A) re Trn.t VmU VM
iM,,.r n,l ilruiiiu Hovereiizn. in tils Youth, when I
was Wince ol HaiM; -ll fllT W tlixlt! ('HIlUlll
.,1 .11 ll. Pr.-uii - I., v-.'.-l tin- Ko.r-.f
and other Mrttf the Kiiiirdi.m'.d Kn-ilmui; with (lower
by a IDMBl on"""""'". " ...!.,.
LOS DOS.
rrinU-d by Tho ifiUwuni, In the year 1W7.
Here are titles enough to suit the most fas
tidious stickler for "blue blood," aud the
printer of that day in order to give them full
emphasis, was profuse in the use of capitals
and italic. The high positions he held gave
him the best opportunity to olieerve, and to
compare the horses of the different cnuntriee he
traveled and sojourned in, aa he was the guest
and companion of those who took the moet in
i... .... i the subject which was uppennoet in
his mind, he availed himself of these advantages
aji.l was a most coinpetunt cnuc.
The thoroughbred of to-day is descended
from the Spanish, Arabian, Rarh, Turkish and
u.li.b hordes. Thouiih a few mart were im-
Eorted during the reign of Charles II. by that
ing and called "the Royal mares," in which
tome of the beat pedigree end, the great
majority were stallions, which were first bred
to the English mare, and sulequently to the
produce of the earlier importations. Here-
alter, worn consiucrmg mm ,
1 - Im invnn to elucidate the cm
mingling of straias, and to ahow the origin of
the blood hone from the source deaiguaUd.
In copying the deecriptions and remarks of
the Duke, while following the phraeeology, the
orthography will be changed, but in everything
i Ue the transfer will be literal
He commence with the Spanish home: JTeea
,n.,.t L n, .u- that of all horse tn the world, of
what nation aoever they be, Spanish horaa are
SUPPLEMENT TO
the wisest, far the wisest, ami strangely wise,
beyond any man's imagination; but 1 must tell
you they are not the easlier drest (trained) for
that, because they observe too much with their
eyes, and their memories are too good.
If he be well chosen, I assure you he is the
noblest horse iu the world. First there is no
horse so curiously shaped, all over from head to
croup. He is the most beautiful that can be,
for he is not so thin and lady-like as the Barb;
not so gross as the Neapohtau, but POlWOOH
DOM, He is of great spirit, ami of great cour
age, and docile: hath the proudest walk, tho
proudest trot, and best action in his trot, the
loftiest gallon, the swiftest careers, and is the
lovingeat and gentlest horse, and tittcth for a
king in a day of triumph to show himself to his
people, or iu the head of an army, of any horse
in the world.
"Therefore no horse so tit to breed on, as a
Spanish horse, cither for the inannage, the
ambling for the pad, hunting or for running
horses. 'I'oiiqueror' was of a Spanish horse,
'Shotten-Herring' was of a Spanish horse
'Butler' was of a Spanish horse, and 'Peacock'
we ul a apauiah marc, aiul these beat all the
horses in their time, so much, as no horse ever
ran near them.
sav he is absolutely the Wst stallion in the
world, for all those several things 1 have formerly
named ; il you 00 wisely appropriate sue
ml 'it in mm, as snail ne nt tor such
you would have your breed, and so he
all breeds, but to breed cart horses."
ae I
fit for
Of the Harbhe writes: "The liarh is next
the Spanish horse for wisdom, but not near so
wise, ami that makes him much eaiier to lie
irest. Reside he is ol a gentle nature, docile.
nervous and light. He is as tine as horse can
be, but somewhat slender, ami a little lady-like,
DKSION KOI! A PICTURESQUE 00TH1C VII, I.A.
and is so lazy ami negligent in his walk, es
he will stumble in a Imwling green ; be trot
like a cow and gallops low, and no OOUM in any
of those actions. Rut commonly bu is sinewy
and nervous, and hath a clean strength, is ex
cellently winded and good at length, to endure
great travel, and very apt to learn, and easy bo
be drest, Wing (for the most jwirt) of a good
distKisition, excellent apprehension, jinlgment
ami memory ; and when hi is searched and
wakened no horse iu the world goes U'tter in
the mntiniflft bl all airs whatsoever, and rarely
QpOfl the ground in all kinds.
The Itarb is not so lit a horse for a stallion for
Mir-1 -Mil .
PLOOfi
LANs
the inannage ai for running horses, for he got
long and loose horses." JoteiJi Cairn;
long and maa horses." OOffM Cairn
Simpmn in f'tritir lluritl 'rw.
t'l kasim. t h.i Esi.hav is..- An .ulniinr of
Old engraviims aalopU the f..l..wiug plan for,
. " ;.?. .l,,il,,- S..h ., w.t
thi-m until they are eompU-tely soakeil or satu-
, 1 itk it f thoi. refnllv- --mr off tho
water and pour on U the print a solution of
i.l,.-;.l f I in,, i, .I... ,,.,,t 1 .In. rhl..rtj.
It P.. to :w mtrt of waU-rl, An a ireneral rule
the. stains (iiupjier mm u vy oi.ti- , tru nw
nally they are ulistiuate. When that ii the
caae, I pour on tho sjiot pure b caJcis chlorate,
and if tnat doea not ml I wld a little aeid
nitro-hydrochlor. dil. I have never bait a print
which ha not succumbed to this treatment in
fact, as e rule, they become too white. Ae eonn
as they are clean, they must be carefully washed
with succeaaive portione of water, until the
whole of the chlorine is got ml of. They should
then be placed in a very weak solution of isin
glne or glue, and many collecton color this
solution with coffee grounds, etc., to give a
yellow tint to the print. They should U dried
between folds of blotting paper, cither in a press
or under a heavy book, and finally inmed with
an ordinary flat iron to restore the kIom, etc.,
(place clean paper between the iron and the
pnnw.
THE W EST SHORE.
A MODEL WIFE.
Zaehary Hodgson was not naturally an ill
tempered man. It was want of reflection, more
than a corrupt and ungenerous heart, that led
him to consider his wife in the light of an infe
rior being, and to treat her more like a slave
than an 00.01 If he met with anything abroad
U nitile his temper, his.wife was sure to sutler
when he came home. His meals were adwAva
ill-cooked, and whatever the poor woman did to
please him. was sure to have a contrary effect .
She bore his ill-humor in silence for a long time;
but finding it to increase she adopted a method
of reproving him for his unreasonable conduct
which had the happiest effect. One day, as
.achary was going to his usual avocation after
breakfast, he purchased a large cod-fish, and
sent it home with directions to his wife to have
it cooked for diuner. As no particular mode of
cooking was proscribed, the good woman well
knew that whether she boiled it, or fried it, or
made it into a stew, her husband would scold
her when he came home. Hut she resolved to
ploaao him for once, if poesiblc, and therefore
cooked portions of it in several different ways.
She also, with some little ditlieulty, procured
an amphibious animal from the brook at the
back of the house, and put it into the wt In
due time her huslmnd came home: some nov
ered dishes were i.laccd on the table, mid w ith
U fnnviug, fault-finding look, the moody man
ommeDeeti toe . Dnvereaaon
"W ell, Sally, did you get the Bib I bought:"
i es, m v near.
" 1 ihmtld like to know bow you have cooked
it I will bit anything you have spoiled it for
my eating. (Taking off the coverl 1 thought
so. Why, in the name of cominen sense
you fry it I 1 would as MOD eat a Uiiled frog."
"Why, I thought yon liked it beet .fried."
" You did not think any neh thing. You
knew ln'tter. I never liked fried fish why
didn't you ln.il it V
" My dear, the last time we had fresh lish
you know I Dotted it, and you said you liked it
U'tter Mad. I did it merely to please m but
1 have boUtd some also." So saying she lifted
a cover, and to! the shoulders of the rod, uieelv
lioilcd, were neatly dciMitd on a dish; a sight
which would have inaiie an epicure rejoice, but
which, alas ' only added to the IUUeJBM of li
husband.
ukxuid rroaT
OF QOTHIO TULA,
a .. .1.-1, .i,.. ' 11...1...1 n.i. ci.:.
and simdge If you hod not bgea the most
lilly of woman kind you would have made it
, . . ,,)inUl 'llllf Ul ,J
! lent stew.
. ? ,,"r'
I'haae you.
id she, "I have i
b-d
1 "ravont dish, indeed," grumbled the dia-
hteiitl luisliaiid, 'I dari auy it is an iini.aUl
nu-fnu ineaa. i w n lauo-r nave a
Itoiled froif than the whole of it.
This was a common eiproasion of his, and had
leeu anticipated by his wife, who u soon aa
the pn-foreiiee was expressed, uncovered a large
man at tier iiiiiiiatni nitlil arm ami there wu a
bull -frog of rt. jit- u diiiieiiaiotia, and puitia-
cmua aspect, stretched out at lull length
achary sprang from his chair, not a little
frightened at the uneipe. ted aparation.
"My dear, " said bis wife m a kiud. entreat
ing tone, "I hope you will at length l able to
make a dinner. '
tiary could not stand this. His surly
iiummi ww overcome, and he mint into an im
m.. I. rat., tit of laughter. He then acknowl
edged that his wife we right, and declared she
should not again have reoeon to complain of
mm; and ne laitfiiuliy kept hi word.
Uvits of tht Famtly VirtU.
THE rOMEC.RANATK.
Hmmh. Um tea t All,
Wee ... k .rf a ten
And in- h.nunt t, a eaMpeaate''
n iirn tnert t-n- none on Ibi trow,
Thi-nj-h ikej liunlnl nar and (ar
Atxl none in (hr fruit l ... .i
Al leWta hU faihrt, ill.
At ho eWMWesI Hir . in lhn,th.
s we leeyewerea MejeiiiMeii
Aixl pin-baaed il i , ;, ,
And, bliNwniic Allah' iinw,
wee heajieemi hir with th samp
Hut now a irt-nillluit liel man
CNH no t,. him In .i. allh.
"Orea me half tf ife iVitunnaip,
it win Mem bVwhL1
nraa liven. Be jnMei mw,
"Give the ether." Begot mat too.
leeae lo He em weal aiu
WnoM hoWeniwere ""i Itahti
Tom hna w Uh lost pamemMta
Hcsahlthe fifl wa rltrht.
"Qreaier than mine hi need.
Ami ool jit mi ih deM."
While Iteq wen- talking of it
There enmea lap at OMdOOri
The ssrvaut-womsji utswervd,
As the man that met her there
11. handed her in -i'
A ourioHi plate .d iri.M,
n hemm were ten puinounomlen.
Whhh she did n..t Whohl,
Henealh a maiillf irreu,
That kept tlidrhvn, ,,,,,1
He mjUmea tm itemte warn
Thl one," the , tntne";
And bean in the i , .n ,i, .
rhs ten Hint m.w are nine,
tUut of this he m.thnK ipaakil.
Alikiaaealh.lrmliliM.ka!
Me knows il e Wonan'l si'erot,
For in- ealh eyn te ese
lint lie fhm her the p..ntvranale.
And alraluhta nets hei lrw
who brinn neh niu he thouuht.
Hath her eWI noixnn nOgM.
Then All unto Haasan
TIM woman" tale did tall)
And he k ... him the uxnivranale.
w bom odors mode dhn well
Booti beallnj rlttni lie
In the fniitHot Paradiar !
K. II V-t.hin), 01 .. if y,.rk mrjdf
HOW ONE MOTHER TltAINED HER
UTTLH GIRL
"Maybe I un foolish, Mrs.- ., but ever
rittoa my little one was given me I have loved
to kiss the little baby Imn.ls as well as thu Itaby
lips, I Oied tO lay the soft little iimk palms
upon my month and kiss them till my baby
laughed. '
"As she grew older I still kept up tho cus
tom, inn) w hen night came and undressing h, r
I failed to kiss the little hands, Amy knew
that it was because they were not QllMBsMB
from naughtiness. If they had Wen lifted in
anger during the day, if thuy had struck
at tmrsie or a little playmate, mamma could
not kin ahem because they were not clean.
Ali.l lo mm u kiss was erv haul lor mv babv.
I BJMUl you. It was the same with tho littlo
Upt, If a naughty WOfd had eseam-d thein
I mean WUimUM natii'litv won . or mv litlhi
girl had not Ipokajfl mttte the truth during the
lay, i ei i not kiss urn ims; nltliouii i ,il,mM
kisseil her on cheeks and foreheail, uevor allow
iug her to g.i utdiwl to bad, But she cared
more for kissi H on the hands and lipa than fur
urtbingelae la the erarld. I baUetai my loving
little Amy ! And gradually the naughty ways
were done away with, ami each night my Uby
would say, Tmu haimius eo-ainii wamiai I
Iran IiaiinieH for 00 to tlss !
"And area now though she is Im Hr.
old I keeti up n cilntom which she h i, known
from her birth, because think it linl her try
tolH'giHnl. 'oH will laugh, inaylK', .Mm. ,
but I ,h want my little girl to grow up pure
ad BoYOOtj and if the love of mamma's kisses
can keep, by Hod's help, tho little bauds, Upa,
and heart, cU.iu, I think I shall t tiuuo the
custom until Amy is old enough to understand
fully things too hard for her as yet."
Sly own eyes were tearful when Mrs. Hor
ton's sweet voice ceased, and I envied littlo
Amy her Iwautiful vounii mother' coitiiianlnn.
ihlp, Did I think it a foolish idea? Ah, no
indeed ! Hut the truest, sweetest custom ill
the world keeping the small hand clean for
mamma's goo.l mght kits; and that is why
Bailie .lone w as not 'ppjd iii her own coin," a
the saying is. That is why the sweet bp
made DO angry reply. Mamma's kias was boo
precious a thing to be given up for the gratitl
catiou of One BMMneat OI evil awaking. Hear
nine imy; Mary i. iirtnf, tit Muu H i,,-
Amkt.
SCKCKIIAN DWILXJNa
Tho pictureMiue OeeUa HII ikm ... ...
engraving on this pafa. is a style whn h is fast
dig prevalent, h i duaigned bv Isaac
" a Son, of I'lilladelhhia. T k2rJ
oniameiiUtioii .,f the buildiiiit comix. rt w.-ll
with rural or suburb,, surrounding, Ul,
one would think of building such a house unless
lie rniihl give it handsome (mm eeul '
poaada fca it wiIhhibwI. The aiparairTea.
Hire is oi irame, ami tin; nsif may Ihj of ilato or
shingle.
The following will interpret the hnteruig
us.ii the ground plan, and give, thu bin. (lf the
nioms. First sU.ry. ', tmrlor, U by l) feet
with ly window ; i H, dining room, l'. by
Viaatl S It, sitting Ma, It by 1, feet; A
kit. hen. It bv II feet i . ).!) w
veatibule.
, ,"1 """y ''. prnieijl ubamlwr, It
by Ii,!..' ' ' f ' (on thn rnhli , I, ,. in I...
12 feet each ; I' t the left), chamber, I1.' by
U feet ; II, Uth room ; , l,u.lo,r.
,.ir. longieiiow crianrauxi ma
71st birthday recently, and may now N- said to
rank aiooni Amerii- ,,1.1 mmmm II.. I..,. ...I
lieenl are white, but hio eye is keen, his step
liuht .,d ii , ( i... k.-.i ...... i. r
i- ir i are wiilie, hut
light, ami the grip o
ne falling oT in his i
wiark, either.
ron Hmotmt Heain. Aftr waahiog and
drying the hands, poor int.. oue hand e few
drops of good eider vinegar; rub the hadd
together, wetting the whole surface, iih aides,
end dry it, Practaee thla and yonr bands wtU
feel sweeta.