SUGGESTIVE.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 24, Issue 19, 11 March 1913, Page 8

SUGGESTIVE.

Wiif.h a certain bachelor was married he members of tlic Bachelors' Club surprised Him by sending him as a wedding present a copy of " Paradise Lost." A GOOD -DISINFECTANT. Tut. best disinfectant, as well as chra"-'st, >r poultry yards, closets, drains and cel: us ;■> sulphate of iron, or copperas. I'iss-lvc wo minces in a gallon of water, then use it 'rom the sprinkler freely. PRESENCE OF MIND. FwEuuy—Baw Jove, Cholly, when that nasty, ugly dawg twied to bitejne I just stopped still and looked at hint—Tike this—tnci, baw Jove, he tuhned wound and wan >ft. \\ asn’t that gweat pwesence ol rain I ? Cholly—lt was, indeed, ole chappie. Who vonld have expected to see it in a dog ? FADS OF THE PEERAGE. Lord Rosslyn recently made a bet with ..ord Headley that he would eat two pounds ■i steak and drink a gallon of ale in less time ■ han Lord Headley took to kill and skin a bullock. The Marquis of Ailesbury, who .was once In trade, still affects his costermonger suit on odd occasions, and likes to make a bet that be will sell a barrow of greens as quickly as any hawker in Whitechapel. Lord Gardner lives all the year round in India, and his baroness is a daughter of .-’rince Mtrza Shikoe, a grandson of the late dug of Delhi. She is acoliee coloured lady, and enjoys her betelnut as thoroughly as a nautch girl. Lord Lisle insists upon smoking a short clay pipe in the streets. He is an Irish peer and not very well off. His dining room walls are adorned with coloured clay pipe*, Arranged in stars and crosses, all of which—jver 500 —have been smoked by his lordship.

Lord Newburgh point blank declines to je either an Englishman or a Scotchman, ilthough he is the tenth peer of his title. He is an Italian citizen, and calls himself Count Bandini—perhaps one ot the only instances on record where a man prefers being an Italian count to.an English peer. Viscount Taaffe, an Irish peer, positively declines to be an Irishman of any description. He and his father before him were naturalized Austrians, and the country has agreed so well with him that he has risen ro the rank of Prime Minister to the Emperor Franz Josef. He calls himself a count —Count Taaffe. The Duke of Hamilton can be recognised “ mile off by his clothes. They are always at the same pattern—very loud check, very baggy trousers, very' short coat and a pot hat. He usually has a dozen suits made on the same lines, colour and pattern at the tame time, and he regularly, whenever it is po sii .le, changes his garments in the middle ■)l tbs Jay. THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE. Hu was probably (says an American writer' hist bred in England for the turf, vsi the traits which crowned him there soon made him popular everywhere. He was soon found at the front in the chase, in the stage coach, in the gentleman's carriage and '.veil in the plough, The first importation jl thoroughbreds to America was in 1725 And 1730. At various times importations lave been made which formed the basis ol die thoroughbred- of America. Recent Arabian inniorlalious have been made, but tie not com. -.lured desirable. To maintain tnd improve the good qualities of the horoughbrul is a problem which has been lelot'e the breeders for over 200 years. The ,;uv of like begetting like, and the race track tave done the work. A horse that ran fast uid carried heavy weight, coupled to a mare hat could do the same thing, would likely ..reduce a ioal with the good qualities of its him and sire. /After years of such trial and needing the type of the thoroughbred has oeen fixed as no other breed, for, no other tas had such a long and severe test, or has teen bred with such care

Horse-racing has been licensed in England •ud America because it was thought neccs•ry to develop the horse. It has certainly htu lids, whatever it may have done fora mdn class't men who follow the turf foi ambling purposes. It does seem that this right be done and the horse developed with>ut any of the evil influences which attend i at the ordinary track. it is as much out liny to make the most of this gift of God, lie horse, as any other. He gave us the iorse just as he give.; us other things, not n the highest condition, but in astate whicb ..tiled development. It is as tnuen our ;my to do this as to build railroads or other • itional improvements. This is a fast age, ~id the demands upon us are such that we oui'-t drive a si»w horse, A business mm s time is too precious to lose an hour -.•rich day by driving a slow team. We are viying too much to the mar who drives our slow to tolerate a slow team. The sun is oo hot in the harvest held for the heavy ■;->rse with his thick skin and poor lungs I'iie machinery must stop for hours each hot lay or you lose such a horse. The stopping it" machinery and men in the field means heavy loss. Wc need a horse for all purposes, with the trams of the thoroughbred, nit a little more weigh, than mtuy of them possess. When four-mile races were in fashion our horses had to carry heavy weights, and nothing but strong horses could succeed. If our horses had to carry such weights as they do in Australia, and run long distances, as was once popular in America, it would greatly improve the thoroughbred. It should be remembered .hat horse racing is licensed only to improve he horse, not for gambling purposes. A our-mile horse with ability to carry weight vould have to be large, and he would be he best all-purpose horse in the world. It has been found that weight on the back ■>f a horse, a long track before- him, and a pur in his side to urge him to his best, is he most successful way to lest a horse in ;i ihost' essential points which make a good rnimal. His skin,'his lungs, his bones, his muscle and his nervous system all go to uake his strength, action, speed and staying pialities None of these can be seen with up eye with certainty. The bones may be veil shaped but porous, and have but little substance. The muscles may be well developed, but, like a loosely twisted string, Have no strength. The skin may be sleek .aid velvety, but without the power to throw iff heat. The lung or chest capacity may he good, and the horse have no wind, because the texture of the lungs is not elastic uid tough. Last but not least, his brain md nervous system may be so sluggish that he horse has no power to move quickly, and uas no courage. It will readily be seen that tests of all ,hese things are necessary to the production of a first class breed of horses, and the tests should be made for years and the breeding lone with these facts in view. It will readily he seen also that the thoroughbred is the mly horse we now have whose breeding and •est have been sufficient to justify any great expectation. The trotting horse is a coming horse, but his pedigree is too short—there are too many blanks The heavy horse for farm work, even in ■ his climate, does not stand the heat, and is too slow. Near the sea shore, and for a short time—for his life is short—he may do heavy work ; but in my opinion, after a trial pf over forty years in a warm < limate, the. 'horoughbred, crossed with a gcod-sirel ommoa horse, makes theibes' tnimal .