| Show i IT IS 15 TRUE A Horg cig nead mead Is as long as a riou flour r narrel barrel it is probable that at first thought most persons would be inclined to doubt the tae accuracy of the old saying that a horses head is as long as a flour barel tel flour barrels vary some somewhat hat in cath some are made stouter and Li horter orter some slender and a little higher an average flour barrel is about 20 inches in height A man to whom theold the old saying was familiar made up his mind the other day says the new york sun to see for himself just how near right it was and lie e mee measured the heads of three horses one of these horses was said to have rather a larg e head for its size it a very ag horse harse this horses head exclusive of the cars measured 23 inches a length the heads beads of the two other lo horses which were horses of fair average le size with average beads measured ene cne 27 inches the other 2712 27 inches so that this investigator discovered that the old saying was substantially true |
