Show ANIMALS LOVE THE WEED A mure mare and colt tiit that will chow all the tob acco tuey they get the claim set forth from time immemorial im by tobacco haters baters that no animal would touch the weed that even the hog felt above it seems desi ck tined to receive a serious setback eugene russell kussell a farmer living livinie on oil the post bay road near lake ontario is the owner of a marc and colt that are extremely fond of tobacco the mare formed the habit long before the birth of f the colt and in the case of the youngster the appetite seems to have been inherited he three years ago mr russell decided that he would cure the mare of her habit babit and to do so lie he gave her two pounds of fine cut which she devoured with relish this not fazing her a bit lie he tried leaf tobacco of which he is a producer in a small way after stowing away a quantity of this she showed symptoms of distress she was dizzy and wanted to lie down and think over her sins bins about as a small boy might have wanted to do under similar circumstances this settled her as far as the plain leaf was concerned she has never tasted it since though fine cut touches the spot tale same as ever it did this was not long previous to the ML th of the colt and the little fellow exhibited almost from the first the 11 hankering for a chew it was bestowed while he be was yet at nurse and from that day to this both animals will follow any bt stranger ranger all over the lot who baethe has the smell of tobacco about ills his clothes the colt strange to say was not affected by the mothers aversion to natural leaf but loves that even better tertulian than fine cut and masticates masti cates all of either that is forthcoming both animals are beauties and no healthier are to be found in horse horseflesh flesh in these parts mr russell says ays P he e thinks the vise use of tobacco has b as kept them from having intestinal tes worms winch so often ciatress di atress horses and injure their digestion the mare is now eleven years old and the to A i v colt is is over two |