Show i v ft POINT VIEW IN SUMMER if a horse could tw talle he would havo have many things to say when summer comes ile he would tell hta his driver that he feels the heat on a very warm arm day quite as 03 much as aa if he could read a thermometer he would say eay give me a little A water many times a day when th abo e heat hat la Is intense Inte iise but not much at a time it if I 1 am warm if you want me to beep k beep well dont give me any gral n when you bring me warm into the stable just a halt dozen swallows of water and some hay to eat until I 1 am cool dont water me too soon after I 1 have eaten my grain wait an hour especially do I 1 need watering between nine and ten at night I 1 am thirstier then than at almost any other time of day he would say when the sun Is hot and I 1 am working let me breathe once in a while in the shade of some house or tree if you have to leave me on the street leave me in the shade if possible anything upon m my y head between my ears to keep the sun off Is bd bad for me if the air cannot circulate freely underneath it unless it is a sponge kept cool and wet if y you ou treat me as you would yourself and do not clip off my foretop tore top you need not have much fear ol of losing me by a sunstroke afon it on an extremely warm day I 1 give evidence eviden ceby by panting and signs of exhaustion ha that I 1 am being iverc overcome ome with the heat me take me into the shade and apply cold water or even broken ice wrapped up in a cloth or put in a bag bae to my head sponge out my mouth and go over my legs with a cool wet sponge he would talk of slippery streets and the sensations of falling on ou cruet cruel city cobble stones the pressure of the load pushing him to the fall the bruised knees and wrenched joints an and the feel of the daiv drivers ers lash he would tell of the luxury of a fly net when at work and of a fly blanket when standing still in fly season and of the boon to him of screens la in the stable to keep out the insects that bite and ii e would plead jor for as cool and comfortable for table a stable as possible in which to rest at night after a days work under the hot sun lie he would suggest that living thru a warm night in a narrow stall neither bro properly perly cleved cleaned nor bedded Is suffering for him and poor economy tor for the owner lie he would say that turning the hose on him Is altogether too risky a thing to do unless you are looking tor for a sick horse spraying the legs and feet v hen he Is not too warm on a hot day lie he would find agreeable he Ile would sayi say please sponge out my eyes and nose and dock when I 1 come in tired and dusty at night and ulso also sponge me with clean cool water under the coller and saddle of the harness our dumb animals |