Show GET RID OF DELICATE HORSE Farmer Should Dispose of Ailing Animal Ani mal at Once and Save Much Time Trouble and Expense By J J. J M. M BELL I 1 know of nothing more troublesome troublesome trouble trouble- some on the farm th than n the delicate horse In the first place the ordinary farmer is not a veterinarian in any sense therefore when he is unfortunate unfortunate nate enough to own a horse that Is subject t to spells of sickness he re really lly does not know what to do do and If this same horse is an a animal whose value ranges anywhere from 50 60 to the owner is loath to send off oft for a regular veterinarian and pay him for his visit and prescription consequently the horse In question is s very apt to die I 1 have had bad some experience nce in the past pst few months with a delicate horse C 4 Standard Bred at Government Remount Re I Re-I Re mount Depot I and this experience may be of value to some reader The horse in question was and Is a good one in many ways City broke that is is fearless when it comes to the many things that are very liable Hable to frighten a horse these days Automobiles steam cars bicycles and the like do not even interest him He will meet any of these horse ter affairs with utmost ence ence When I first purchased him he was waslow waslow waslow low down in flesh and really looked depressed and sad Having had about thirty years' years experience ex ex- experience in the handling of horses and mules of all sorts I naturally thought that that 1 I could take this specimen to my farm and make something of him I J bought him over three months ago and have fed him on what is is' considered considered consid consid- ered by good horsemen men to be first first- class class' ss' ss feed At the present writ writing ng Ican I Ican can caD only say that my experience and the advice ot of my iny neighbors rs are at fault for the horse still remains poor and apparently out of condition He has had two atta attacks ks of sickness sickness sick sick- ness in the past month and with no excuse so far as the writer can see First a bad cold that kept him half sick for over two months then a severe se see severe vere attack of Indigestion which lasted lasted last last- ed all an day and well into the night and was followed by a severe chill I would advise any farmer who Is unfortunate enough to own a delicate te horse to dispose of ot him at atthe the earliest earliest ear ear- liest opportunity and thus save him himself himself self trouble and expense for the ordinary ordinary nary farmer does not know what to do with an animal anima that Is regularly subject subject sub sub- to these spells of sickness and even if he does know what to do It does not pay to waste time on such an animal |