Clipping Horses

The New York Journal of Commerce bas a long and earnest artiole in defonse of the olipping of horsen during the winter ieason, aud argües that thoshortening of the long winter oost upon horse that are warmly boused wlien not at work, and are otherwise not exposed exoept when at lervioe, promotes the oomfort of the anímala and is a positivo aot of kindness. In auswor to the charge that the clipping il done regard less of the comfort of the horse, and simply to improve his looien, the writer eaystbis is a great mistake, iinoe few horses look as well after olipping as bofore, the dark winter oolor being obanged hy it to a lighter hue, and being omotimcB tntally lost. A bright bty horse ander this procoes, it is stated, turns to a omewhat UDeightly brown or mouse oo'or. In oonclaeion the artiole says that clipping is not au act of oruelty to a Lor-e for man's oomfort, conrenience, or tho gratitication of his pride, but ia an aot of kiminoRs, enabliog the hone to perforro a giren amniint of work with mucb greater ease, and saving him no small part of the aovero burden of bis wiuter's labor.