Eli Perkins Tells How To Treat A Horse

Some English grooras hero ore teaching the "Yankees" how to take oaro of a horse. To-day I asked one of these grooms, who I.as spent twelvo yeara in the stables f royalty, what ho had to say about our Americnu way of taking care of a horse. " "VVhy sir," said he, " you don't take good care of your horsog; you think you do, .but yoa don't." "Wliy ? " I anked'. "Beoause, when a horse oomeg in all wet with perspiration, you let him stand in the ntablo and dry with all the dirt on. In England we take the horse as he comes in froin a dïive and sprinklo blood-warni ■water all over him, f rom his head to his feet. Then we ecrapu hiru down and blanket hira, rubbing his lega and fac; dry. Thus, in au hour he is clean and Ary and rcady to tako a good food, while with your way, he will stand and sweltr for hours, and tinally dry, stioky and dirty. Our horses never founder and ncier tako cold Wc never use a curryoomb. You soratch your horse3 too hard. The only care neecssary is to have tho water not very cold, then bathe theru quick and blankut them instantly, whilo you are rubbing their legs." I think tho groom is sound, and I've noticed the saine practico ínysslf in England. A srood story is told of b Chicago drygoods salesman bas tho reputation of Yteing soiuewkut of a wug. Ho recently ereld.a biU of goorts to a country customer, who was oxpected to commit justifiQblo insolvency as soon as he bad disposed of his stock. As it was thu custonior's intention to pay a smR.ll part of his account with notc, which might provo worthless, the salesmau - so the story goes addod hero a little and thore a litiist to the prico of the goods, bo that when the purchaso of some two thousand dollaaa' worth had been made, of which all bt two or threo hunrlrod dollars were puiit iu cash, thero was no possibility of tho firni' losing anything, oven should the uotei go. to protest. Tho tramaction eonoludod,. tbo customer bosought the Bttlesman to givo kim a proBüut of eom sort, and the Ralatman nccordingly prosenteil liim with a valuftblo redsilk handkerehief. " That won't do," said tho customer ; " givo mr o, nice silk dress for niy wife, or aomethiTifi of thtt bort." " Oan't do it," responded tho salenn ; " but 111 teil you what 111 do- I'll givo you back yonr notes." " No," replied the customer, " hold on ; " I'll tak tho handkorohief."