. Modern blacksmithing, rational horse shoeing and wagon making; with rules, tables, recipes, etc. .. . hooks break more of-ten in cold weather, suggests the advisability of an-nealing chains and hooks at suitable intervals, to re-fine the grain which may have crystallized. A crystal-lized grain is always a weak grain and is especiallyobjectionable where a sudden or shock load is likelyto be applied. In conclusion it may be remarked that the courtsdo not consider the correct size of the stock as thedetermining factor wdien locating the responsibility incase of accident. If it can be shown that
. Modern blacksmithing, rational horse shoeing and wagon making; with rules, tables, recipes, etc. .. . hooks break more of-ten in cold weather, suggests the advisability of an-nealing chains and hooks at suitable intervals, to re-fine the grain which may have crystallized. A crystal-lized grain is always a weak grain and is especiallyobjectionable where a sudden or shock load is likelyto be applied. In conclusion it may be remarked that the courtsdo not consider the correct size of the stock as thedetermining factor wdien locating the responsibility incase of accident. If it can be shown that the hook wastoo hard, overheated or too high in carbon, or therewas a flaw in workmanship, there is undisputed evi-dence of negligence which constitutes sufficient groundfor suit to recover damages. There is a simple method for avoiding accidents byfailure of hooks. If you buy or make your hooks, seeto it that they contain the proper amount of carbon,and anneal before using; continue annealing, at leastonce a year, if the hooks are subjected to varying andextreme temperatures. CHAPTER IX THE HORSE. HE horse must have been one of thefirst animals subjected to the useof man, but there is no record madeof it before the time of Joseph, dur-ing the great famine in Egypt, whenJoseph exchanged bread for the exodus horses were usedmore extensively, and in consequent wars we find thehorse used especially by great men and heroes. Thisnoble animal has always been held in high esteem bycivilized people. In wars and journeys and exploits,as well as for transports, the horse is of immeasurablevalue. No people cared for and loved this animal asdid the Arabs. The care and breeding of horses wastheir main occupation, therefore their horses werenoted for intelligence, high speed and English and American thoroughbred has aninfusion of blood of the Arab horse, which has set theprice on these animals. Pedigrees were first estab-lished by the Arabs. Each country has its
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