KAIAPOI FARMERS' CLUB.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2614, 23 August 1882, Page 3

KAIAPOI FARMERS' CLUB.

The monthly meeting of members was held at the Club Chamber, Oookaon Btreet, on Monday evening. Present —Messrs B. Coup (chairman), Farnham, Pashby, Walls, Edwards, Sobs, Humphreys, N. Kidd, Young, Scott, Edwards, Ahcrne, and Wilson. A telegram was received from Hon. W. Bolleston in referenoo to the planting of sand dunes, stating that Dr. Hector had sent for seed of the pinns tedea, but thought its growth would only be promoted in a warmer latitude than the South Island, as its habitat was Eastern America, from Florida to Carolina.

Mr G-eorge Edwards addressed the members on the subject of the lampas of the horse's mouth. He said he offered his remarks with a view of exposing the oruel practice of burning the roof of the mouth with a hot iron. The upper jaw was explained to be covered with a number of semicircular ridges, comprising tho pslsle, which was formed of thick membrane and febrile tissue containing a series of veins and blood vessels, forming an erectile tissue capable of being inflamed by an overflow of blood to the part. These were designed with a view of assisting the horse to eat his food, and during the time of the shedding of the milk teeth and the growth of the permanent ones the palate was liable to become inflamed and swollen, so that mastication with the animal was attended with serious difficulty. It was then that the farrier was usually applied to in order to reduoe the inflammation, which it was customary to do by the barbarous practice of burning the part with a piece of iron. Mr Edwards went on to shew, by his own experience and that of numerous authorities, including Stonehenge, Youstt, Mayhew, and others of equal note, there was no necessity to subject the animal in its distress during dentition to anything more than a treatment to a cooling soft diet, with laxative medicine, or if the inflammation became serious, a slight lancing or prioking of the part affected with some sharp instrument.

The member* present entered into a discussion on some points raised by Mr Edwards, whose remarks were, however, unanimously endorsed, and on the motion of Mr P&rnham, seoonded by Mr Boss, a vote of thanks was accorded,. with a request that Mr Edwards would allow the text of his remark! to be published in the interests of breeders, as well as assisting the objects of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Mr Pashby drew attention to the remarks made by hon. members of the Legislative Council on the Small Birds Nuisance Bill, particularly those of Hon. W. Bobinson and Hon. E. Grace, the former of whom had assorted the sparrow did more good than harm, and the latter that the farmers were the thickest headed body of men in existence, and ho moved—" That the secretary write to the various Farmers' Clubs in Canterbury urging on them the desirability of assisting to make the Legislative Council an elective body." The present members of the Council were men whom no constituency would elect, but who seemed to be ekotad according to the length of their purees and the scaroity of their brains. If the Upper Chamber was formed of men of the Hall and Bolleston stamp, then he oould see some good to be produced. One member pointed out the Council had rendered a service to the country in throwing out the Bight Hours Bill, and another con. tended that there were a number of highly intelligent and independent thinking gentlemen in the Counoii, and because in a discussion of the question referred to some stinging statements might have been made, the club need not feel at all sensitive, seeing it had obtained the passing of the Bill. The motion was not seconded. Upon the motion of Mr Parnbam, seconded by Mr "Walls, it was resolved that the annual meeting be adjourned till next month. The club then adjourned.