Word: taile
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...respectfully call your attention to Sec. 597a of the Penal Code of the State of California which says, "It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to dock the tail of any horse within the State of California, or to procure the same to be done or to import or bring into this State, any docked horse, etc." This was passed prior...
...decent -would do it. It is silly but causes a horse no particular discomfort when properly done. I have seen at least a dozen operated and observed them afterwards and they seemed as comfortable as any of our other animals. No incisions are made on top of the tail. If flexor muscles were cut eight or ten inches from the base of the tail it would look really phooey. Incisions are made under profound anesthesia and with a knife so small that the slit in the skin can scarcely be seen. I don't know where you got your...
Meanwhile, various factors seem to be crystallizing out of this murky financial atmosphere. The day for planned economy in city government appears not too distant, with business interests dictating the financial policies. Naturally this will on tail a circumspection of the activities of the political boss with his mucking crows since their very substance, money, will be out of their reach. In the times when the business man was apathetic to political problems, reform was supreme idealism. As in the case of New York, every one knew Tammany was the wayward child, but there were always favors of the business...
...harness horses exhibited at past National Horse Shows in Manhattan have been made smart and spirited-looking by this mutilation. There will be fewer & fewer of them in coming years. The new law rules that no horse may be shown in New York which has had its tail "nicked" after...
...explode the notions held by children that a lie does not count if you cross your fingers, or that if your nose itches you will have company, 'or kiss a fool. But Teachers College provides such grave analyses as this, concerning the theory that a snake's tail does not die until sundown: "This may seem true to an individual who is not a keen observer, and his observation may even support his belief. Many of the lower animals do not die instantly as a result of severe injuries. A snake's tail may remain alive...