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just as quick as he can. A horse cannot run awhile and 

 catch himself suddenly without hurting himself, so he will 

 take another jump or two. When he has jumped two or 

 three times, I orive a little touch to the reins, susfjjestinor to 

 him that he may as well trot. He generally knows what I 

 mean ; but if he don't, I tell him again, and pretty soon I find 

 him going along with his tail as straight as a spirit-level. I 

 never on such a horse use a check-rein, never put on martin- 

 gales ; but let him go, head up and tail streaming. These are 

 the rudders intended to keep the horse true in his gait, and 

 you have no right to deprive him of his steering apparatus. 

 So, gentlemen, the rule is, that the horse, if he is a sensible, 

 level-headed horse, knows a great deal more than you do 

 about trotting, and you should let him have his own way. 

 That is my best advice, briefly put, in regard to driving. 



Col. Wilder. I have no doubt that you have all been 

 highly interested in the frank, ingenious, philosophical and 

 instructive address which you have had from Mr. Murray, in 

 regard to one of the most important departments of farm hus- 

 bandry, and one which contributes so largely to the despatch 

 of business, to the comfort and welfare of mankind, and the 

 progress of civilization. What is your pleasure, gentlemen? 



Rev. Mr. Lyford, of Haverhill, was called upon, but 

 excused himself from speaking, and called upon Dr. Loring, 

 who rose to speak upon the floor, but was interrupted by the 

 Chairman, who said, "Doctor, will you approach the rostrum? 

 You are not accustomed to stand elsewhere, and this is the 

 appropriate place for you." 



Dr. Loring. If I had not known Mr. Lyford as a good 

 judge of horses, and had entire confidence in his ability to 

 judge of what I was going to say, and felt perfectly sure he 

 would indorse it, I would not have been called out by him in 

 the way I have, and responded. But he and I have met on 

 the same field before, in Yermont, and we know all about it; 

 and I know that what he knows, I know, and what I know, 

 he knows ; so that I speak fbr him just exactly as he would 

 have spoken for me, if he had a little less modesty and a little 

 more confidence in his own superior wisdom. But he was 

 ingenious, and I suppose he thought he knew where he could 



