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THE ARAB THE HORSE OF THE FUTURE 



carried in most of the French expeditions against 

 the Arabs by the horse of a Chasseur d'Afrique : 



— 156 kilogrammes, or 19 more than the horse of 

 a carabineer, and 26 more than the horse of a 

 cuirassier in France. This weight, of course, 

 decreases as the column proceeds on its march. 



And then he asks whether a horse that, in a 

 country often rough and difficult, marches, gallops, 

 ascends, descends, endures unparalleled privations, 

 and goes through a campaign with spirit with such 

 a weight on his back — is he, or is he not, a war- 

 horse ? 1 venture to ask the same question. These 

 weights are hard facts, not poetry. A note by the 

 translator mentions that a kilogramme is equal to 

 2^ pounds, a hectogramme to more than 3J ounces, 

 and a decagramme is the looth part of a kilo- 



