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instances of a perverted nature, often perhaps 

 the result of brain or other hidden troubles ; 

 and their removal is indicated for the welfare 

 of those around them. Thus it was in former 

 years that the country-bred horse of India 

 deserved a bad name for kicking and biting 

 whenever opportunity occurred ; that the dog 

 of the East was a treacherous and snarling 

 beast, an outcast from the homes of men ; and 

 thus it is that now, when the example of the 

 West has shown what can be done in the 

 alteration of these evil traits, the animals 

 concerned are losing their vicious attributes 

 and thereby increasing their value as servants 

 of man. 



The sportsman in the East is happy when 

 he can add to two faithful friends — the horse 

 and the dog— a third in the elephant. As he 

 emeroes from his tent with his favourite terrier 

 bounding by his side and his favourite horse 

 whinnying at his approach, he is proud of the 

 affection and confidence shown him. There 

 is perhaps a still deeper feeling when his 

 elephant gurgles with pleasure as he comes 



