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&quot; Since the first publication of my method, 

 indisputable facts have attested the truth of 

 the principles therein contained. Field- 

 Marshal the Minister of War has appointed 

 a commission, presided over by Lieutenant- 

 General the Marquis Oudinot, to examine 

 into its advantages.* 



&quot; Fifty horses, some from the troop, and 

 others belonging to officers which had not 

 yet commenced their education, or which 

 were considered difficult to manage, or vi 

 cious, were subjected to the experiment, 

 which commenced on the 21st March, 1842. 

 The demands of the service of the garrison 

 of Paris permitting only a small number of 



* &quot;The commission was composed of Lieut. -General 

 Oudinot, Col. Carrelet, Commander of the Municipal 

 Guard, the Chef d Escadrons J)e Novital, commanding 

 the Cavalry Riding-School, and the Captain-instructors 

 de Gues, of the 5th Cuirassiers, and De Mesanges, of 

 the 3d Lancers.&quot; 



