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tending even to the shedding of human blood, 

 he having fought many battles, and always had 

 come off victorious. Although my fame had 

 spread far and wide, and I had educated many 

 vicious horses, yet, had I not possessed implicit 

 confidence in the virtues of my system, I would 

 have declined; but, prompted and encouraged 

 by my previous successes, I decided to handle 

 him on my arrival at Lewiston, Maine, which 

 would be about the first of September. 



'While at Bangor I received a letter from the 

 President of the Society for the Prevention of 

 Cruelty to Animals, as follows: 



BANGOR, Me., September 2$, 1872. 

 PROF. O. S. PRATT. 



My Dear Sir : I am happy to acknowledge your superior 

 system of Horse Education, which deserves the commenda- 

 tion of all who desire the improvement of that beautiful and 

 useful animal. Your system does not inflict torture or 

 cruelty, but subdues and teaches him, and in my opinion it 

 is only to be seen and learned to be universally adopted. 



I take much pleasure in recommending it to the notice 

 of all who have the care and management of horses. 

 Very respectfully, 



J. D. WARREN, 

 Pres. Soc. for P. of C. to Animals. 



