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either; and you must have patience until they are healed. 

 In our experience, we have never found a confirmed 

 kicker in a yard where kindness was a characteristic of the 

 family who handled the dairy ; on the contrary, we have 

 found plenty of them, where quarreling, loud words and 

 general bad temper prevailed. Now, if you have a bad, 

 kicking cow, you must have a plan by which you can 

 control and break her of the vice. Take your surcingle 

 and buckl-e it around her waist, just back of the fore legs; 

 then attach your pole-strap to the ten-inch strap, and 

 buckle around the nigh hind foot; then carry the pole- 

 strap through the fourth ring of the surcingle, and draw 

 the foot from the floor ; let her remain in that position 

 for a few moments; then gradually lower the foot until 

 she can partially rest it on the floor; while in that position, 

 it will be impossible for her to kick, and, in a short time, 

 she will be effectually broken of the vice. 



TRAINING DOGS. 

 The dog is the most domesticatcil, and (next to the 

 horse) the most intelligent of all animals. He is easily 

 taught, and, if properly treated, is a faithful and willing 

 servant of man ; if misused and ill treated, he is very apt 

 to become disagreeable, and a nuisance. The dog being 

 a favorite of mankind, it becomes a duty to educate him 

 in such a manner that he will not only reflect credit, but 

 become useful to his master, besides being an agreeable 

 inmate to all members of the household. We have given 

 particular attention to the subject, it being one which 

 cannot fail to interest all readers. We have at present 

 two of the best trained dogs in the country — Minnie, an 

 Italian greyhound, and Tasso, a black and tan. They 



