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on his mind ; neither will he be convinced if he be 

 shown the magnificent horses belonging to many 

 great London firms, such, for example, as Messrs. 

 Barclay and Perkins, all of them doing their work 

 with free heads. 



Even the owners cannot depend on the men. 

 The strictest orders may be given, and may be 

 obeyed as long as the men can be watched, but no 

 sooner is the master's eye withdrawn than on go 

 the bearing-reins again. It is easy enough to take 

 away the bearing- reins themselves, but the horses 

 must have reins of some sort, and these can always 

 be converted into bearing-reins, as has already been 

 mentioned. 



I fear that the only cure will be that which 

 Messrs. Barclay and Perkins have employed so suc- 

 cessfully — i.e. instant dismissal on disobedience to 

 orders. 



Sometimes the personal argument will be effec- 

 tual, at all events for a time. Give the man a light 

 cart, put him between the shafts, and set him to pull 

 the cart up a hill. He will instinctively lean for- 

 ward in proportion to the heaviness of the task. 

 Then set him to perform the same work, but do not 

 let him lean forward. 



If this little experiment be conducted with good 

 humour and tact, the man will mostly be convinced. 



