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dnely-formcd, enduring, ficel, rather small-sized horses of great vivacity 

 and intelligence, but. for speed, bottom and physical development decidedly 

 inferior to our thoroughbreds. Yet, though not as swift as the English or 

 American thoroughbred, the Arabian is one of the best of horses. And 

 while we could hardly gain any advantage from a fresh infusion of this 

 blood, the Arabian is king on his native deserts, and no other horse could 

 there fill his place. He is peculiarly adapted to the wants of the people 

 and to the topography of that barren country. So good a horse is he 

 < 0-day that English residents in India pay from $700 to $1,000 for the 

 best that are offered for sale ; and it is well knowu that the best horses 

 of the desert are never sold at anv price. 



PERCHERON STALLION FRONTON. 



