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the wonderful strength and invaluable qualities of this 

 noble animal. In days of yore both tlie sacred and 

 profane writers were found to lavish their praises in 

 admiration of the horse. In the book of Job there is 

 truly a most sublime passag^e on his spirit and courage 

 — " Hast thou given the horse strength ? Hast thou 

 clothed his neck with thunder ? Canst thou make 

 him afraid as a grasshopper ? The glory of his nostrils 

 is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in 

 his strength : he goeth on to meet the armed men : he 

 mocketh at fear and is not affrighted ; neither turneth 

 he back from the sword. The quiver rat tie th against 

 him, the glittering spear and the shield. He swal- 

 loweth the ground with fierceness and rage. He saith 

 among the trumpets. Ha 1 ha ! He smelleth the battle 

 afar oif, the thunder of the captains and the shout- 

 ing." 



Remarkable attachments have often been formed by 

 these noble animals ; the following incident may fur- 

 nish an example : — " There were two Hanoverian 

 horses which had assisted in drawing the same gun 

 during the whole of the Peninsular war in the German 

 brigade of artillery. One of them met his death in 

 an engagement ; after which the survivor was picquetted 

 as usual, and his food was brought to him. He refused 

 to eat, and kept constantly turning his head to look 

 for his companion, and sometimes calling him by a 

 neigh. Every care was taken, and all means that could 

 be thought of were adopted to make him eat, but with- 

 out effect. Other horses surrounded him on all sides, 

 but he paid no attention to them ; his whole demeanour 

 indicated the deepest sorrow, and he died from hunger, 

 not having tasted a bit from the time his companion 

 feU." 



Professor Kruger of Halle relates the following anec- 



