HOW THE HORSE LEAKNS 97 



association of approbation with biting and was a 

 mistaken association, contrary to man. 



The moral of the fable is that a premium ought 

 never to be given to evil doings. On the contrary 

 they must be severely punished as impunity is an 

 inducement to crime. 



He must he taught in the same wat/ 

 that he learns of himself. 



Just as the horse learns by way of associating 

 the idea of one thing with tlie idea of another, 

 the idea of one action with the idea of another 

 action, so we should teach him by giving liim these 

 associations through objects or deeds or through 

 our behaviour, these being adapted to give rise in 

 him to the ideas of the movements we desire to 

 teach him to do, and couple witli these associations 

 one or more movements on our part whicli invite, 

 induce and compel him to perform the actions it 

 is desired to teach him. 



