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and it must be endeavoured to stand at a distance 

 if possible and as far as possible for many days. 



To teach him not to be afraid of the discharge 

 of guns, he must be held on foot with lounges and 

 cavesson as stated, and brought to a stop at a very 

 great distance, so that he should see little of the 

 flash and hear the minimum of noise from the dis- 

 charge, and so that the odour of the powder fired 

 should become slight by mixing with the air. When 

 he is indifferent at a distance from the place where 

 the firing takes place, he may be guided round 

 at a distance, at a walk, so that he should be ac 

 customed not to take alarm whilst in motion. Here 

 likewise the attempt to force matters and to finish 

 them quickly means retrogi-ession instead of advan- 

 ce, and imperils the success entirely. He should 

 not be led close if at the farther distance he has 

 not become quite indifferent to the flash and the 

 noise of the discharge. Some do not make reactions 

 on hearing and seeing the discharge but cannot 

 help giving a start, which is the effect of a painful 

 sensation experienced in the brain. 



In order to accustom him to firing whilst he 



