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the words, * The Man with the Carpet Bag/ or ' The Ticket of 

 Leave Man,' it referred to some new drama ; others thought it 

 referred to some circus that intended visiting the town, and not 

 a few jumped to the conchision that it was some new machine. 

 But few indeed ever dreamt that it was the title of a book ; but 

 such, however is the fact, as will be seen by a notice in our 

 advertising columns. The work, which we perceive is dedicated, 

 by kind permission, to our worthy Member of Parliament, Sir 

 Charles Forster, is a practical treatise upon the horse and his 

 master. The Author is our townsman, Mr. E. W. GouGH, who 

 is a Member of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to 

 Animals, and has often witnessed the unnecessary suflferings to 

 which horses have been put, through the ignorance of inex- 

 perienced parties ; and the evils resulting therefrom, to both man 

 and animal have frequently impressed him with the idea of pre- 

 paring and publishing a few simple rules upon the management 

 of horses — a task for which his practical knowledge and long 

 experience pre-eminently qualified him ; but, on preset uting his 

 design, he found, as many others have done, that as he proceeded 

 the work increased, till at length it formed a goodly-sized 

 volume — a specimen copy of which we have been ]jiivileged to 

 examine ; and, judging from it, we believe the work will prove 

 an exceedingly useful one, for although complete and compre- 

 hensive, it is neither cumbrous nor profuse, but such as will 

 enable those entrusted with the care and management of horses 

 and vehicles of every description to avoid many errors and 

 mistakes which arise from lack of that knowledge which the 

 work will impart, and the want of which is productive of much 

 suffering to the animals, and injury to the vehicles; for, as the 

 poet says — 



♦* ♦ Evil is wrought by want of thought, 

 As well as want of heart.' " 



"No pains have been spared to make the book both useful and 

 attractive. It is profusely illustrated with original engravings, 

 specially prepared for the work, which, in order to facilitate and 

 lessen the labours of the inquirer, is divided into chapters, with 

 an appropriate titlC; or heading, to each, so that time is saved 

 and trouble spared, as every piece of information can be readily 

 found under its proper heading." 



STAFFORDSIIIBE ADVERTISER, July 6th, 1878. 



"Under the title of * Centaur; or. The Turn Out,' Mr. 

 E. W. GoUGH, Saddlery and Harness Manufacturer, of Walsall 

 (who is a Member of the Royal Society for the Prevention of 

 Cruelty to Animals), has just published a Hand-book for the use 

 of all persons who have set up, or about to set up, a ' Turn Out/ 



