PREFACE. IX 



be induced to continue their sphere of usefuhiess ; and 

 the beneficial effects would soon be experienced through- 

 out the kingdom. The man of steady habits and 

 scientific knowledge would always command the pre- 

 ference over the charlatan; and we should soon cease 

 to lament the want of skill to control and manage with 

 efficiency one of the noblest animals in the world. 



