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the place, and the large crowd present. He was next sul)- 

 jected to the Third Method, which was carried to its fullest 

 extent. While being subjected to it, if touched with a f>ole, 

 the energy of his kicking was so desperate that both shoes, 

 though nailed solidly to his feet, were thrown off in a few 

 minutes. Not submitting satisfactorily to this method, it 

 became a matter of necessity to subject him again to the 

 Second. The place was partly cleared, and the chances 

 taken of pushing it to its fullest extent, to which he sub- 

 mitted unconditionally. The rest was easy, little more 

 being necessary than putting him in harness, when he 

 drove off gently. Next day he was taken to Central 

 Bridge, where the owner and class were promised that he 

 should be driven in the street. It being quite safe now to 

 attempt driving him while w^arm, he was put away till next 

 morning, wdien, after testing a few moments, he was hitched 

 up and driven perfectly gentle. The change was regarded 

 quite wonderful by those who had known and witnessed 

 his previously vicious character. 



Case 3. — Buffalo Omnibus Co.'s Horse. 



This case has some points of peculiar interest, for 

 which reason it is included. First, it shows to what de- 

 gree a naturally good, gentle horse, can be made vicious by 

 irritating, bad treatment ; secondly, the ease with which, 

 sometimes, a horse supposed to be very vicious can be made 

 gentle. The particulars of the case are as follows : — 



This horse was nine years old, a bright bay, remarkably 

 fine, strong, intelligent, and weighing about 1200 pounds. 

 He was regarded one of the best in a large stable of horses. 

 He had been worked to an omnibus, and, it seems, gradu- 

 ally became Adcious, requiring great care in harnessing and 

 handling. He finally bit and crushed a man's arm, and 

 inflicted such other injuries as nearly killed him. The man 



