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selves in pieces ? And what would more quickly fire the pas- 

 sions of the best men so that they would almost be ready to 

 fight themselves? Thus it becomes a cause which in every 

 sense perverts and debases the finer feelings. 



In the same sense, horses are unintentionally subjected to 

 equally cruel abuses by ignorant, thoughtless persons, a fair 

 illustration of which is shown in Figs. 332, 333. What a story 



Fig. 331. — Nature and comfort. The horse in preceding cut shown vrithout restraint. 



Made from a photograph by the owner after being owned by him a few weeks. 



In the preceding cut, the tail is nicked and raised — the ordinary custom. 



it tells ! What a degree of abuse of a fine horse is here shown ! 

 See his head tied in the air while pushed, perhaps abused, to 

 gratify the pride of a couple of simpletons ! See the effect as 

 shown by Fig. 333 ! and yet this is only what can be seen almost 

 daily by any observant person in every village and town in 

 the country. 



