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ONE WORD ON CHILDREN. 



A word may be said here on the way in 

 which children are often taught to ride, 

 and it must be a word of warning. It is 

 charitable to suppose that the parents of 

 these infants do not know at what pace 

 they are dragged at the heels of a groom 

 who, as a rule, looks straight before him 

 and seems to think of nobody but himself 

 Although the spectacle is of frequent 

 occurrence in the E>ow, it has not ceased to 

 be alarming. A child requires far more 

 attention and supervision than an older 

 person does ; the strength of the child is 

 much smaller than his spirit, and it is easy 

 to cause permanent injury by overtaxing it. 

 His riding lessons should, therefore, be 

 given with less publicity and greater sedate- 

 ness ; they should also be carefully graduated 

 so as to develop his powers and growth 

 before fast riding in the Park is permitted. 



