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in the mouth, nor yet allowed to interfere with the 

 tusks. It should be about one-fourth of an inch 

 below the angle of the mouth, and may fasten beneath 

 the lower jaw by means of a projecting strap. 



Rubber-covered snaffles are exceedingly nice, and 

 particularly suitable for tender-mouthed animals. 



Fig. 4. — ^Blackwell's Patent Dumb Jockey 

 Applied. 



Dumb Jockey. — One form of " dumb jockey," 

 is that manufactured by Messrs. Blackwell and Co., 

 Orchard Street, London, W. It is a patent, and com- 

 posed of gutta-percha and whalebone, so that in the 



