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the Arab, whose horse is the pride of his life, and who governs 

 him by the law of kindness, we find him to be quite a different 

 animal. The manner in which he is treated from a foal gives him 

 an affection and attachment for his master not known in any 

 other country. The Arab and his children, the mare and her foal, 

 inhabit the tent together ; and although the colt and the mare's 

 neck are often pillows for the children to roll upon, no accident 

 ever occurs, the mare being as careful of the children as of the 

 colt. Such is the mutual attachment between the horse and his 

 master, that he will leave his companions at his master's call, ever 

 glad to'obey his voice. And when the Arab falls from his horse, and 

 is unable to rise again, he will stand by him and neigh for assistance, 

 and if he lies down to sleep, as fatigue sometimes compels him to 

 do in the midst of the desert, his faithful steed will watch over 

 him, and neigh to arouse him, if man or beast approaches. 



THREE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES. 



First. — That he is so constituted by nature that he will not 

 offer resistance to any demand made of him, which he fully cona- 

 prehends, if made in any way consistent with the laws of his 



nature. 



Second.— That he has no consciousness of his strength beyond 

 his experience, and can be handled according to our will, without 



force. 



Third.— That we can, in compliance with the laws of his 

 nature, by which he examines all things new to him, take any 

 object, however frightful, around, over or on him, that does not 

 inflict pain, without causing him to fear. 



First, Some of the reasons why I think he is naturally obedient 

 and will not offer resistance to anything fully comprehended. — 

 The horse, though possessed of some faculties superior to man's, 

 being deficient in reasoning powers, has no knowledge of right or 

 wrong, of free will and independent government, and knows not 

 of any imposition practiced upon him, however unreasonable 

 these impositions may be. Consequently he cannot come to any 

 decision what he should or should not do, because he has not the 

 reasoning faculties of man to argue the justice of the thing de- 

 manded of him. If he had, taking into consideration his superior 

 strength, he would be useless to man as a servant. Give him 

 mind in proportion to his strength, and he will demand of us the 

 green field for his inheritance, where he will roam at leisure, 

 denying the right of servitude at all. God has wisely formed 

 his nature so that it can be operated upon bv the knowledge of 



