PRELIMINARY REMARKS. 21 



We will here take occasion to remark that, had these horses 

 been possessed of one-half the sense, reasoning power and 

 intelligence that is generally accorded them, they would most 

 assuredly have rebelled against such brutal treatment as they 

 experienced during this race, and demolished the canvas, dis- 

 persed the spectators who, by their presence, encouraged such 

 brutality, and kicked the heads off the managers. 



This outrageous performance was allowed to go on, undis- 

 turbed, under the eye of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty 

 to Animals. 



We could relate instances without number, to sustain our 

 argument on this point, that had the horse the intelligence 

 credited to him he would never submit to the treatment he 

 receives at the hands of many who are engaged in the handling, 

 driving and working him. We are convinced that the 

 above will clearly illustrate our ideas to the careful 

 reader. 



A great many people mistake the natural instinct of the horse 

 for intelligence. 



Should night overtake a horse in the woods or thicket, at a 

 place where he had never been before, his natural instincts will 

 guide him home ; whereas, if an intelligent man be placed in 

 the same predicament, the chances would be in favor of 

 his wandering aimlessly about all night and perphas all 

 day, until he found some person to direct him on his way. 



If a horse and man are on a sinking steamboat on the river, 

 during a dark night, and both are obliged to seek safety, the 

 horse will boldly strike out and swim to the nearest land, while 

 the man may be a good swimmer, yet if he cannot see the shore, 

 even if it be within easy reach of him, is as likely to swim into 

 the middle of the channel as he is to go to the land. 



A little pig placed in a sack, and taken in a buggy some five 



