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PLATE I. 



Figure 1. — The head here introduced, in its character, very 

 nearly reaches the perfection of good temper, spirit, and beauty : 

 such a head ought progressively to diminish in weight and size as 

 it approaches the nose. If pressed by the thumb, the cheek bones 

 should appear to be merely covered by skin, and the jaw underneath 

 should be hollow, with the skin loose. By comparing these remarks 

 with the figure, and contrasting its form with the other subjects in 

 this Plate, the reader will possess himself of a perfect knowledge of 

 these requisites in the choice or judgment of an animal. 



Figure 2. — Represents a head, not inferior, perhaps, to the 

 former in temper, but wholly deficient both in spirit and in beauty. 

 This head is heavy, and badly set on to the neck ; the jaw-bone 

 and gullet forming almost an angle : the nose is encumbered with a 

 great deal of what is technically called leather. However perfect this 

 animal may be in all his other points, he will prove heavy and 

 sluggish, and always carry his head most awkwardly and un- 

 pleasantly. 



Figure 3. — Is the front view of a head well-proportioned, and 

 marked with an expression that bids fair for good temper and spirit : 

 narrow at the setting on of the ears, which, when the look of the 

 animal is marked with particular anxiety, should be brought nearly 

 together at the points, extending in bone towards the eyes, which 

 ought to look rather sideways than straight forward. Let the reader 

 compare the decrease down to the nose, with Figure 4. 



Figure 4. — Shows the front view of a head, heavy in spirit and 

 disposition ; broad at the point or crown of the head : the increase 

 on the eyebrow is composed of flesh and skin ; the direction of the 

 eyes, looking forward, and thence downward to the nose, displays 

 but little deviation in substance. The distinction will be easily 

 perceived by a reference to Figure 3. 



