1 6 MY horse; my love. 



" They could not starve while having sound horse- 

 flesh to live on. Three fourths of the support of al- 

 most every countr}' is supplied from the animal king- 

 dom, which statement although it may offer a wide 

 field for argument, is not difficult of proof. To cite 

 an exception : in the tropical parts of Africa there is 

 a fly so destructive to animal life that only the goat 

 can exist there. The men and women, perforce, are 

 beasts of burden, and travellers must walk and carry 

 their own luggage. In China, because of the enor- 

 mous population, only the very rich can keep cattle 

 and horses. Where the population is not so dense 

 the animal is freer, healthier, and tougher, not 

 stronger nor more speedy, for a wild beast can 

 always outrun a domesticated animal. In the 

 Orient all animals that sweat only from the tongue 

 are considered unclean, while those that sweat from 

 the pores, including horse and man, are good for 

 daily food." 



Is not that a rather heathenish distinction? 



" The Bible speaks of ' IVi'se men from the East, * 

 and in all that pertains to mankind and animals, the 

 Orientals have strict laws, founded on the closest 

 practical observation, which have become an essen- 

 tial part of their religion." 



Then the fact that men sweat from their pores as 

 do horses, makes the excuse in the cannibal's mind, 

 when he regales himself on a particularly fat and 

 toothsome missionary? 



"Ah, madam, I fear religion plays a small part in 

 the cannibal's peculiar appetite. He eats his enemies 

 with relish, his neighbors with the blackest hides! 



