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rounding, and the edges filed smooth. Drill two small 

 holes about half an inch apart, near each edge at the cen- 

 ter. Fasten it through these holes on top of the bit with a 

 piece of small annealed wire. Shorten the cheek pieces of 

 the bridle, so that the bit is drawn well up in the mouth. 

 This piece of iron is now over the tongue, making it im- 

 possible for the horse to get the tongue over the bit. Keep 

 this on the bit for two or three weeks, when the horse will 

 become habituated to carrying the tongue under the bit and 

 keeping it in the mouth. The tongue is sometimes, but not 

 often put out under the bit, which indicates a confirmed 

 persistence in the habit, and is sometimes impossible to 

 prevent. The following treatment will work admirably in 

 most cases, and is the only treatment worth explaining: 



Get three middling sized bullets and hammer them out to 

 about an inch and a half in length. Drill a little hole 

 through the end of each. Tie one to the center of the bit 

 by a little piece of wire through the joint. Attach the 

 others to the bit about an inch from the center, (one on 

 each side,) so as to play loosely. (See cut.) 



When this bit is now in the mouth, these extra arrange- 

 ments will so disconcert the horse that in his struggles to 

 get them out of the way, he will forgot to put the tongue 

 out. 



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Many farmers assert that this alone is worth the entire 

 expense of the lesson. Certainly if this will prove so valiia- 



