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that would not be seen by man in time to avoid them; 

 therefore such a horse is safer when driven without blinds 

 than with. 



As we are all liable to err, I doubt not but that I have 

 committed some errors in this work that may appear to 

 the more polished minds of some, but what I ask of such 

 is to place them all in the dark back ground, and view 

 thera as we should view the great contrasts there are in 

 human life, and then see if they can not discover some 

 bright spots in the picture I have drawn, standing out in 

 bold relief that are pleasing, profitable and useful for 

 man to possess. 



