3J8 avery's own farrier. 



ever he finds in nature is true; therefore he should bow 

 to what is, and what he can not (with all his pride and 

 wisdom) change. And while learning this he will ac- 

 quire a knowledge of things as they are, a power which 

 can neither be checked nor lessened, and which will 

 enable him to see the relation he bears, and his duty 

 towards the animal creation, which will improve the 

 mind in proportion as his opportunities for observation, 

 and willingness to serve his master, increases. 



He will also learn to see the similitude that exists in 

 all quadrupeds, and that they are all constructed on the 

 same great plan; that the Great Architect knew how to 

 apply the same means to purposes as different as walk- 

 ing, flying, and swimming. 



No. 98. — The Tourniquet. 



The Doctor had a splendid horse, but he had one bad 

 habit, that of being very ugly to shoe; he kicked 

 so when they attempted to nail the hind shoes on 

 that the smiths were all afraid of him; they cast him 

 several times for this purpose. I found by buckling a 

 strap around each hind leg above the hock so as to com- 

 press the ham-string sufficiently, there was no difficulty 

 in drawing, driving and clinching the nails without be- 

 ing kicked out of the barn, a thing that several horse- 

 men had failed to accomplish. The Doctor must take 

 his tourniquet along with him the next time he wants his 

 favorite shod. 



