GENERAL PRINCIPLES. 



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FIG. 2. Ideal of an intelligent, docile 

 character. 



brought in contact, he must be convinced of their innocent 

 character by his own way of reasoning. Third : He 

 cannot understand the 

 meaning of language or 

 words of command, ex- 

 cepting so far as he is 

 taught by associating 

 them with actions ; con- 

 sequently he cannot know 

 what he is required to do 

 unless shown and taught 

 in a way he can compre- 

 hend. 



Taking these condi- 

 tions in order, we see, 

 for example,' that if a 



horse learns to pull away, break his halter, resist the 

 blacksmith in shoeing, or run away, etc., he will be en- 

 couraged to do 

 so afterward, 

 until the habit 

 becomes fixed. 

 On the con- 

 trary, we see 

 that when a 

 colt is first hal- 

 tered, no mat- 

 ter how hard 

 he may resist, 

 when once 

 forced to sub- 

 mit he will not only follow" readily without restraint, 



FIG. 3. Ideal of a sensitive, nervous character. 



