406 SUBJECTION. 



in the management of balkers. They should be prepared 

 as follows : If the subject be a mare, the warts, fresh and 

 strong, should be taken from a healthy horse. Sometimes 

 old accumulations lose their strength, and are good for 

 nothing. Dry the ostlets carefully, and grate them to a 

 fine powder, and keep in an air-tight bottle. One hour 

 before the horse is driven, blow an old-fashioned thimble 

 full into the nostrils, and the horse will usually go off all 

 right. 



This secret was given me by an old man in Western 

 Ohio, who, with his sons, about ten years ago, was a mem- 

 ber of my class. After taking me one side, and express- 

 ing his appreciation of the information I had given him, he 

 said he would give me a secret that he had practiced for 

 forty years, and had never known it to fail. " Every one 

 around here knows," said he, " that I can drive any balky 

 horse, but never learned the secret of my doing it. I am 

 now an old man of seventy-four years ; and not intending to 

 handle any more horses, I will give it to you for your ben- 

 efit." He said he had never in any case found it necessary 

 to repeat it more than two or three times. 



Sometimes a horse that has learned to kick his mate, 

 can be cured by giving this. It would also be good when 

 a horse objects seriously to the scent of a buffalo robe or 

 other object, to blow this into the nose, because it conceals 

 the repugnant odor. It will also be found the principal 

 ingredient in the remedy for the cure of fits. (See 

 " Medical Department " under the head of " Miscellaneous 

 Recipes.") 



I would here add that I have had so little trouble in 

 breaking balkers by the treatment explained under that 

 head, that I never used this ; but I have given the secret to 

 many, and reports have been favorable. A great secret 

 among some dog fanciers is holding a little of this in the 



