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of his distrust by taking him repeatedly and regularly 

 where they may be found in plenty ; thirdly, try to 

 get his attention — his one idea — on other things, 

 by shifting his bit, and puzzling him as to what you 

 expect him to do (poor brute, how often he must 

 ponder that), and if all means fail, and he still 

 retains fear of any special thing, be sure that in 

 some previous ownership that object is associated 

 in his mind wnth either cruel punishment or serious 

 accident and injury. Punishment is toO' often a 

 result of man's impatience ; but that individual who 

 cannot patiently bear with the shortcomings of a 

 defenceless creature had best betake himself to 

 dressing paper dolls for his amusement. Be sure 

 that you have given your pupil every opportunity to 

 grasp your meaning, and then, if he will not obey, 

 he must be made; and severe correction, which 

 ceases and is followed by caresses when obedience 

 is yielded, will prove the only satisfactory method 

 of progressing. Constant and tiresome repetition 

 taught you your multiplication table — there is no 



