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perception to appreciate it. Everything the animal 

 did he was telegraphed to do, and it is this sympa- 

 thetic magnetism that made the expert what he is, 

 and what he is yon can be in a degree if you really 

 love animals, and care to try to win their confidence, 

 but not otherwise. Certain natures are non-assim- 

 ilative in these connections, and no efforts can put 

 them thoroughly en rapport either with their own 

 kind or with the animal kingdom; but, fortunately, 

 such as they are rare, and equally luckily it is not 

 necessary that you should possess the ability of the 

 expert. 



Pages might be written on this subject, for it 

 alone affords material for a volume. No reference 

 will be made here to the manner of holding reins 

 and whip, or to the thousand and one details con- 

 nected with the art. All these particulars are so 

 closely interdependent that it is not possible to sep- 

 arate them, or to carry demonstration along consecu- 

 tively otherwise. Therefore, but a few generally 

 disregarded, but really vitally important, matters 

 are touched upon. 



