This showerini; service will be contiiuicd in the current \ear on any 

 days when the thermometer is 85° or o\-er, j)ro\i(le(l that we have money 

 enough on hand for the purpose. 



NON-RESIDENT AGENTS 



We hope soon to ha\e an imjiaid hut sympathetic agent, man or 

 woman, in every city and town in Massachusetts, and elsewhere in New 

 England, for the following purposes: To distribute our Bulletins, Posters 

 and other publications; to rejiort cases of cruelty; to organize meetings 

 and Work-Horse Parades; to assist the purchasers of horses in the manner 

 described below. 



A FREE HOSPITAL FOR HORSES 



After long deliberation and with many misgivings, on account of 

 our poverty, the Directors have decided to establish in Boston a free hos- 

 pital for horses. It will be situated at the North End, in a poor district, 

 and will be a rough, cheap affair, but conducted, we trust, in a spirit of 

 hospitality and tenderness. 



This is intended as a stop-gap, until the \'ery fine hosi3ital, contemi)lated 

 by the M. S. P. C. A., is erected. We have no intention of interfering 

 with that society; we are on the best of terms with them, and their President 

 is one of our most highly valued Directors. W'e have money enough in 

 hand or promised to run the hospital for six months, and will trust in 

 Providence for the future. 



ASSISTANCE TO PURCHASERS OF HORSES 



The frauds perpetrated upon buyers of horses, and the cruelties in- 

 flicted upon worn-out animals in order to prepare them for sale have greatly 

 increased during recent years. To combat these evils, the following 

 scheme has been devised : — W'e have made a contract with several of the 

 leading, reputable dealers in Boston and the vicinit>' by which they agree 

 to sell a good horse to any person recommended by us, and, in case of an}^ 

 dispute arising from the sale, to abide by our decision. Any person, resident 

 anywhere in New England, can have the benefit of this agreement by 

 calling at our office and registering his name and address. We make no 

 charge for this service either to customer or dealer. But, in order not to 

 encourage the traffic in unfit horses, we fix a mininumi price, and do not 

 recommend any customer unless he is prepared to pa>- that sum. At 

 present, the minimum price is $100 for a horse under 1300 pounds; ,1t;125 

 for a horse over 1300 pounds. 



