DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 



A badly formed horse is not profitable for any purpose; 

 because, if so formed, they are either clumsy, inactive, dull 

 in mind, or tender and easily broken down. It costs just as 

 much to breed, raise, and keep a poor horse as a good one, and 

 the poor one is low in value and unsalable; besides, he is un- 

 able to do good service in any sphere, or to endure. 

 We copy from Lavater six heads of horses, which indicate 

 Fig. 7. different temperaments and a great 



diversity of character and disposition. 

 The accompanying remarks are from 

 the American Phrenological Jour- 

 nal : 



"Fig. Y has a slow, heavy temper- 

 ament ; is without spirit, awkward in 

 motion, lazy, stupid in intellect, diffi- 

 cult to teach, bears the whip and 

 needs it, though it is soon forgotten. He is too lazy to hold up 



Fig. 8. 



his ears or under lip, and is a 



regular hog-necked, heavy-footed 



animal. 



" Fig. 8 has more intelligence 



and spirit, a more active temper- 

 ament, and is disposed to anger, 



will not bear the whip, and shows 



his anger, when teased or irritated, 



in a bold, direct onset with the 



teeth. 



"Fig. 9 is a very active temperament; is a quick, keen, 

 Fig. 9. active, intelligent animal, but is sly, 



cunning, mischievous, and trickish; 

 will be hard to catch in the field, in- 

 clined to slip the bridle, will be a great 

 shirk in double harness, and will re- 

 quire a sharp eye and steady hand to 

 drive him, and will want something 

 besides a frolicsome boy for a master." 



