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llama, if overloaded, will lie down discouraged and die, not 

 resenting the cruelty in the least. The camel, of a less 

 sensitive nature, will toil patiently under the heaviest bur- 

 then, submitting meekly to almost any extreme of abuse ; 

 while the ass, mule and mustang, having a larger share of 

 the combative disposition, are more obstinate and willful, 

 and are usually more difficult to subdue and manage, and 

 always call for more force in their subjection than is called 

 for in the control of those of a mild, sensitive disposition. 

 More vitality and endurance may, however, be always an- 

 ticipated in proportion to the predominance of the wild, 

 combative disposition. They are the horses, above all 

 others, that call for great skill in their early training espe- 

 cially, and any imprudence or abuse by which the fears and 

 passions are much excited, is almost sure to excite a pro- 

 portionate degree of resistance and trouble. 



IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTING FEAR AND 

 RESISTANCE. 



One of the essentials of true success is that of vigilance 

 in guarding against accidents or preventing resistance. A 

 little carelessness or imprudence under favorable circum- 

 stances is liable to precipitate a degree of resistance, or a 

 calamity it is often difficult if not impossible to prevent or 

 overcome after being excited. The dropping of a lighted 

 match carelessly in a heap of shavings, led to the burning 

 of the city of Portland, a few years ago. The burning of 

 a little straw in a cow stable, caused, it is supposed, by the 

 upsetting of a lamp, led to the burning of Chicago. Nearly 

 every great and lamentable accident involving great destruc- 

 tion of property and loss of life, is usually traceable to 

 some minor defect or carelessness. 



That delicacy of judgment which detects danger and 

 takes measures to prevent accident, gives a great advantage 

 in attaining success, but when this is combined with skill 

 which enables overcoming the difficulty easily and effect- 

 ually, the most perfect success must result with anything 

 like ordinary effort. 



