THIRD METHOD. 



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without stopping to reason upon the matter, I kept on , not only 

 winding the cord, but drawing it pretty tight, until I used nearly 

 one hundred feet of hard, well-stretched war bridle, cord. I now let 

 her stand about eight or ten minutes, when, upon trial, she seemed 

 to be entirely submissive, after which I put her in harness, and she 

 drove entirely gentle. Not being sure what the ultimate result 

 would be, either as to her remaining gentle or not causing injury to 

 her, I told the owner that if she proved to be injured in any way to 

 report to me, and I would satisfy him for any damage* 

 Two weeks later, he informed me that she had re- 

 mained entirely gentle, and was all right. 



I was now led, as opportunity permitted, to ex- 

 periment carefully, so as to learn the conditions, of 

 carrying out this treatment with most success^ and 

 its exact effect upon different classes of cases. I 

 found that for ordinary cases the average of thr^e 

 war bridle cords, of about eighteen feet, each drawn 

 so as to give a, moderate pressure, that is, a pulling 

 tension of about four or five pounds, (in some cases a 

 little more would be necessary,) and the time of press- 

 ure from five to eight or ten minutes, according to' 

 the case ; and that in some exceptionally bad cases 

 one or two extra cords would be required, and the 

 time of its continuance somewhat longer ; in very 

 extreme cases from fifteen to twenty minutes. 



I did not give this method of treatment to classes, 

 but held it as a reserve until after my experiments 

 in New Xork in 1872. 



Fig. 98.^- Cord 

 When On. 



Method of Applying it— Special Points op Importance. 



The simplest and best way of applying this method of treat- 

 ment is as follows: Take a small, firmly wound, smooth hemp 

 cord, about five-sixteenths of an inch in diameter, that has been 

 well stretched, and about eighteen, feet long, such as, we use for the 

 small size of war bridle.* ( Tie a hard knot at one end and a loose 

 tie or knot about eighteen or twenty inches from this end, bring 

 around the neck, and slip the end knot through the loose tie as for 

 the first form of war bridle ; stand a little in front, and at the left 

 of the head ; bring the cord through the mouth, and pass it over the 



•Finding it difficult to get a cord of the proper size, strength, and smoothness, I have It 

 manufactured especially for this purpose, and supply it to subscribers at closest rates. 



