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no time to observe objects and be afraid of them. 

 Chance may likewise contribute to deceiving the 

 purchaser. At times the horse looks at a thing of 

 which he is not afraid, and on the other hand 

 does not look at something else of which he would 

 be afraid. 



Thus it may be thought that a horse is not 

 afraid of a given object because on passing in its 

 vicinity he showed no fear, but in reality he was 

 not afraid because he did not look at it. On ano- 

 ther occasion he may chance to look at that par- 

 ticular object and will be afraid of it, and it will 

 then be thought that he is afraid of another object 

 because, as he did not show fear of the one in 

 question on the first occasion, he is regarded as 

 being without fear of it. At times horses are met 

 with which always show signs of fear and swerve 

 on one side only and not on the other. It may be 

 concluded that it is due to a defect of vision on 

 the one side, but it may also be the result of a 

 habit of always looking towards that side. It may 

 he thought that the eye-sight on the side where 

 no sign of fear is given is perfect, and yet it may 



