282 
REVIEW. 
the direction of the friendly voice, and went like a little child to the kind- 
hearted stable-man ; and after receiving a few pats on the neck, and a few 
handfuls of oats, he quietly performed the duty assigned him. I was 
delighted to hear from the lips of this worthy horse-keeper, ‘If you cannot 
manage a horse, sir, by kindness, you cannot manage him at all. I don’t 
care how vicious a horse is, I think I can bring him too by kind treatment. 
Horses do a deal for our comfort, and its hard that they should be cruelly 
used.’ 
“ Oh that all who have the charge of horses were influenced by sentiments 
such as these. How much suffering — how many blows and oaths would 
then be avoided.” 
An article on the torture of the bearing-rein much pleased 
us, this being coupled with the inquiry, Would a man pull a 
load better by having a bearing-rein ? The answer to which 
is, “Common sense says — No! leave his head free.” And 
this is graphically illustrated with woodcuts, showing the 
different ways in which a load would be drawn by a man 
having his head fastened back by a cord, and also the 
freedom with which horses work when they are un- 
shackeled. It would be easy to make other selections of 
the same kind, and referring also to other animals. 
All bright pictures have, however, their shade, and we are 
sorry to see announced that, hitherto, “ the labour of the 
editor has not merely been honorary, but has been accom- 
panied by considerable pecuniary loss.” We have therefore 
resolved to act in accordance with the 24th suggestion to 
increase the circulation of the periodical, namely, by endea- 
vouring to procure at least four new subscribers, and would 
advise our readers to do the same. 
