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to the citadel, which so highly pleased the people that a 
decree was made by the senate, enacting that these faithful 
and willing servants should be kept the remainder of their 
lives at the public expense. 
Near the tomb of Cimon were placed the graves of the 
mares who bore him, on three several occasions, victorious 
at the Olympic games. . 
Every humane mind must feel sensibly alive and indig¬ 
nant at the brutal treatment to which that noble and 
generous animal, the horse, is but too frequently exposed in 
Europe. The ass, also an animal of great sagacity and 
gentleness, is almost invariably treated with savage bar¬ 
barity. Let these unprincipled and unfeeling wretches look 
to the mutual love which subsists between the Arab and 
his steed, and the kindness manifested by the people of 
eastern countries to their asses and mules, and the benefit 
they derive from such a mode of treatment. If no other 
principle will awaken their kindly feelings towards those 
most useful animals, surely that of self-interest should 
stimulate them to adopt gentler measures. 
The first breaking and training of the horse should only 
be intrusted to persons of mild dispositions, as it is by kind 
and patient treatment alone that we can hope to succeed in 
rendering this valuable animal truly useful and docile; for 
although force may produce obedience, it will be found, as 
with man himself, that as soon as fear has subsided and the 
animal has discovered its own strength, revenge will gene¬ 
rally follow. I have no doubt that in nine cases out of ten 
where horses betray furious or stubborn tempers, that these 
have been produced from the cruelty or ignorance of their 
first trainers. The horse is an animal of great intelligence ; 
but everything addressed to his perceptions should be clear, 
snort, and distinct, for he is incapable of following a train 
