The horse and other live stock . , 262 Common Gad-Fly or Bot, 265 Eggs on a Hair, 266 Eggs Magnified, 266 Caterpillar, full size, 267 Caterpillar or Larvae, adhering to the Lining of the Stomach,... 267 The Red Gad-Fly, 268 Caterpillar of the Red Gad-Fly, 268 Virginia Mill-Boys on a Race, ••••• 273 The Fast-Trotting tJtallion, Geo. M. Patclien, 279 ILLUSTRATIONS. 15 PAQE The Childrens Pet, 285 The Famous Trotting-Mare, Flora Temple, 292 The Equestrienne, 298 The High-Bred Pacing Mare, Pocahontas, 302 The end of Pericarditis, 309 Haying Scene, 316 The Trotting Stallion, American Eclipse, 323 Th
The horse and other live stock . , 262 Common Gad-Fly or Bot, 265 Eggs on a Hair, 266 Eggs Magnified, 266 Caterpillar, full size, 267 Caterpillar or Larvae, adhering to the Lining of the Stomach,... 267 The Red Gad-Fly, 268 Caterpillar of the Red Gad-Fly, 268 Virginia Mill-Boys on a Race, ••••• 273 The Fast-Trotting tJtallion, Geo. M. Patclien, 279 ILLUSTRATIONS. 15 PAQE The Childrens Pet, 285 The Famous Trotting-Mare, Flora Temple, 292 The Equestrienne, 298 The High-Bred Pacing Mare, Pocahontas, 302 The end of Pericarditis, 309 Haying Scene, 316 The Trotting Stallion, American Eclipse, 323 The Three Friends 330 Byrons Mazeppa, 335 Lady Suffolk 341 Good for Heavy Drafts, 349 The Horse Tamed 353 Bridle with a wooden Gag-bit for conquering vicious Horses,... 358 Strap for the Right Fore-leg, 360 Strap for the Off Fore-leg, 362 Taming the Horse, 366 Teaching the Horse to lie down, 370 Striiggles of the Vicious Horse against lying down, 373 Submission of the Horse, 377 Breaking the Horse to Harness, ,„„ 380. man, whether as a civilized beingor aa a barbarian, no animal is morensefnl than the horse. The beauty,giace, and dignity of this noble creature, when in a properlydeveloped state, are as marked as his utility. As an intelligentanimal, he ranks next in the scale to the dog, that other com-panion and friend of man. Taking into consideration, then,his usefulness, his attractive appearance, and his intelligence,what is known of his history cnnnot prove (IT) 18 HISTORY OF THE HORSE. In order to ascertain the special land which can claim theproud honor of being the parent country, the birth-place of thisnoble animal, recourse must be had primarily to the pages ofScripture, as being the most ancient and best authenticated ofall existing histories. By reference to those pages, we findthat, although the ass was in early use among the children ofIsrael, the horse was unknown to them until after the com-mencement of their dwelling in Egypt; and st
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