had been treated in his own stable. On the following day I worked him during periods of time similar to those his owner had adopted ; I gave him carrots according to established custom ; I imitated the voice of his master ; and brought him his food at the accustomed times. On the following day I re-assumed my natural tone of voice, and in forty-eight hours the animal made similar manifestations of affection to me as he had done to his master, whose loss he did not appear to feel in the slightest degree.

After the morning lesson I give a large quantity of carrots to my horses, who neigh the moment I speak to them on entering the stable. If a stranger accompanies me on these occasions, he will always tell me that the animals recognise me and love me, which is a mistake ; because if another person takes my place in distributing the carrots at the usual hour, the horses will not notice my absence. This can easily be proved by the fact that if I go into the stable a few minutes after they have finished eating, they will not take the slightest notice of my arrival. I could give a hundred other instances of the indifference of horses towards those who tend them or ride them. This is not a matter of regret ; for if horses were differently constituted, they would be willing to obey only one master.

INFLUENCE OF A MAN'S EXPRESSION OF FACE ON A HORSE.

Despite many arguments to the contrary, I am thoroughly convinced that the human expression of face has no influence on a horse, who pays no attention to one's look, whether it is hard, angry, soft or caressing. I have proved this fact by many experiments on young and old animals ; and I can certify that if a person who is looking at a horse works only the muscles of his face, without moving his body or limbs, the animal will not take the slightest notice of the changes of expression.