The age-herald., 1900-04-05

pie with sugar and he would eat both with great relish. l gradually reduced the quan- uty of apple over the sugar, and then would have piece of apple laid over a piece of sugar in my hand, and when he would reach for the apple he would get the sugar. In this way he soon learned that sugar was sugar and apple was apple.
 'The learning of the alphabet was tho work shat required the most patience. I had to keep at it all the time for seven years. When I began l had in my mind only to teach Jim to pick out the letter A. I got some cards with the letter A on them, and then put sugar on one of the cards. This was, of course, after Jim had grown to have a passion for sugar, Wllioh he has never icst I would orly say to him, A. A, A. and while I was doing this l would let nobody in the stable and l would keep him away from other horses. He had private school all to himself and a special tutor. I said A a good many times, ard Jim used up many cards, as he would lick the cards so much. Finally got a piece of tin with the letter painted on it. l took n.orlshs and months-a half yearJoefore 1 was satisfied that he would know the let ter A when he would see it. When l had this done l thought If Jim could only be made to bring the card to me l would have just what l wanted. I at once began to trSil him fer this end l began with d piece of apple in a handkerchief. I would
 
 would try to draw it away from him. Fi nally I would have the piece of apple in my hand, and hold out the handkerchief to him. and then give him the apple. He learned that he was being rewarded and I soon had him tugging al the card and then bringing 1t to me. Then I thought that I had my fortune made. when one day I happened to think that if the horse knew A when he saw it he could pe taught the entire alphaoet, and in this ] was right.
 My wife used to ten me to let the horse alone and come out of the stable, for she knew that would go crazy over Jim, but it came around so that she got very fond of Jim, and was soon very much attached to him. One day she happened to go into the stable while eating an apple, and she said, Jim. do you want piece of apple?' He shook his head up and down. The next thing I heard was my wife ealing out. Doctor, doctor, tha horse can say yes went in, butt Jim would not say it for me. I went out and watched, and saw him do it for my wife From that day she fell in love with him, and would always reward him with apple or sugar-he likes one as well as the other-whenever he would do what she asked of him. The way Jim learned to open and close the desk drawers was this: I had put some apples in drawer that had a s.ring attached to it. Later on I returned and all the apples were gone. I suspected some boys that were about the place. and when I put some more apples in the drawer they, too. dis appeared, and then I watched and soon found that Jim was stealing my apples He had been watching me. and soon began initiating me From that time my work was easy, and all from the effects of pa tience and kindness"
 Kindness kindness and more kindness" is what the doctor says when asked how he succeeded in teaching many things to a dumb animal
 "I made him underrand" said the trainer, "that by learning promptly he would earn piece of sugar or some other dainty while duilness meant no sugar. no apples, but a scolding. never used a whip on him in my life. The whip makes horses stubborn, and then they obey through fear only, and can't be trusted Kindness, kindness and more kindness; that's tlss way"