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IL is really astonishing how much better
the European essayists know President
ROOSEVELT than we know him here. Scarcely
a day passes without a profound judgment
OF him from their pens. Libertc describes
him as no superman, but a man OF average
faculties" No average man could be in
terested in 20 many things at the same time
and write about them 40 huently and firmly.
This last analyst could not have read the
six messages issued in as many days, in
Guiding the account Of the inspection of the
Canal Zone in three days. Whatever Mr..
RoOsEvELr's admirers and critics may say
Of him, he is not a man OF average facul-
ties Read, for example, his latest mes
sage to the people on the Ancient Irish Sagas
in the Century just issued.
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many. The harvest Of dupes was abundant
in Lpdwigshafen, although n OF the
swindlers impersonated the dead Crown
Prince RUDOLF. IL must be admitted that
the finest touch Of all was the deception
practised on the jailer, who was made to
believe that two Of the brothers laid by
the heels were really RUDOLF and FRANZ
FERDINAND. and allowed them to escape for
the promise Of a handsome pension. But
the WILLS were pinchbeck after all; VoI0Hr
Of Koepenick was the original standard
article, and no such sordid imitatoEs can ever
dim his glory.
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A CAanc. to See whales. Teeth.

To THE EDITOR or THE UN-SR notice
a communication In your 70 days issue from Mr..
Bannel Sawyer in which he states thas during the
last two years he has caught iSs whales. and he
therefore should be an authority on the cetaoeS
However. II Mr.. Sawyer viii refer 70 page eSa
of the STANDARD Dictionary" no Will read this
following: The existing whales are divided
into DentIcetc or toothed whales. e. the bot1s
nosed or ziphiold whales. the sperm whales. dol
phins. &C. and the whalebone whales or Mysucets.
as the right whales, ~rorqusls, humpbaoks. 60"
Further. II Mr.. Sawyer has never seen any whale
teeth I can show him some. as | have Q few speei.
mems. CHARLES LACEY PLUMB.
CRANroRp. n. j., December q.
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when the Nation Needed Roosevelt

President ROOSEVELT touched a note
OF lofty patriotism to which all brave
and honest hearts will yield spontaneous
response when, In the course OF his spe-
cial message on the Panama Canal, he
denounced the spirit Of wanton and
dishonest malice" exhibited by critics
who are trying to interfere with and
hamper the execution OF the greatest
work Of the kind ever attempted &c.
1t was a fine burst Of indignation which
he devoted to this subject, explaining
that he did not concern himself with
the malignant detraction of foreigners
actuated, Of course, by jealousy and
other contemplate motives-but con-
centrated the whole volume Of his re-
proach upon renegade Americans. THE
outrageous accusations of these SANDER
ers constitute a gross libel upon a body
Of public servants who for trained intel
ligence, expert ability, high character
and devotion to duty have never been
excelled anywhere" The whole country
will rejoice in the Presidents u~nsparing
denunciation Of these wretches and wish
more power to his invective.
This characteristic outburst, however,
throws no new light upon the character
Of THEODORE ROOSEVELT. He has al
ways been the passionate and fearless
exponent Of an uncompromising patriot
ism. Throughout his wonderful career
as a reformer. upifter and altruist-
which career, by the way, began at a
very early period of his life-he has been
the deadly foe of paltering hypocrisy,
cowardice and meanness.
What a pity that THEODORE RoosE-
WELT was not in a position, eight long
years ago, to denounoe the cavaliers,
scandal mongers and alarmists of that
time as he now denounces those OF the
present day! In August, 1893, at San
tiago, there was q similar exhibition of
malignity and cowardice and contempt
ible treachery. The Spaniards had been
thrashed, Cuba had been delivered from
the bonds Of tyranny, the negotiations
for surrender and evacuation had
reached the threshold Of q final con-
summation. Then emanated from GER
tain craven and faint hearted sources
at Siboney that memorable shrek Of
terror which convulsed the whole nation
with a pang Of agony. Yellow fever was
coming; brave men would diein myriads,
like flies; nothing could avert the cata-
clysm unless the Government should
send a feet OF transports to the south
eastern coast Of Cuba and snatch those
victims from the jaws Of certain death.
The Macedonian cry rang out, from
Boston to San Francisco, from Mime
apolis TO Galveston. Mothers, wives,
sweethearts gathered about stricken
firesides and summoned from fond
hearts the tribute OF their miserable
tears. Reconciled to the known perils
and acerbities Of war, the American
people quailed and moaned beneath the
menace Of a grisly superstition. In the
autumn of 1898 this country was the
victim OF a panic too frightful and de-
moraliking for ordinary words.
Oh, for a Roosevelt in those days!
What a difference it would have made
had he then been in a position to rebuke
ever to suppress-the slanderers, the
traitors and the cowardsl
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President Roosevelt In the Century MdOasins for
January shows his activity In another unexpectrd
direction by writing on Irish folklore. Cardinal
Gibbons discourses on suicide. Sylvester Baxter
suggests ways Of mitigating advertising nuissnces.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pennell describe Chsrtres, Illustrated
articles tell OF the Nebraska primitive man and the
Freer art collection and the Jay Cooke series of
papers Is continued. In nction Mrs. HodRsoD
Burnetts and Mr.. Mason's serials arc supplemented
BY ave short stories. There are poems by Richard
Burton. q. 9. Vereck and Others. and many picture.
shat tcli their own stsry.
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A word Of praise for the men who stand
in the coming towers OF h ~ferryboats.
OF the tens OF thousands who daily cross
the rivers, how many ever give more than
a passing thought to the keen eyes n
ready hands in the pilot house-except
when IL il a question OF blame1
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Progress OF Medical Science Among
the MONKEYS.

the Monkeys.
The story coming out of Java that the
gray monkeys of Salatiga have discov-
cred an antidote for strychnine seems
of the same sort " not a few efforts to
add TO the pharmacop1ia from geological
observation. In order to prevent the
spoliation Of the plantations at the -four
hands Of their arboreal fellow citizens
the Dutch settlers fell back on the time
honored expedient Of strychnine bait.
Unfortunately for the planters, the
monkeys refused to die. They became
quite i'll, but in their ailment they chewed
the temblekan leaf and returned TO rob
the plantations with a zest enhanced by
the tonic effect OF the strychnine. Now
the Javanese authorities are making a
study of temblekan to see il it may be
added to the list Of remedies for mar as
well as beast.
Hindu nature lore has a similar story
concerning Rikki-tikki-tavi. 1t is told
that when the mongoose energies vic
torious from his combat with the cobra
di capello he chews a leaf which acts TO
a charm as sntidote to the lethal venom.
That was long q announced to be the
cure Of snake bite, for which India and
Australia have offered large rewards.
Yet, either because the ssarchers could
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The brothers WILL of Ludwigshafen we're
common rogues compared with Cobbler
VoIoHT, who operated" at Koenenick.
We suspect them of American origiL, for.
besides Austrian princes Of the blood, they
impersonated a fictitious noblemaL whom
they called Count Won BARNUM. What
German would lave selected that particu-
lar name? Il was awe Of military rank
that the daring VoroHT played upon; his
imitators played upon the reverence for
rank which is still a feudal influences In Ger
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Trade with Arsentina.

The British Consul at Bucnos Ayrss recently
addressed the London Chamber OF on
trade with the Argentine Republic. says DoHV
Consular and Trade Reports. He said: -The main
requirements of Argentina include coal for rail-
ways and factories. agricultural Implements, rail
way, tramwAy and building material. There Is .
small but steadily increasing demand for imple'
ments OF sport, high class carriages and autono.
blles. British vessels do 90 per cent. Of the carry.
ing trade. To push trade In the Argentine there
must be lavish advertisement OF the style In vogue.
and personal propaganda by well informed men
able to speak Spanish Is most important. About
stwcnty i've years ago the only importers OF note
there were British. but the new import trade has
gone into the hands Of other nationAlities. Tho
Argentine Republic has never been more prosperous.
Money is plentiful and trade Is brisk; and there 10
no reason why the British share of Argentine trade
should not be largely Increased" For British" in
the last sentence we may read American"
American exports TO Argentina are Increasing,
as is shown in these figures:
Ten mOHths.
g.. 49,. -. -. 49,. -. go. -. s.I III Wa y
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1. "SlX to Sixteen" J. II. Ewing.
D odd Fashioned Girl" L. NJ. Alcott.
3. a Summer in Leslie G~oldthwaite's Life" Mrs.
A. d. T. Whitney.
4. -Rc5ecca Of Suunybrook Farm Mra. x. n.
Vtggin.
5. What Katy Did ~ School" Susan Coolidge.
a. Hans BrinkeT.' Hary Mapes rodge.
:. "Alice IN Wonderland" Lewis Carroll.
s. The Colonel's Opera Cloak. Mrs. c. c. Brush.
Q. "Th v onder BOOK q" Nathaniel liza ythOrne.
10. Joan Of &C, BOutet lie Monvcl.
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Work.

Work. for works sake. is a superstition and a
dcluslOn. TIRE sun.
True. true enough.
Work for works sake Is n blum.
Labor Is merely a means 10 an End;
Nobody Hikes II. zone can defend
Ito simple existence. auf II II were not
For what we get out OF u. the whole darn lot
OF the worlds population would throw Oh the
clamps
That bind IL to labor and turn out as tramps.
W. =. LANpron.
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hooks for q Girl OF Fifteen.

To INF EDITOR OF The SUN-ST: sub
NIT a list OF books for a girl OF Is years. as
your correspondent asks in THE Sun OF De-
cember II.
They are such books as the girl herself will
like. I assume be meant stories.
The second list Is books she should own.
TUDOR JENKs.
BROS xvILLE, December 10.
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BOSTON by way Of Spring neld.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sfr: While l thor
oughly agree with your correspondent that rail
roads are trying. especially the Boston and Albany
though personally ! have found the Fitchburg
a trlne worse-yet justice compels me 70 add that
nowhere have I found such an all around good fellow
OF a station agent as at Springfield. He's well
known to all travelling men and proverbial for his
longsurering. Hit right and left. says your trav-
rlIing man: hit the n. & a. hard, and the Fitchburg
harder, but don't hit the station agent at Spring
neld. for he's all right.
This by one who ought TO know. for he's waited
an hour or two every week since July In the Spring
neld station for a Boston train TO happen by.
BosToY. December q. JUSTICE.
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In McCIUre'S Magazine for January a serial
description OF Mrs. Eddy and Christian Science
IL begun. Carl SchurE's memoirs tell Of the dan
Just before the war. aud Mr.. b. J. Hendrick de
scribes the new Jewish Immigrants. There ar"
sight short stories, among the authors bong Eugens
Wood. Rax Beach. Percsva GIbbon. Myra Kelly
and Q. q. D. Roberts. there are also two posrnA
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SImDlIned SYutay.

To rae EDITOR or THE sUN--Sr. | notice In
the Presidents Panama message that he concludes
n seouSnce with The words, as 70 yet others 10
this good English Ur Roosevelt English: PAN.
NEw WORK, December -.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Traveller"
must be a fool for taking the train he did for Boston.
which train. as plainly Indicated by the tables, Is a
Springfield express train with a contingent con
nectlon there for Boston over one OF the New York
Central lines.
Had he taken either the ten O'Clock or one
o'clock express. or even the twelve o'clock. by the
Shore line. he would have found the service he
wanted with few stops and a fine equipment.
Who but q fool would think OF going up to Spring.
neld to change there and wait for a connection on
another line? ANOTHER TRAVELLER.
NEW YORK. December 20.
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" our friends Uho fGror US rhh ma"uscr'pts Tor
publication vfsh 20 haze rejected articles rrtur"'dih 'v
rvst IN an cases send STAR pS for that purpose.
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Only Human.

Mrs. KnIcEer-HOw did you persuade your cook
to stay
Mrs. Bocker-we hung some mIstIetoe over the
atOve.
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From ne PRisburg Times Gazette.
Notice 10 Correspondents When writing 20 In
quire about the Presidents message please Be-
sure To give the number and series OF the particular
one you want TO know about.
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Published by The sun Printing aud Publishing
Association at 40 Nassau street. in The Borough Of
Manhattan. New York.
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disappointment I'm Britain.

Casarhad just senthis message. "venI. vidI. yicI e
only three words and not even illustrated
they groaned.
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I, The Bible.
:. Shakespeare.
?. Tennyson's Poems.
4. Thackeray's "Nirginlans."
:. DlclIcnS's Tale OF Two Cities"
q, Mllton's Paradise Lost"
:. R~usRin's STORY Of Ida"
3. SCOTS LADY OF the Lake"
q. Homer's Odyssey" POpe or Chapman.
10. Virgll's "Fneld" Dryden.
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subscriptions by Mail. Postpaid.

DAILY. Ter Month ..........,-.".. 80 30
DAILY. PEE Year % ""
SUNDAY. Per Year. = ~
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Postage to foreign countries added.
The Globe-republican., 1906-10-25
ORIGIN OF THOROUGHBRED.
canoB Traced Back to Arabian, Turk
ii4'sao o1' or Barb Stock?s l9'a5

Mania 10, e~sft .slaaa, s.Ft
The American thoroughbred lis.cde-
seconded, from the English thorough
breds aaudothe latter 10 made up by
blood. almost wholly from g Afabtan,
Tanks, or Barb stock, . Ths, Hnglish
STUD book fore' thoroushbreds 10 mot
ope1Ifo anS: horse that has had an0out.
cross sof common blood during ttthe
past hundred, years Or more, and 1t
rs doubtful ~ one havinglan oItrcross
15O years back. would be- recorded. A
reference toithe lists of horses IN Eng
'slish 'o racing stables at thu timee the
thoroughbred was brought to the front
will show. that the Torigihators de
pended almost entirely, on the horses
brought from the orient, and of the
three general classes mentioned.
1.-The Americans have greatly i'm
proved on the original thoroughbreds
by selecting and to some extent by
crossing with Arabian horses Of fine
type.,a This practice has not been
common Of late years. for our breed
ers have formed the opinion that they
can do little more for the breed by
importing Arabian horses. BY gselec.
ton, the quality. Of the thoroughbred
is now SO high that it is, believed that
in bringing in more foreign blood,
even of the Arabian breeds. there is
danger Of deteriorating 1t. leao'@
The American trotting horse was
developed from the thoroughbred5aor
rather as strain Of the thoroughbred !
Constant selection has, made this
horse the most important of the thor.
opghbreds, not only for faces, but also
for the saddle and carriage.
The Globe-republican., 1906-10-25
FEEDING AND SELLING MtJrEy.
I!fhw, TEe2, shoYigH II eI Peat With to
Get the Best Results.

. aTh y aeuthsrrlassfrl sAaalres; fat mites,
the fatter the better. ,FleshScatches
the planters eye. Sleek-coatedi ami
mails, ARE, also in demand 49, sizS the
cotton mnie, ranges from the 14-hand
donkey to'the 15,2Thahd farm, ,mule.o
Mare mules are given the preference
in the south, but north, east or west
this! Ia inotrso.:c The Wise FEEDER will
keep these facts in view when buying
young or work mules. 1.-The rough
leggy animal should be avoided. Such
are mean feeders and seldom fattenL,
This Is also true Of colts, loIt 10 posi-;
Bile, says Orange Judd Farmer, toJtell
with reasonable certainty which colts
will feed out we'll and which will not
The colt that keeps nearly fat on -ordi.
nary feed and with ordinary care can
be depended on while the one that is
stunted, rough and thin iaA doubtful
feeder. Some Of our feeders raise
their own stock mules, buying colts
and yearlings, then pasturing or feed
Ing them very much as cattle eafedg
Feeding usually beginsJi nn"earlS tan
and, continues Ihtih the lend, Of. che
year. Many carloads Of two-yearyold
mules 60 south, ''"|' .%t t,il9
The feeding is best donedn sheds
equipped for that purpose, &c In most
sections, atbleast five kinds of feed
can be had. Corn is the principal fat.
tening element, but bran9 and shelled
oats act as a loosening agent and pro
duce a good coat. Such feeds should
be given in the proportion Of one part
bran or oats to three or four parts
corn. Soy beans are a promising mule
feed, being the equal Of linseed meal
In rearing and fattening mules the
shearing should be attended to often
The name falls over badly when, al
lowed to get too long, and 1t Is prac.
tically impossible to make good trim
later. When receiving a mule that has
been shod, remove the shoes, especial.
ly those on the hind feet, the first
thing. Mules will kick each other,
but IL there are no shoes, no harm is
done.
Work as many as possible, II only
time or two. Many consider mule
broken that has had only one or two
lessons in the wagon or plow. Mules Mules
should beakept, during the fattenine
period, confined to the shed. 1890
bedding is very essential to producing
fine finish. ffThe above is written
, with special reference to cotton, mules
but applies equally well to Other Ss1 az
mands. Most lall the cotton mules
from Kentucky are sold through tn the
Atlantic gateway. The market opens
in the late fall or early winter an and
closes in early spring. 49,.
The Globe-republican., 1906-10-25
STOCK NOTES.

. IS n. = "a
The more pigs sow has, the more
feed she needs. oor1r., p,I ,,,,o :
Cows, pigs and the separator are
get.there combination. g2 ssg
Sold your wool yet? Broughtlalgood
price this year. didn't it? 5 5al,la.}
The, older pigs grow the more food
1t will take to make pound Of gain :
Pigs should be crowded 50 that they
will be fat and ready"for market early,
, Stops made ofamiddIing and skim
milk are among the best foods for
,lsuckiing us0Ws, d. Goli,s1 fJ{,yi .zuc
There is mo philosophical reason why
acidity Of food should give any better
returns than sweet lfood.aao.l III
There never should be an unsound
cow, sheep or hog sent to market
from the farms Of this country. ea,i7'
Feed the farm by the way OF the
good COW. Feed her and she will feed
the farm. and everybody on It. y"
Cultivate your lsmellers. Never
leave a churnp, after washing until
It smells as freshaas the morning dew.
sows can Be Kept IN smooth, sight
ly conditions, and yet fulfil all the re;
quirements lot abundant milk produc-
tiUnle ,a)sIal NV npis a49 ,,,'i
'2 Nature never designed that an ami.
NAL should suckle down1to q skeleton,
which Is never done II proper supply
Of food given.sis 1alse ysi ea Me- 1,g,
The Globe-republican., 1906-10-25
MANY CHAM Es ANNOUNCED
11gFf'e& FOR NEXT YEAR, =
1909 aHt OdA 6 yWi OLA y salflO
Geo. 3. corteIyou Becomes Secretary
" .iof Treasury-Metcalf tothe Navy--
4 charIss ", sonaparte iiittes Become
.hi Attorney General FseayiH Inn

( .Washingtono OCT 24sr- The follow
Ing statement regarding prospective
changes in President Roosevelt's cab
met was made public at the White
House tonfght91 biafa2SH
30 on tHe,e retirement OF Secretary
Shaw and Attorney General Moody
from aothea cabinets the.dd following
changes viii be made . s4oe
Secretary tJhe treasusyr71 George
lB! Oorteiyoou. 80 4 ~"
a. Postmaster General 77ayG George Won
lao Meyer. bna n q sool,H "a
'aAttoney General AIua tCTlhsa KY y. Bona
| paTten1I.a ftGss1ST1
Secretapyaof the NayyG4t Victor H.
EIetcalf, - 1o1--1----- ..- -,-1---
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
n Oscar S.. Strauss.lIu
The, general, understanding for some
has been that Geneal Moody will re-
tire on January 1oand that Secretary
Shaw VIII follow him. OnIgfhe first
day of the year therefore Mr.. Bona
parte, who rs now secretary of the
navy will succeed Mr.. Moody as at
tomey general and he will in turn. be
succeeded ny Mr.. eMetcalfy secretary
Of, commerce oannd labor tie latter's
place being, filed by Mr. Strauss. Mr..
Cortelyou, now postmaster general,
Will take Secretary Shaw's place on
Mach a. at which time Mr. Meyer is
to become postmaster general.
The fact that Mr.. Meyer was to
have a place in the, cabinet. has been
known for some time, but the name
I of Mr.. Strauss has been mentioned
only Incidentally IL at all. The trans.
fers of .Messrs. - Cortelyou,9 to the
treasury. BoTaparte to the attorney
,gensraiship and, Metcaif to- The navy
have generally been slaccepted as
though it has heen Rrfby1i sfhat both
Mn ,Bonapate- and. Mi. Metealf were
for d otfmploth to leave stheiri present
Hbgjti6nsi BECAUSE they had betome so
fully identified withtthe5Workl of their
The Globe-republican., 1906-10-25
auildlntni ! aIreed.

An The usual method ofl,sstarting q
breed of live stock is to- select two
or more unusually good animals from
a group that. has beenadeveloped in
"a certain direction BY means of better
food, better enSirpnment and careful
selection from a Igreater number No
breed Is ever started II /, the animals
that can 9be used are not better than
ting, same Breed 81 animals in another
locality. AT the beginning this work
Is carried on by "a few men, some
times by one.j In.breeding has to be
praEticed for generations tfll certain
characteristics are fixedisin the ant
mails. The, 5in-BreediBg is, intensified
by constantly eliminating those ami
mails ndt 9of the desired type. as.l5.a
The Globe-republican., 1906-10-25
Anna Held Lost Fortune.

Cleveland, Oct The police OF
this city, are working diligently to
discover the whereabouts Of $4,000
worth of jewels, which Anna Held,
the actress, reported were stolen
from her, on, a PENNSYLVANIA train
while coming into Cleveland early
Monday morning. The geffis, said to
includS9 many very elaborate and
valuable pieces iwere 4stolen from
MISS Held's state room while she and
1erIhusband, who accompanied her
we're temporarily absent from it.
The jewels wereuinlaa osmall hand
satchel, which, also contained over
$4,000 IN, money and papers, 01bankl
books Etc., Which Miss Held said she
sEaluttf at $1O0;OO8i"aaWhens the case,
was fii#t5 reported TO- the slucal police
they were 1ifcfedhlous, olbut 1Chief
'Kohlet says he Is now convinced that
the robsery was committed. q Miss
Held gave The description of two men
on the train She said lshea suspected
and thee detective agency REPORTED
that they had got trace Of them 9in
Baltimore. Miss Held, says she be-
lieyes she was, followed by the two
men from Baltimore to this city. " y
The Globe-republican., 1906-10-25

ftoat foot at D. When ne 3 kicks NJ
will jerk this front foot under him. 81
he kicks With both Hind feet r,in'sa
rope from one hind footlup through
the ring B, down through ring D and.
back through ring, B toe: and 'fasten
Qh che other hind foot Then when he
kicks with both feet helwill jerk this
one foot from under him, which leaves
him standing on one FOOT THIS Will
soon get him out Of the notion Of kick
Ing. l9aall I