NAPOLEON'S HORSEMANSHIP.
Extraordinary wore the precautions t;iken that Napoleon should never appear at a disadvantage on horseback. The Emperor was not a first-clans horseman and Ins horses (says the "Da ly Chronicle") were always thoroughly broken in. Here is a description of the method-; employed: —"They were trained to reman perfectly steady under tortures of every description; to receive blows about the head; drums were beat, pistols and crackers fired in their ears. Hays waved before their eyes, clumsy packages, and sometimes even sheep and pigs, were thrown between their legs. None of the animals were deemed sufficiently trained till the Emperor could, without the least difficulty, pull them up short at full gallop, which was his favourite paw."
Whalebone is often used in G.een land for making boats and sledges.
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 150, 25 February 1916, Page 4 (Supplement)
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131NAPOLEON'S HORSEMANSHIP. Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 150, 25 February 1916, Page 4 (Supplement)
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