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Show j HOW HORSES SWIMr Thtlr notiyjncy Varies Stncli s That of Human ItelllRf. A contributor to tho London Field writes that swimming horses across it flooded creek or river Is a common nnd on bomo stations almost dally occurrence occur-rence in Australia during tlio rajny season. "An n rule I have lcmalnfed seated In tlie saddlo wlillo swimming my liorso across a flooded river," ho says, "and have found the btioynticy of tho horso to vury quite as much as that of a liitninn lelng. I hnvo had somo horses which would swim with the seat of tho iaddlo clear nliovo tho water, while others, on tlio contrary, swam so deeply that only tho cars, eyei -el nose were visible. In tho latter lat-ter i i the sooner the rider slips over the tall thn better. 4f you aro not In tho saddle I do not think it matters much whether you swim at tho horse's head or hlb tnil, or on your back, breast or side. Of coarse the nearer you are to his head the better clinuco you have ot guiding him If necessary, Jbut ns a rule horses wt'l sulin as fast and ns straight ns they can to tho nearest landing point. In the whole Course ol my experience I h.ivo seen but one horse unable or unwilling to swim, and on this occasion tho horse turned on his side Immediately It found Itself In deep water, nrl refusing to moke tlie i Uightest effort II was drowned. In my ' opinion the most Important thing to do when swimming uny liorso across a btrcnm Is to unbuckle your snall'e rln, nnd. if riding with n double-relncd : bridle, cut tho stitches of the curb rein. Practically, tho only danger there Is 1 lies til tlio risk of tlie horso getting his I forelegs entangled in the bridle, which L can cosily bo avoided." A Clorer HlrAtng'ui. Once during the Iron Duke's campaign cam-paign In tho Pyrenees, it happened Hint Oen. I'lcton'b dispositions for receiving re-ceiving the nsNiult of Marshal Soult dlsploasml him. The danger threatened threat-ened from in front, nnd tho difficulty lay In delaying tho attack until Well, ington could effect Iho change he wished. Ho was, n usual, equal to tho occasion. Waving his hat in the nlr ho galloped to tho front of a regiment regi-ment as if ho meant to order a charge, Tho whole of Plcton'a lino cheered tro-uiendously, tro-uiendously, Hnd ni tho roar died away Wellington was hoard to remark, half to hlim.elf: "Soull Is a cautious commander com-mander and will not attack In force without, ascertaining tho meaning () these cheers. That will leavo time for tlio riitl division to come up, and wo shall bent lilm." This was pxuutly what happened, nnd Soult sustained u bloody repulse where ho inight have wort an easy victory, |