ON THE INTELLECT OF INFANTS. Igl 



nlng at a moderate rate, increasing, and ending full speed. 

 They are stinted in their water ; the horse that blows the Stinted in theit 

 hardest, the most ; their hay and oats are of the best qua- water. 

 lity ; the hay is long in the stalk, and the seed shaken 

 out; the oats are thrashed in a sack, and winnowed, and 

 every care is taken to keep the horses from chaif and im- 

 purity of every kind. After feeding, their heads are muz- 

 zled. They are not allowed above six hours in the night ; 

 for they arc supped up at nine, and out again at three in 

 the morning ; but they have the intervening hours in the 

 day, between their morning and evening exercise. When 

 they become wet, from the accidents of weather, or other 

 things, they are carefully rubbed till dry. Each horse Method of 

 has a boy for the performance of all these particulars ; sweating. 

 they are occasionally sweated, I forgot how often ; that 

 is, they are heavily clothed, galloped nearly full speed 

 for four miles, relieved from their violent perspiration, 

 first by wooden scrapers, then by rubbing them till they 

 are perfectly dry, and after a little gentle exercise, are 

 taken home. 



I have spoken to the best of my memory of things that 

 happened at least six-and-forty years ago, and concerning 

 which, when I quitted Newmarket, I never imagined I 

 should be more questioned. The skins of the horses are 

 kept perfectly and peculiarly clean ; severe perspiration They are not 

 is thought absolutely necessary. I see no reason to sup- '^^"^^ ^^^' 

 posethat their lives are shortened; some of them live to 

 a great age. Eclipse, I think, died above thirty. 



III. 



Second Letter from R. B. on the Developement of InteU 

 led and Moral Conduct in an Infant^ during the earliest 

 part of her Existence 5 being concluded at the fourth 

 Month of her Age. 



To Mr. Nicholson. 

 Sir, 



JL thank you for inserting my paper on the Progress of 



Intellect in an Infant, and have now the pleasure of send- 



VoL. XV.— Nov. 1806. Bb ing 



