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When the horse has been thoroughly- 

 purged, and recovered from the debihty which 

 generally ensues (for the doses are so strong, 

 that it is no uncommon event for a horse to 

 die under their operation) his exercise com- 

 mences, or, in the language of the turf, he takes 

 his sweats. 



By this means his respiration is improved, 

 and his muscular powers are increased. But 

 the exercise which he receives out of doors is 

 not deemed sufficient for this purpose, he is 

 therefore cloathed from head to foot with a 

 hood and two or three cloths, and the stable, at 

 the same time, is kept as hot as possible by 

 every attempt to exclude the external air. Not- 

 withstanding this process reduces the weight of 

 the horse, yet the debility which it must inevi- 

 tably create, counterbalances, in a great mea- 

 ture, the advantages which are supposed to be 

 derived from it. When the sweating which is 

 excited by galloping is carried to an extreme, 

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