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muscular exertion, the mischief does not end with the mere suspen- 

 sioti of the powers of the stomach ; for, food^ if it be not digested, 

 cannot remain long exposed to the heat and moisture of, this organ, 

 without running into some chemical change, unfitting it for digestion; 

 in which case, it will not only not nourish, but will add to the dis- 

 tress and fatigue of the animal. For this reason, it will be found a 

 good general rule, to give a double allowancei of corn over night, 

 and none in ^e morning, to all Horses that are to travel pretty 

 rapidly, early in the day. By this mode of treatment, time will be 

 given for the digestion of the corn, and the hay which the animal 

 eats during the night, will suffice to give the proper stimulus of bulk 

 to the stomach, and thus prevent the ill consequences of inaniti^ij,. ^ 



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