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vented (by the continuance of incessant rain, 

 or deep fall of snow upon the ground) from 

 taking them out at all, their dressings are 

 increased, and patiently persevered in, to en- 

 liven the circulation, promote the secretions 

 and evacuations, as the only substitute for 

 the more substantial advantage of regular 

 exercise. 



It is. a case too frequently observed, and 

 indeed almost generally known, that the 

 horses of gentlemen are sometimes unluckily- 

 subject, in all weathers, to a }>art of their 

 exercise at the door of an obscure alehouse ; 

 for however hospitable may be the mansion of 

 the master, still the prevalence of '' da^^ined 

 custom" has rendered it so' predominant, 

 it is in a certain degree fashionable with those 

 faithful and trusts/ servants, who, possessing 

 neither innate principle, nor personal grati- 

 tude, render the most valuable property of 

 their employers dangerously subservient to 

 the paltry inconsistency and gratification of 

 their own inclinations. 



Having omitted, upon the subject of dis- 

 eased eyeSj to introduce a matter of opinion 



