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ters. For fo foon as the horfe has been thus 

 permitted to glut himfelf with an immode- 

 rate quantity of the cold water before-men- 

 tioned, he is diredtly configned to his fialt^ 

 where its injurious effects are prefently vifible 

 in a fevere rigor, or violent fit of fliaking, 

 not unlike the painful paroxyfm of an inter- 

 mittent; producing an almofi: inftantaneous 

 contradtion of the cutaneous paffages, and 

 " flaring of the coat/' (as it is called) when 

 we obferve, 



<* Each particular hair to {land on end 

 ^' Like quills upon the fretful porcupine." 



The alternative to this practice is io tho- 

 roughly contemptible, that it is abfolutely 

 difficult to decide which is the moft dcflruc- 

 tive or dangerous of the two ; tor it the piin 

 above-defcribed is not adopted, but at times 

 admits of variation, it is directly in the ibl- 

 lowing way : the horfe thus watered is im- 

 mediately mounted by one of the juvc:::ic 

 ragamuffijis, who conftantly give daiiy atten- 

 dance at thofe receptacles, to obtain a p'-o- 

 ficiency in the arts of ridings cruelty, and 

 perfecuiion. Two or three of the horfes at 



a time 



