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(and perhaps cold and uncomfortable) ftable, 

 to be badly fed and worfe looked after. But 

 let it be either ofie or the other ^ refulting 

 confequences are much the fame ; the porous 

 fyftem is affeded in a greater or lefs degree, 

 the coat becomes rough and unhealthy, bear- 

 ing the appearance of hide-bound, and 

 the perfpirative m^atter thus compulfively 

 returned upon the circulation without ab- 

 forption, muft evidently foon appear to affedt 

 the eyes, lungs, or glandular parts ; to the 

 certain hazard of blindnefs, ajihmay broken 

 'wlnd^ or fon^ one of the contingent ills fo 

 repeatedly alluded to in various parts of this, 

 as well as our former volume, 



Refpeding the article of Feeding, va- 

 rious opinions are entertained, and perhaps 

 no fmall number of thofe regulated by 

 pecuniary confiderations ; it is, however, uni- 

 verfally admitted, that Hunters require 

 a more extraordinary fupport than many 

 horfes of different denominations ; but the 

 particular reafons why extra fupport be- 

 comes fo immediately necelTary, is a mat- 

 ter but little underftood by thofe not much 



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