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in inn yards from the pump) in the morning, 

 fometimes before, (which is ridiculous in the 

 extreme) but generally immediately after they 

 have fvvallovved their corn ; upon an erroneous 

 fuppofition, that upon fuch accumulated 

 STUFFING, they will be enabled to furmount 

 all the difficulties of a long and fatiguing 

 journey. 



Upon the inconfiftency of this praftice, I 

 beg to appeal only to the unprejudiced re- 

 membrance of thofe who have unthinkingly 

 adopted it ; whether horfes thus loaded, do 

 not travel for fome miles with the greateft 

 feeming labour and inconvenience ? Admitting 

 this pofition without a iingle exception, there 

 cannot be a remaining doubt, but thofe horfes, 

 commencing their journey almoft immediately 

 after the ftomach becomes expanded with 

 the accuflomed portion of hay and corn, 

 had with much more propriety proceed a few 

 miles gently on the road, and take their water 

 at a foft STANDING POND, or POOL, when 

 the frame {hy preceding evacuations) is more 

 adapted to receive it. But even in this al- 

 ternative, proper difcrimination is abfolutely 

 neceiiary ; for horfes, either on a journey or 



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