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ately after water), than by any other means 

 whatever; in faft, it is a plm fo palpably con- 

 tradictory and deftrudive, that it (liould never 

 be permitted by the majler^ or adopted by the 

 groom. And there can remain no fhadow of 

 doubt but this complaint in every clafs of 

 horfes may be moftly prevented by proper care 

 and attention in the fuperintendants^ the irre- 

 gnlaritics mfood^ water ^ and the inconilften- 

 cies already pointed out, contributing much 

 more to the original caufe of fuch defedr, than 

 the erroneous formation of parts fo hypothetic ally 

 aflerted by thofe v^'ho have wrote before upon 

 this fubjedt. 



Another circumftance requiring the minute 

 infpedlion and attentive obiervation of every 

 proprietor of draft horfes is, that injurious prac- 

 tice of country fervants (called carters) in giv- 

 ing large quantities oi anijeedy diapente^foenu- 

 grec^ elecampane y and other powders intermixed 

 with theiryi^^, upon a v/eak and ill-founded 

 opinion that thofe articles make their teams 

 appear fine in coat, and full in fiefh: indeed fo 

 ftrongly are they bigoted to the opinion in 

 many (but particularly the wejternj parts of 

 JEngland, that they expend (unknown to their 

 D d 2 employers) 



