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walk. The bran mash and a pooly of grass may 

 be eaten afterwards, at evening's feeding-time, 

 and then the muzzle put on for the night. 



ALTERATIVES. 



Nine to ten drachms of best aloes, one drachm 

 of calomel, and thirty drops of oil of anise-seed, 

 made up with linseed-oil, and a tea-spoonful of 

 linseed-meal ; or, as under " Physic Ball," and 

 divided into eight balls, one to be given every 

 morning at daybreak, and one also every evening 

 about five, when he goes out for his walk, will 

 answer this purpose, when they are required ; 

 but an alterative drench morning and evening, of 

 one drachm of aloes and two ounces of Epsom 

 salts for each drench, is sometimes preferable : 

 a drachm of Turkey rhubarb may be added to 

 each drench for a thin horse. The same care 

 is to be taken as under " Physicking." He must 

 have bran mashes instead of gram from the day 

 the first ball is given, and be muzzled at night ; 

 the water always with the chill off, and only 

 one pooly, or the same quantity of dried green 

 grass after each feed, except in the evening, 

 when he may eat grass until muzzled, at nine 

 or ten o'clock. If he is thin, half a map of 



