118 PUTTING INTO CONDITION. 



Prepare him, therefore, as directed, and give 

 over night a drachm of calomel, and at day- 

 break the following morning a drench, deduct- 

 ing a drachm of aloes for the drachm of ca- 

 lomel.* If your medicine is not made up at 

 Mr. Treacher's or Mr. Sprague's, at least learn 



they are persons who have never seen a stable properly ma- 

 naged ; have most likely never had a valuable horse, and most 

 certainly never ought to have one. One always physics, be- 

 cause it is his custom to do so : the other never physics, 

 because it is his custom not to do so. 



But worse than the above are some of those fresh-landed 

 sportsmen, who, with pockets well lined, have, previous to 

 embarking, obtained a slight insight into their grandfathers* 

 or uncles' great studs, and therefore they would have us be- 

 lieve they must intuitively have great knowledge of horse- 

 flesh, like the strolling boys that played the jews-harp, saying, 

 they must be good musicians for their fathers belonged to the 

 town band. These people commit more cmelty, havoc, and 

 ruin in one year than their careless or less wealthy brethren 

 do in a dozen ; and I never knew one that could harden the 

 flesh and get a horse in good wind, and at the same time 

 preserve the legs clean, and the heels open. 



* See " Physicking." Never venture on more than one dose 

 in order to put your nag into condition. If that does not 

 effect all that is required for this purpose, when no ailing 

 exists, twenty will not; there is something else needed be- 

 sides purgative physic. Eight drachms of purified bazaar aloes, 

 such as you may get and purify yourself, I find equal to about 

 six of those procured from Mr. Treacher or Mr. Sprague. 

 Twelve drachms of unpurified bazaar aloes I have given with- 

 out effect : they are very apt to bring on gripes, bloody urine, 

 and inflammation of the bowels. • 



