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and body piece, wrapping well under the belly, 

 should always be put under the ordinary jhool on 

 these occasions, and the horse kept close under 

 the tent-walls, out of the wind : this, with half 

 a masallah at night, and taking care the gora- 

 walla mounts at day-break, or before, (but without 

 taking off more than the upper jhool,) for a good 

 hour's walk, will be found the best preventive 

 against those colds and coughs, which bring on 

 a staring coat, debility, loss of flesh, and general 

 bad condition. 



If unexpectedly taken out during the monsoon, 

 and rain should fall during the night, change the 

 jhool, give a small masallah, and trot him for a 

 quarter of an hour immediately the shower is over. 

 A single light black Deccan jhool, unlined, (the 

 best description of jhool there is next to the bed- 

 blanket,) should always at nine o'clock during the 

 monsoon be put on all horses unaccustomed to 

 the open air, for though it may be close and hot, 

 and no rain fall, yet it is generally damp. Keep- 

 ing thick jhools over the body during the heat 

 of the day to guard against the scorching sun 

 is very pernicious, but a light dungaree one, padded 

 half an inch thick with cotton, along the spine, 

 is proper, and should always be worn when out 

 in the sun, in the hot or rainy season. The shade 

 of a tree, however, should be searched for: it is 



