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This is enough for twenty balls. These ingre- 

 dients should not be all made up at once, but 

 kept pounded, a little being mixed up fresh with 

 ghoon, when wanted ; then, it will often be eaten, 

 if the gora-walla keeps his fingers playing in the 

 angles of the mouth : or, as there is nothing bitter 

 or nauseous in it, a small quantity may be baked up 

 in a large ap. If forced down, the balls must be 

 soft, in the shape of an egg, but not more than 

 two inches in length, nor more than three quar- 

 ters of an inch in diameter. When a balling-iron 

 is used, it should always be covered with leather, 

 and the tongue very gently held. 



TRAINING, 



That is, for the turf, is the highest artificial 

 state of existence the horse has to endure; and 

 artificial means must be resorted to before any 

 horse can possibly be brought on the course in a 

 fit state to run a contested race with a chance of 

 winning ; but there is no necessity to follow in 

 the wake of admitted errors, much less to prac- 

 tise absurdities, or to block up the animal's 

 nostrils every night at nine o'clock with that 



