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water was warmed, it could not do harm, 

 and might be of great advantage, by in- 

 creasing the fluidity of the blood. The 

 practice in regard to this seems to vary in 

 different localities, and experience ought 

 to settle the question. 



But it can only be settled satisfactorily 

 by experience with horses that have not 

 been closely confined in stables, because 

 horses that have been deprived of their 

 full allowance of air for any considerable 

 time are in a pathological condition, and 

 what would obtain with them could not 

 be predicated of horses in perfect health. 

 The experience of our "cowboys" would 

 be of value on this point. It is a common 

 practice, however, of many owners of horses 

 in the South and West to ride their horses 



