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cold air has free access to the under parts 

 of the body, where the skin is the thinnest, 

 and the coat lightest, and the sensibility 

 much the greatest. 



The truth of it is, we have not hereto- 

 fore been governed in these matters by 

 reason, but rather by a sickly sentimen- 

 tality and unknowledge. A horse cannot 

 speak. He is incapable of expressing his 

 wants, or feelings, in articulate language. 

 If he could, he would indulge in a great 

 deal of profanity, very likely. But to the 

 observant, he need not talk. When he 

 pricks up his ears, and is quick and vigo- 

 rous in his movements, his eyes bright, 

 and eats with a relish, and does not shiver, 

 one may safely come to the conclusion 

 that he is not unhappy. 



