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that it heated J or that it became wet while it 

 was making. 



The best oats are those that are old, provided 

 they were fully ripe, and that they have not 

 heated The rounder the body, and the thinner 

 the shell the better, as they contain the greater 

 nourishment. Black oats are always bad, for 

 they do not afFord so much nourishment, and 

 are masticated with difficulty, the shells or 

 husks being extremely thick. 



All animals, after feeding, arc inclined to 

 sleep and rest. When aliment is received into 

 the stomach, the digestive powers are so much 

 employed, that every other, even those of the 

 mind, are incHned to repose, in order to give 

 digestion its full scope. This is so well known 

 in those countries that are infested with vora- 

 cious animals, that the natives ahvays prefer 

 attacking them after they have devoured their 

 prey, being perfectly aware that they will find 

 them in a state of indolence, if not asleep. 

 The horse after feeding yields to this impulse 

 of nature in as great a degree as otiier animals; 

 and if those who frequent stables will take 

 the trouble to observe, they will find almost 

 all horses slumbering after their meals. Froni 



