8 STABLE MANAGEMENT. 



differs but little from what is seen in England; 

 but in smaller places wheat is ground by native 

 mills, and then the bran is not so clean. When 

 native-made bran is run over the hand, it will 

 be seen that there is a large amount of flour in it, 

 which adheres to the skin like a white powder, and 

 which makes it much more nourishing than the 

 cleaner prepared article. The scales also of native- 

 made bran are much more irregular in size than the 

 European manufactured article. Bran should have 

 a clean, fresh smell about it, and the newer it is the 

 better ; if kept long it is likely to get mouldy. This 

 is particularly the case during the rainy season, when 

 the atmosphere being saturated with moisture, a 

 good deal is absorbed by the bran, and if kept in 

 this state for any time will get mouldy. On this 

 account, if it is necessary to store bran during the 

 rainy season, it should be kept in tin boxes. The 

 inside lining of old packing cases, in which perishable 

 goods are brought out from England, do well for 

 this purpose, and plenty can be got for a small sum 

 in the bazaar shops ; or, if not, any native tinsmith 

 will make a box out of old kerosine oil tins for a 

 small sum. 



