FOOD. 39 



Turnips (shalgham). 



The ordinary white turnip grows all over the 

 Punjab in the winter, and when carrots are not to 

 be procured, I have used them in their place, pre- 

 paring them in the same manner. Horses soon 

 learn to eat and relish them. 



Salt (nimmuk). 



Salt is required by all animals in a certain 

 quantity in their food to keep them in health. There 

 are three different varieties sold in the native shops. 

 Rock salt (" putter ke nimmuk"); ordinary salt, 

 which is merely the rock salt crushed and powdered ; 

 and black salt (" kali nimmuk "). On the coast sea 

 salt can also be obtained, but it is not to be found 

 far inland. The common custom in India is to give 

 powdered salt in the food, the usual daily allowance 

 being about an ounce. I prefer to leave a lump of 

 rock salt in the manger for the horse to lick when 

 he likes. Some owners have a lump of it hung 

 by a string to the wall, but I do not think this is 

 advisable, as I have known more than one horse 

 turn a wind-sucker from getting into the habit of 

 licking and playing with it. 



