288 HORSE AND MAN. 



tudinally, there are very few persons who would not 

 be surprised at the enormous dimensions of the lungs 

 and the very small size of the stomach. 



Supposing a water-melon to represent the lungs, 

 an orange would represent the stomach. Or suppos- 

 ing that we take the word ' Do,' the capital letter 

 would in size and shape represent the lungs, and the 

 small ' o ' would equally correspond to the stomach. 

 Then it must be remembered that the lun^s are double 

 organs, while the stomach is single, so that the dis- 

 crepancy in their comparative sizes is enhanced. 



Both these organs are mismanaged by man, but in 

 opposite ways, one having its necessary supplies cut 

 short, and the other being supplied with more nou- 

 rishment than it can assimilate at the time. 



First we will take the Lungs. 



If we examine the size of the lungs when compared 

 with the body of any mammal, we shall find that the 

 larger the lung, the higher is the vitality, and, in con- 

 sequence, the more air has to be consumed. 



Now, in the horse, the lungs are simply enormous. 

 Their outline very much resembles that of the capital 

 letter D, except that the upper corner requires to be 

 lengthened upwards to the right. Perhaps a better 

 idea of the outline may be obtained from the national 

 harp as shown on the Irish shield of the present florin. 

 This harp must be large enough to reach beyond the 



