i34 DISEASES OF THE HOESE. 



(11.) Every truck, or other veliiclej should have a prop 

 stick hung to the shafts, to relieve the burthen of the load 

 whenever the team is standing. 



(12.) Curry, rub, and clean well and thoroughly, at 

 least, once every day. The effect is worth half the feed. 

 A dirty coat and skin, when the animal is deprived of 

 exercise in pasture, and of rolling on the grass, cannot fail 

 to produce disease. 



(13.) Nev^er use a check rein. It is a false taste that 

 thinks a horse more beautiful when his head is fastened in 

 an unnatural position. The bearing rein keeps a horse in 

 a constant fret, makes him restless and uneasy, and often 

 prevents him from recovering himself in case of a stumble 

 cr fall. 



(14.) Your stable should be perfectly level, or veiy 

 slightly inclined, Avell lighted, well drained, well ventilated, 

 and well protected from draughts, and from extremes G^ 

 heat and cold. Keep the crib clean and free from dust, 

 and keep the hay and other fodder as far from the stall as 

 possible, so as to be away from the steam and breath of the 

 animal. 



(15.) If you use ground feed, remember that at many of 

 the mills and stores it is adulterated with marble or plaster 

 of paris, or with the sweepings of canal-boats and barges. 

 Such adulteration not only robs your animals of nourish- 

 ment, but produces stone, and shortens life. 



(16.) If you suspect adulteration, you can sometimes 

 detect it by heating a portion of the feed to a red heat, in 

 an. iron vessel. After the whole has been reduced to ashes, 

 if they contain plaster, the ashes will soon set or harden, 

 after bfeing mixed with water to the consistency of paste. 



(17.) In hot weather, keep a wet sponge on the head of 

 tne horse or mule; cool the mouth and face with wet 



