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avoid big words, but shortly it behaved 

 as all pathogenic or disease-causing germs 

 behave, and from its behaviour I learned my 

 lesson. I got all feeding-pots disinfected 

 daily, all dusty ledges and walls weekly, all 

 bits immediately on removal from the horse's 

 mouth. I insisted upon having the top 

 doors of the stables always open winter and 

 summer, and in summer I left the whole front 

 of the box open. Result : I have never since 

 heard a horse under my charge start coughing, 

 nor have I ever seen one run white matter 

 from the nose, nor have any horses suffered 

 from fever or illness of any sort, except on 

 one occasion, and that occasion actually helps 

 to prove my case. 



In 1907, those of you who follow racing 

 matters may remember, I had charge of a 

 most successful string of horses. Some of 

 you may remember it, because it was the 

 only training that I missed, and I am told 

 you had a lot of sickness. Well, in that 

 year I took over Rhodora and a few com- 

 panions with the view of winning the Middle 



