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Pipe from the Hay-Mow to the Hay-Meadow. Of 

 fo little Service is fuch a Horfe for the Road. 



I would be underftood to fpeak in general : For I 

 own, that fome Horfes are of fo fortunate a Make 

 and Conftitution, that they will look pretty fleek 

 and well, even with Hay alone, provided it be very 

 good and uveet, and given to them by a little at 

 ence, well ihaked from Duft, Cfr. But there are 

 few Horfes of fo hardy a Difpofition as to thrive 

 well in the Houfe with Hay alone : And although 

 moit Dealers would have you believe, that they 

 give their Horfes very little Corn ; I could never 

 yet meet with one (from their Hands) but required 

 more than common Care, as well as a good Quan- 

 tity of Oats, othervvife the Horfe would look muck 

 worfe in a very little while. 



Secondly, a Surfeit may proceed from undue or ^he Rea- 

 too laborious Exercife, and catching Cold upon it. fon why 

 This very much endangers his Wind, as the Lungs the Lungs 

 are, from their foft Contexture or Make, exceed- ^^^J^°^^^ 

 ingly fufceptible of Imprefiions from Cold ; which, jyij.}^ Colds 

 in plain Englijh, is the perfpirable Matter hindered than other 

 from being difcharged by the Pores in the Hide, l^'^^ts of 

 which, on taking Cold, contract themfelves fo clofe- '■^^ Bo^y. 

 ly, that fuch Excrement { for, I can call it no other ) 

 is obliged to pafs along with the Blood in Circulati- 

 on, and therein raiies violent Commotions, and 

 great Diforders in the Lungs, Brain, iffc. but moil- 

 ly in thefe two principal Parts of the Body, for the 

 Reafon juft now alTigned, 'uiz.. their foft Conftruc- 

 ture, which foonell takes the Impreffion. Li this 

 Cafe Bleeding may be difpenfed with ; but, above 

 all, keeping the Horfe's Body very warm all over 

 with Blankets, or fuch like, and bedding or litter- 

 ing him down with dry clean Straw, are the great- 

 eft Preiervatives againft Surfeiting upon hard Exer- " 

 cife J for Warmnefs of this Sort, forwards Perfpira- 

 tion to a high Degree ; and this is, in Reality, 

 taking away the Caufe of the Diforder, which is 

 the true Way of curing Difeafes. And another 

 E 3 Thing 



