170 On the Haws or Hooks, in Horses. 



his example in this, as well as greater concerns, were 

 more generally followed. 



Proofs of the capacity of horses to bear the incle- 

 mencies of seasons ; and their hardihood in a state of 

 nature, are before us constantly. The danger of high 

 feeding and pampering, we experience every day. Yet 

 both are overlooked. 



I have lately received an account of some wild horses, 

 on an Island opposite Accomack in Virginia ; which, 

 though on a smaller scale than I had been informed it 

 was, serves, among a thousand other proofs, to shew 

 the inexpediency of over care in regard to this invalu- 

 able animal. I by no means wdsh to encourage inat- 

 tention, or cruelty ; not only because I abominate 

 both ; but because it w^ould be a work of supereroga- 

 tion, as it respects too many proprietors of horses, or 

 those they employ. — I send to you the letters contain- 

 ing the information I sought on this subject ; with a 

 wish to promulgate any important facts relating to it. 



After the free use of the fleam, and the drugs of the 

 shops, I began to despair of the recovery of my horses. 

 But I put them on a diet, which most rapidly operat- 

 ed. I fed them, exclusively, on r?cw potatoes. The in- 

 flammation in the eyes subsided entirely ; and the 

 whole system recovered its usual functions, by this 

 cooling, laxative, and detergent regimen. Precedent 

 remedies, no doubt, were highly useful. 



Yours very truly, 



Richard Peters. 

 Dr. James Mease. 



Secretary of the Phihid, Agric^ Sac. 



