H2 COLDS OR CATARRH, AND MEGRIMS. 



box. All these are good preventives. Again, a gentle- 

 man just called to say he has a very fine horse, fast and 

 handsome, a good feeder, apparently sound, but occa- 

 sionally all of a sudden he falls in harness, gets up in a 

 minute or so all right, and keeps so until he falls again, 

 the other day he broke a shaft. I say to him, part with him 

 immediately, he may fall some day in double harness, break 

 a pole, and if the other horse is not as quiet as a lamb 

 will endanger the lives of all in the carriage. You are 

 never safe behind him. The disease is called megrims, 

 and may be caused by a fatty condition of the heart, or 

 by some congestion of the brain-vessels, we do not know 

 exactly, but 'he is not fit for a gentleman's use. For 

 slow work on a farm he might last a long time and do no 

 harm, if kept on grass in summer, and on hay, with half a 

 regular allowance of grain, in the winter. 



A ball of, or lump of, pure clay is a most excellent 

 thing for all horses, acting as a tonic; and a horse of this 

 kind should have it always before him. In fact, all horses 

 should have access to clay by some means, as there is 

 nothing better; put it in his trough occasionally, and you 

 will find he will lick it with delight. 



