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to slake that thirst, on green corn, might produce colic; 

 by itself, with the hay fed first, there is no danger. I have 

 fed it for thirty years and never had a sick horse from it ; 

 but instead of salt, I feed a tablespoonful of ground gin- 

 ger for a few days, each day with the corn, and consider 

 it in the fall the very best food a horse can partake of; 

 from six to eight fair-sized ears in the morning, and the 

 same at night, are enough for all necessary purposes for a 

 horse of little and slow work. You may even drive him 

 some pretty nice spurts on such feed, only do not make 

 them too long, not more than a quarter of a mile ; but he 

 will stand ten miles a day of easy work on such feed and 

 continue to thrive. And again, another piece of economy 

 is to have him shod with tips all the time, instead of 

 shoes, as they should cost but half price. 



COLT'S DISTEMPER. 



This is common in colts, and only requires care and a 

 little knowledge. If swollen about the glands, blister 

 with egg-blister, or a mixture of three parts turpentine 

 and one part sweet oil ; rub in pretty well, and keep in a 

 good, comfortable stable and feed wet hay, salted, and 

 wheat mashes, warm, and give to drink tepid water. If 

 he gets worse, swelling increasing, poultice with brown 

 soap and brown sugar, in order to induce its breaking on 

 the outside ; that done, he will soon get well, only keep 

 up his strength by cooling mashes, and keep him in a warm 

 stable. 



HORSE EPIZOOTIC. 



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In view of the epizootic now raging in Canada and 

 Rochester, N. Y., and since in Boston and New York 

 City, on the old principle that an ounce of prevention is 

 worth a pound of cure, I would advise all owners and 



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