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Vol. XII. 



end, covered with copper wire cloth, which 

 will not rust and corrode, and a ventilator 

 above to carry off, as it ascends, the impure 

 air, which, being- lighter than the atmos- 

 pbere, immediately rises to the ceiling, and 

 will at once escape if an opportunity is af- 

 forded it. If there is danger of too much 

 air being admitted by the windows, the bot- 

 tom of the stable door may be latticed with 

 the slope turned upwards, and covered with 

 copper wire cloth, which will cause the un- 

 wholesome gases to rise immediately to the 

 ventilator. Five horses will, in a very few 

 hours, destroy the vital principle of air in a 

 confined, close stable. The carbonic acid 

 gas ejected from their lungs, is a deadly 

 poison, and totally unfit to be again received 

 by respiration. It is not only their breath 

 that must be avoided in stables, but the ex- 

 halations continuously arising from their bo- 

 dies. It should be generally understood that 

 pure air is as necessary to horses as to hu- 

 man beings. 



6th. Stables must be kept comparatively 

 speaking, light, and of equal temperature; 

 in summer about 65 degrees, and in winter 

 from 45 to 55 degrees. If this rule is not 

 observed, the horses will suffer with rheu- 

 matism, stiff joints, inflammation of the 

 lungs, and numerous other diseases. It 

 should be recollected, that we have no do- 

 mestic animal existing in a more artificial 

 state than the horse, or one requiring more 

 care and attention. It is very rare that a 

 horse is found useful to man after he is 14 

 years old, when by observing a few rules, 

 and following them strictly, he may be made 

 to last and labour constantly until 25 years 

 of age. 



7th. Never trust your horses to any other 

 than an experienced groom ; let his duties 

 be as follows : 



1st. At day light in the morning, to place 

 hay in the rack, in order that the horse may 

 distend his stomach to the proper proportion 

 before he receives his oats. If oats are first 

 fed, he will satisfy himself with them, and 

 not relish the hay; the consequence will be, 

 he will present a gaunt and half fed appear- 

 ance during the day, annoying not only the 

 coachman, but the master. 



2nd. To clean the stable, to carry out all 

 the straw litter, separate the dry from the 

 wet, place the wet in the manure heap, and 

 expose the dry in the open air for the ammo- 

 niacal gas to escape, and purify it for use as 

 bedding at night; sweep the stable perfectly 

 clean, spread a thin coat of charcoal dust in 

 the stalls, to absorb the ammonia. The 

 usual mode is to roll the wet litter day after 

 day under the manger, and force the horse 

 to inhale the gas arising from it, often en- 



tailing disastrous consequences, besides in- 

 fecting his food, and rendering it unpalat- 

 able. Sufficient time having elapsed while 

 the groom was clearing his stable for the 

 animals to consume their hay, he proceeds. 



3rd. Water the horse, and immediately 

 after give him his usual feed of oats or other 

 grain. 



4th. Curry and brush the horse thorough- 

 ly, and well rub his legs, in order that the 

 pores of the skin may be opened, the scurf 

 removed to excite insensible perspiration, 

 and the blood caused to circulate freely. 

 Wash his eyes and nostrils with a sponge, 

 to free them of dirt; take out all the sand 

 and dirt that may have become fastened in 

 and under the shoe, and comb his tail and 

 mane. This rule may appear superfluous; 

 still, next to food, it is the most important, 

 and must be insisted upon by the proprietor, 

 if he desires his horse to enjoy health, 

 strength, constitution, and a fine glossy 

 coat. High grooming and exercise fit the 

 racer and trotter for the endurance of the 

 fatigue of their great exploits, and show the 

 importance of care at all times to horses. — 

 N. Y. Agricultural Transactions. 



The Boy and Man. 



A FEW years ago, there was in the city 

 of Boston, a portrait painter, whose name 

 was Mr. Copley. He did not succeed well 

 in his business, and concluded to go to Eng- 

 land to try his fortunes there. He had a 

 little son, whom he took with him, whose 

 name was John Singleton Copley. 



John was a very studious boy, and made 

 such rapid progress in his studies, that his 

 father sent him to college. There he ap- 

 plied himself so closely to his books, and be- 

 came so distinguished a scholar, that his in- 

 structors predicted that he would make a 

 very eminent man. 



After he had graduated, he studied law. 

 And when he entered upon the practice of 

 his profession his mind was so richly disci- 

 plined by his previous diligence, he almost 

 immediately gained celebrity. One or two 

 cases of great importance being entrusted to 

 him, he managed them with so much wis- 

 dom and skill as to attract the admiration of 

 the whole British nation. 



The king and his cabinet seeing what a 

 learned man he was, and how much influ- 

 ence he had acquired, felt it to be import- 

 ant to secure his services for the govern- ' 

 ment. They, therefore, raised him from one 

 post of honour to another, till he was created 

 Lord High Chancellor of England, the very 

 highest post of honour to which any subject 

 can attain. About sixty years ago he was a 



