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HORSE SENSE. 



well as drawing it over a beam. Either will answer this purpose, but 

 instead of pounding the horse on the throat to get him to swallow, 

 just tickle him a little with the neck of the bottle in the roof of the 

 mouth and give time for the horse to close his mouth, and he will take 

 the medicine very readily in the majority of cases. Don't strain the head 

 too high as that very much interferes with swallowing. 



CHEAP AND PRACTICAL SYRINGE. 



Since it is well known that injections for the horse per rectum are 

 about as valuable as those given per mouth, it is important that every 

 horse owner provide himself with one of these inexpensive instruments. 

 It consists of an ordinary tin funnel, to be had at any hardware store. 



Cut No. 104. 

 GIVING MEDICINE BY INJECTION. 



and a piece of rubber tubing of just sufflcient size to be stretched over 

 the spout of the funnel. The rubber tubing is to be oiled and inserted 

 into the rectum from four inches to one foot, and then the funnel lifted as 

 high above the horse's back as the tubing will allow, and then the med- 

 icine or injection material is to be poured into the funnel and let it 

 gravitate into the bowels, as shown in cut No. 104. 



WATCH THE HORSE'S FEET. 



Too much care cannot be taken of the feet. It is much easier to 

 keep the feet sound than to cure them after they have become injured 

 by neglect or carelessness. 



If your horses' feet have become hard, soak them in water, or ap- 

 ply a poultice of flax seed. A pad made of a piece of an old blanket, 

 or some woolen cloth, thoroughly wet and fastened around the hoof, will 

 allay fever and keep the feet in good condition. . 



WHERE TO FEED THE HORSE GRAIN. 



The most natural position for the horse's food to occupy when he 

 is eating, it is on the ground. In ordinary cases, it is certainly the one 



