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EVILS OP MODERN STABLES. 



however much these qualities may be esteemed, such equine recom- 

 mendations will soon fade before the joint influence of impure air and 

 close confinement, although you may groom and feed at discretion. The 

 natural period of life is diminished one-half, while much more than half 

 of the remaining years is rendered useless by age, prematurely brought 

 on by inappropriate treatment. 



THE EXPRESSION OP CODNTENANCE INDUCED BT LONG 8TAGNAXI0N IN THE BTAIi 

 OP A WELL-PEOVIDED STABLE. 



