25U DISEASES OF ANIMALS. 



small quantity and gradually increase it. It ■would be 

 better to have all changes in food made gradually, when 

 there is a material difference in the nature of the food ; 

 as from hay to grass, and the reverse ; from much fodder 

 to much grain, and the reverse. 



COMFORT OF ANIMALS. 



An animal may be well fed, and apparently well 

 attended, and yet be uncomfortable, owing to an uneven 

 floor to stand or rest on, a bad rack or manger, or some 

 other inconvenience in the stable. There may be a want 

 of exercise, or condiments, or change of food, pure air, 

 currying, pure water, or something else necessary to 

 comfort. He may breathe on his food, and render it 

 offensive ; something not very apparent may incom- 

 mode, vex, tease, or render the animal in some way un- 

 comfortable. Of course, his digestion is impaired, his 

 appetite declines, he will not grow or fatten, and is unfit 

 for labor, and the female will not be in good condition 

 for propagation, or yielding plentifully good, wholesome 

 milk. Therefore, make your animals comfortable. 



EXERCISE. 



The health of man depends more on exercise in the 

 open air than on any other one thing. A proper diet, 

 bathing, protection from exposure, regular rest, regu 

 larity in meals, suitable employment for the body and 

 mind, freedom from trouble and vexation, and many 

 other favorable circumstances, are all conducive to health, 

 and some of them highly important, and to those who do 

 not exercise, they are not only indispensable to health, 

 but to life J for they cannot live without great attention to 

 them. 



But, as important as these are, let a man of common 

 constitution be accustomed to a plenty of exercise in the 

 open air, and he will often bid defiance to them all ; and 

 even contend strongly for many a long year against the 

 gigantic monster intemperance. He will li\e on the fat 

 of the land, or flourish on plain living or hard fare. He 



