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diminishes the digestibility of the bran and 

 makes It a laxative. If, however, the animal 

 Is allowed to make his own bran mash, by 

 giving it to him dry, he will be obliged to 

 thoroughly masticate it ; for If he does not do 

 so, his mouth will not obtain a quantity of 

 saliva sufficient to enable him to swallow 

 It. When the bran has been ground Into 

 a fine state by the teeth and saturated 

 with saliva, it will be in the best possible 

 condition for reception and digestion by 

 the stomach. Although a bran mash may 

 be regarded as a laxative medicine, dry bran 

 is a highly digestible and nutritious food, as I 

 have proved with hundreds of horses on sea 

 and land. A M u ic ihaii tl ttrty" years^Rgo, ColQaeL/ > 

 John Anderson, A.,V. D., directed my atten- 



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tion to t)ils fact, w|iich Muntz, -Crandeau and 



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