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his care,, all in regular work, continued for six 

 years without a single case of colic. 



The bulk given to boiled food is looked upon 

 by some as an advantage, and in illustration of 

 the belief, a gentleman remarked recently that 

 the food thus supplied to his horses must be 

 more nutritious than other kinds, as it is softer, 

 partially digested to begin with, and every twelve 

 pounds put into the copper are increased to 

 forty-eight. It must, however, be remembered 

 that thirty -six pounds of this is only water. I would 

 like to know who can conscientiously expect a 

 horse to work well and continue in health on food 

 which contains three hundred parts of water for 

 every hundred of spoiled grain. It is an injus- 

 tice to treat an animal in such a manner, which 

 deserves more consideration on account of his 

 usefulness, and whose better judgment would 

 enable him to take water with greater comfort 

 and benefit than can possibly accrue from de- 

 ceiving him to swallow unlimited quantities in 

 the form of a mess presenting such indescribable 

 qualities and disproportionate quantities. 



Cooked food for horses is a form which cer- 

 tainly has no analogy in nature, and wherever 

 dictated, must inevitably arise from neglect or 

 total ignorance of the anatomy of the digestive 

 organs, with their physiology and the laws 

 which govern assimilation. 



To another objection raised against the cooked 

 meat system, it is urged that horses so fed usually 



