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would be an advantage, and avoid the necessity of 

 breathing over and over again the same air, by 

 admitting a current through the meshes. 



Watering. Much variety of opinion exists in 

 reference to the quantity of water which should 

 be allowed the horse. This must depend upon 

 circumstances. To define a special rule for all 

 animals would be as absurd as its carrying out 

 would be impossible. Animals sometimes drink 

 ravenously, and the cause will be found to arise 

 from the stupidity of grooms in not allowing suf- 

 ficient at proper intervals. In Switzerland, horses 

 are allowed water in a separate tank, in their 

 stalls, usually supplied from a running stream, 

 and the results are said to be useful. 



The writer has given the plan a fair trial 

 years ago, and has found that where a given quan- 

 tity is regularly placed before a horse, if no mor- 

 bid thirst be present, the actual daily quantity 

 consumed is much less. But when stated inter- 

 vals are not observed, or irregularity in watering 

 occurs, the quantity is often enormously increased. 



It is from this circumstance that inconvenience 

 and even danger arises, particularly when the 

 animal is allowed to satiate his thirst before 

 severe work, when over- heated, or the stomach 

 is previously overloaded with food, particularly 

 when water is very cold. 



The practice of depriving hunters of water be- 

 fore going to cover is objectionable. If the rules 

 of feeding and watering are observed with due 



