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the return of the groom, he is cleaned in right 

 earnest and supplied with corn and hay. 



What is the rule in cart-horse and other 

 stables ? In many the horse is first allowed to 

 satiate an excessive thirst with cold water at a 

 trough in all seasons, his feet and legs washed very 

 roughly, and half his body wetted at the same 

 time. He next is allowed to go to his stall, and 

 during the time he starves with the washing he 

 is allowed to fill his tired stomach with a large 

 quantity of food, while a man teases him under 

 the pretence of cleaning. Surely these animals, 

 which are directly concerned in the building up 

 of our colossal fortunes, are worthy of a little 

 more consideration. If the labour in which 

 they are daily engaged is not productive of 

 amusement, it is certainly a source of profit with- 

 out which amusement could not be afforded. We 

 appeal therefore for a little more consideration 

 for our four-footed friend the cart-horse and his 

 allies, who in their spheres are equally as useful 

 as any other animal, certainly an indispensable 

 agent in our social economy. 



Instead of cold water supplied in hurtful 

 quantities, let us suggest hay tea, or a little tepid 

 water with oat or barley meal thrown in. These 

 would be far more agreeable to a thirsty horse, 

 and refresh and cheer instead of paralysing the 

 stomach. Hay tea is made by pouring boiling 

 water upon a handful of good hay placed at the 

 bottom of a pail, and covered with a cloth or sack. 



