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which repose would soon restore. Should these two 

 horses be put in train at the same time, both having to trot 

 races on the same day, it is apparent that their treatment 

 could not be alike. There would be no difficulty with the 

 one : his food and work could be given with impunity. With 

 the other, some part of his preparation would have to be 

 hurried, and I would much rather it should be in the last 

 stage than the first. Two-thirds the amount of grain, with 

 not over half the hay, three feeds a day in place of four, 

 and the work given when the stomach was as near empty 

 as possible before feeding in the morning would be the 

 variation. The sweats given with less work and heavier 

 clothing would suit me better than sickening him with 

 aloes. The alterative medicine we are giving Clipper is 

 very different in its effects. It is also combined with a 

 tonic, and the intention is to strengthen not weaken the 

 stomach. 



PUPIL. I have often wondered at the array of bottles, 

 pots, and cans, which some trainers fill their stables with, 

 and have imagined that if all their contents were needed 

 to develop the trotting-speed of the inmates, that chem- 

 istry and pharmacy were necessary studies. 



PKECEPTOE. That the study of Hippopathology would 

 be beneficial to trainers, I firmly believe, giving them the 

 power, to detect disease, before it became seated and re- 

 quired the aid of a veterinarian to handle; but when seated, 

 I would much prefer putting the case in the hands of a man 

 who has made that science his whole study and business. 

 To be able to form a correct diagnosis of a malady that is 

 threatening a horse, might be of great service in establish- 

 ing guards to prevent it. My remarks in allusion to pur- 

 gatives were as a means of furthering condition. I most 

 assuredly would not throw them out as prescriptions for 

 disease. The question is, Is it necessary to give a well 

 horse medicine, thereby making him sick, in order that 



