THEIR FEED AND THEIR FEET. ^ 



starved — but this Is not what is meant by " constipa- 

 tion." If persistently underfed, he will steadily fall 

 off in weight — emaciate — never remain at a stand- 

 still. Mr. John Griscomb, of Chicago (outdoing Dr. 

 Tanner the year after the latter's fast), during his 

 forty-five days' fast, had no passage at the bowels at 

 all. He declined in weight at the rate of one and 

 one-fourth pounds a day ; that is, he consumed that 

 amount of his own flesh. He suffered no pain, felt 

 no weakness, was quite active every day. He drank 

 about one and one-half quarts of water daily. 



11. Never ''dose" a horse, with medicine, or 

 mashes, hot or cold, to get the fever out of him, nor 

 for any special purpose, whatever. 



12. If constipated^ give him more work or less feed ; 

 or correct the manner of feeding, if wrong. 



13. If he ''scours," (always a symptom of indiges- 

 tion), skip a meal, or two if necessary, allowing all the 

 drink he wants. This is always safe on an empty 

 stomach and when not heated with work. 



14. li feverish y allow plenty of water, plenty of air, 

 but no food — none at all. 



15. " If off his feed, let starvation be the cure," to 

 use the language of a veteran. " Any creature will 

 come to his appetite sooner, and with less loss of 

 flesh, by this means," he continues, " than by any sort 

 of medication or nursing." 



HOW TO ARRANGE THE CHECK-REIN. 



If horses could only talk, and then if all men could 

 feel, few check-reins would be used. See that hand- 



