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mustard seed (Hind. Sursori), which is a small, round, 

 light-yellow seed, and maj/ be readily recognised by the 

 taste it gives on being chewed. It should be carefully 

 separated from the linseed ; for, if it be consumed by 

 the horse, it may have an injurious effect on his diges- 

 tive and urinary organs. In linseed, are also found 

 rape and hempseed. The former is a black seed of 

 about the same size and shape as mustard seed. The 

 latter is an oval and somewhat flattened seed, about 

 half the size of a grain of wheat ; and is of a light 

 brown colour. The consumption of rape and hempseed, 

 to a moderate extent, will cause no ill-effect to the 

 animal. 



Linseed Tea may replace water as a drink, when we 

 wish to give linseed, and when the horse will not take 

 it readily in other forms. It may be made by boiling 

 half a pound of linseed in two gallons of water, for a 

 couple of hours. The fluid should then be strained off 

 and allowed to cool. 



Rice. In some parts of India, especially in Eastern 

 Bengal, rice in husk, commonly called paddy (Hind. 

 Dhan), is much used, after it has been kept for one 

 season. It is given raw and in a broken state. It 

 forms a fairly good food. A mixture of one part of 

 gram to two of rice is an excellent one for feeding 

 purposes. Eice, without the husk, is quite unsuitable 

 for horses. 



Rice-water (Hind. Kanjee) is most useful in cases of 

 superpurgation, &c. It may be prepared by boiling 

 a pound of rice in two gallons of water, for a couple of 

 hours. If time be of consequence, and boiled rice be at 

 hand, a sufficient amount may be taken, and well 



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