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macerated between the fingers in warm water, the 

 whole being brought to the boil, and then allowed to 

 cool. 



Suttoo. This, mixed with water, is the Indian 

 substance for gruel. It is usually composed of ficely- 

 ground parched gram and barley ; but is sometimes 

 made from Indian corn alone. It is always given in 

 cold water, 1 Ib. to half a bucket being the usual 

 proportions. The horse gets his suttoo and water 

 usually before his morning feed. I have never been 

 able to discover any benefit to arise from its constant 

 use. Syces are very partial to the practice of giviug 

 it : but more for their own sakes than that of their 

 horses. 



Goor. From one to two pounds of this kind of 

 unrefined sugar, given daily as a bonne louche, is useful 

 for getting horses into condition, and for tempting the 

 appetite of delicate feeders. 



Carrots and other roots contain but a small 

 amount of nutriment compared to their bulk ; hence 

 they are inapplicable for forming a large proportion of 

 the food of horses which are called upon to do fast work. 

 They have a good effect on the animal's general health ; 

 as they supply the system with certain important salts 

 which tend to preserve the fluidity of the blood and to 

 build up tissue. They are especially useful when the 

 system is in a feverish condition ; for then, owing to 

 the increased waste of tissue, the blood becomes loaded 

 with impurities and abnormally thick. They come 

 into season during the autumn, and may, with great 

 benefit, be given in quantities of 6 or 7 Ibs. daily : 2 or 

 3 Ibs. will be sufficient for race-horses. 



