82 avery's own fakrier. 



CHAPTER XV. 



TlK)se who touch vermilhon, become red; and those who 

 touch ink, become black. So people take their character from 

 the class of horses they keep; then who could wish to keep or 

 drive an old blind horse. 



THE EYE. 



The eye is a very necessary and useful organ, the loss 

 of which very much lessens the value of the animal; 

 and when he loses both he becomes worthless. To de- 

 scribe all the various liabilities that the eye is subject to 

 is unnecessary. The eye is said to be the organ of 

 sight, and in one sense it is; and in another sense of the 

 word, the brain is what sees, or divines things after all; 

 and the eye the organ that conveys the idea of shape, 

 color of objects, and intelligence to the brain. It is very 

 complicated in its structure, and withall a very sensi- 

 tive organ, and very liable to injuries from blows, whips, 

 and many other accidents. Whenever a wound is in- 

 flicted on or about the eye, it causes inflammation sooner 

 than on almost any other part, owing to its great sensi- 

 tiveness; and when it is inflicted on the eye itself, or its 

 surrounding parts, it not only becomes inflamed, but it 

 leaves what is called a film on the eye, which is merely 

 a thickening of the fluids that are calculated to lubricate 

 and clear the eye from dirt accidently entering it, which 

 render the sight more keen. Now you need not be 

 alarmed about ihis, for when it is caused by a wound or 

 inflammation, it is as necessary to the eye, before it can 

 heal and get well, as the scab is on any flesh wound be- 



