180 avery's own farrier. 



The horse, during the season of service, should be fed 



regularly, and on solid food. A pint of wheat flour may 



be added to his oats and corn meal once a day, but he 



should not be given anything that will nauseate him, or 



hinder digestion. And if you would have him always 



ready to face the music, give him one of the following 



balls every morning about the size of a hen's egg. 



These cordials are made by mixing together one quart 



of strained honey, one quart of oyster meats, one pint oF 



the best brandy, four ounces of the superfine flour of 



slippery elm bark, and kept in a tight jar. Take out 



only as you want to use, and ball it, which may be 



scented with anything the horse is fond of, and he will 



soon learn to eat them readily from the hand. 



" With flying mane and fiery look, 

 Impatient neighs the noble steed." 



These balls are sometimes of great use in bringing the 

 mare into heat at a proper season, by adding the tincture 

 of cantharides. Give her one every morning; it will 

 not require more than three to bring her into heat. The 

 tincture may be added for the horse occasionally if need 

 be, but for constant use they are too irritating to the 

 urinary organs. I once owned a horse that sired eighty- 

 three colts in one season, all smart and robust, and the 

 horse ended the season as vigorously as when he began. 

 Some may say that the truth is not to be spoken at all 

 times; so say I, but if you speak at all, speak the truth, 

 and this false modesty will fly like chaff before the wind. 

 " Thpre is a lime to all things." 



