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conveying them by rail ard boat over land and water. 

 When people fell into this common error, it caused a 

 delay in selling both in time and price; and the addi- 

 tional expense accompanying the same, make it un- 

 proiitable for both dealer and purchaser, and to avoid 

 which is certainly very desirable. 



I would rather start with them by land in ill-condition, 

 or even quite poor in flesh, than to fall into this error; 

 and it would save expense to the dealer, and would be 

 better for the purchaser, who would be more likely to 

 get a sound horse. The horse in this condition would 

 thrive while increasing his feed and journeying by land, 

 and would not suffer so much for want of exercise for a 

 few days if conveyed in the above manner as one loaded 

 with fat. If you should object to taking them into the 

 city in this condition, leave them at the outposts, or a 

 convenient distance therefrom, and there feed and exer- 

 cise them to your liking, and then take them in healthy 

 and sound, when they will command a fair price and 

 meet a ready sale, instead of hazarding their lives by 

 confining them in dark and stifled stables in the city 

 until they are diseased and rendered unfit for use, and 

 are liable to be spoiled with the first day's hard drive; 

 and this, too, would bring your customers to you, instead 

 of your having to run after them. 



But to come to the point; horses after being fed high, 

 and stimulated with grain and other things, and poorly 

 exercised, are but iliy fitted to undergo the sudden changes 

 of air consequent to a long journey through the fog, hot 

 and cool breezes in crossing our lakes, traversing rivers, 

 and being hurled along the plains in the cars, &c.; they 



