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each other on to a long bamboo ; but natives are such 

 fatalists that, no matter how much warned of the 

 danger they are incurring, they will not take the 

 commonest precautions as to their safety if it gives 

 them a little extra trouble. A somewhat larger 

 quantity of dry grass is required than green "dhoob" 

 by weight, the proportion being about 15 to 20 lbs. 

 respectively. 



Green Food (Jchawid, or Jchasil). 

 In the spring of the year in India it is common 

 to give horses green wheat, oats, or barley. This is 

 cut in the straw from the time it is about a foot 

 high until tlie grain begins to ripen, a period that 

 lasts about a month or six weeks in the Punjab — 

 from the middle of February till the end of March. 

 This green food is called by the natives *' khawid," 

 or ''khasil." It has an excellent effect on the 

 system, and is what is used by the native dealers 

 to get their horses into condition for sale. Too 

 large a quantity should not be given at first, as it 

 is likely to cause diarrhoea ; about 4 lbs. daily being 

 sufficient at first, but it may be increased up to 

 double this amount if it agrees with the animal. 

 Care should be taken that the green food is only 

 given when young and the straw tender, for when 



