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A ball of one ounce weight is to be given for 

 three mornhigs fucceflively. — Tl:e horfe mull be 

 kept falling for two hours after he has taken it : 

 he then may have a feed of corn, and foon after 

 that moderate exercife. The fame Ihoiild be re- 

 peated four days afterwards. — Thefe balls purify 

 the blood, and operate on the body by infeniiblc 

 perlpiration. 



I frequently give nitre to fuch of my hunters aS 

 are not turned out to grafs ; — it cools their bodies, 

 and is of fervice to thcni. It may be given either 

 in their water, or in their corn ; I fometimes give 

 an ounce in each. 



To fuch of my horfes as are thick winded, and 

 fuch as carry but little flelh, I give carrots. In 

 many Itables they are given at the time of feeding, 

 in the ccrn ; I prefer giving them at any other 

 time — for it is a food which horfes are fo fond of, 

 that if by any accident you fliould omit the car- 

 tots^ I doubt if they would eat the corn, readily, 

 without them. 



I think you are perfcdlly in the right to mount 

 your people well ; there is no good oeconomy in 

 giving them bad horfe^^; ; they take no care of 

 them, but wear them out as foon as they can^ 

 that they may have others. 



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