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be increased to two maps at each feed, and the bran 

 mash reduced to one : the water may now be given 

 cold, and the muzzle left off at night. 



I have particularized everything under this head, 

 because I have been witness to numerous horses be- 

 ing greatly reduced in flesh, and also to severe gripes, 

 and even inflammation and death taking place, solely 

 from neglect of the above precautions. If you deviate 

 one iota from these directions, or do not see that they 

 are minutely attended to, and your horse should 

 sicken, and the prescription under Class I. of Part 

 IV. fail to cure him, do not blame the Aide-de-Camp. 



TO MAKE BRAX MASH, AND BRAN TEA. 



Mash. Pour boiling water on sweet fresh bran, 

 stirring it about ; then cover it up until it is cold. 

 Some horses dislike bran, especially if it is stale, or 

 has been given them dirty at some former period. 

 A seer mixed with their gram, at each feed, two or 

 three days before you commence preparing for phy- 

 sic, is a good way of accustoming them to it. If he 

 should refuse to eat the bran mash on either of the 

 two first days, you may put half a map of soaked 

 gram in it, but none on the day the physic is given. 



Bran Tea.- One gallon of boiling water to be 

 poured over every four maps of bran, and strained 

 off when cold. The bran is quite fit to be eaten 



afterwards. 







TO MAKE FINE GRAM, OR WHEAT FLOUR GRUEL. 



Mix two maps of the finest flour with six quarts of 

 boiling water in an earthen koondee : put it on the 



