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mustard seed (Hind. Sursoii), which is a small, round, 

 light-yellow seed, and may be readily recognized by the 

 taste it gives on being chewed. It should be carefully 

 separated from the linseed ; for, if it be consumed by the 

 horse, it may have an injurious effect on his digestive 

 and urinary organs. In linseed, are also found rape and 

 hempseed. The former is a black seed of about the same 

 size and shape as mustard seed. The latter is an oval 

 and somewhat flattened seed, about half the size of a grain 

 of wheat; and is of a light brown colour. The con- 

 sumption of rape and hempseed, to a moderate extent, 

 will cause no ill-effect to the animal. 



Linseed Tea may replace water as a drink, when we 

 wish to give linseed, and when the horse will not take 

 it readily in other forms. It may be made by boiling 

 half a pound of linseed in two gallons of water, for a 

 couple of hours. The fluid should then be strained off 

 and allowed to cool. 



Rice. — In some parts of India, especially in Eastern 

 Bengal, rice in husk, commonly called paddy (Hind. 

 Dhan), is much used, after it has been kept for one 

 season. It is given raw and in a broken state. It forms 

 a fairly good food. A mixture of one part of gram 

 to two of rice is an excellent one for feeding pur- 

 poses. Pdce, without the husk, is quite unsuitable for 

 horses. 



Bice-water (Hind. Kanjee) is most useful in cases of 

 superpurgation, etc. It may be prepared by boiling a 

 pound of rice in two gallons of water, for a couple of 

 hours. If time be of consequence, and boiled rice be 

 at hand, a sufficient amount may be taken, and well 



