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upon it as mucli cold water as will suffice to thoroughly cover 

 the corn ; then place the vesBel aside for twenty-four hours in 

 a cool shady place ; at the end of which time pour off the water 

 and spread the corn upon the floor at least two inches thick, 

 and there let it remain until its sprouts. It is then ready for 

 use. I frequently prescribe speared corn for sick horses during 

 the convalescent stage, when the appetite is languid, and the 

 system low and feeble. Too much should not be prepared at 

 once, in ease it is likely to be required daily for some time, as 

 it soon becomes sour and musty. 



Malt. — " Malt," says Blaine, " forms an excellent cordial 

 in cases of debility, and, when continued, it becomes a permar 

 nent tonic. It has also some pectoral qualities ; but in active 

 inflammations of the chest it is too stimulant. Malt is also an 

 excellent alterative : in farcy, grease, and also in mange, when 

 accompanied with emaciation, I have used it with marked 

 efficacy ; but in such cases it should be given in considerable 

 quantities without admixture with other corn, and even with as 

 little hay as possible." Malt should be given as a mash mixed 

 with bran. 



Gbeen Food. — Carrots are excellent fodder for the horse, 

 both in health and sickness. They are a very nutritious vege- 

 table ; and there , are few horses but wiU partake of carrots 

 when most other kinds of food would either be injurious or 

 distasteful. They are usually given to the sick animal when 

 convalescence is established. It is better to wash them clean 

 before they are given. 



Swede turnips are sometimes preferred to carrots ; as an 

 article of diet, however, carrots are greatly superior. Turnips 

 are heavy, watery, and far less nutritious. 



Green clover, rye grass, and food of a similar kind, frequently 

 prove of marked beneflt to a sick horse. Care, however, should 



