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A noble animal is thus, by prejudice, denied the benefit which would 
otherwise result from social opinion. Woman, whose gentleness fits her 
for the companionship of the timid horse, is, as by design, kept in per- 
fect ignorance of her lawful possession. The creature is separated even 
from those benefits which would result from the expression of feminine 
sentiment. A being that seeks protection, that with a submission 
amounting to a perfect denial of self, entreats for shelter and begs to 
serve, is handed over to the harshest order of the human race. Much 
more than this, it is transferred to the custody of the ignorant, who view 
its nature as requiring to be subdued, and think they display spirit 
when they treat the most fearful of living creatures as though it were a 
carnivorous brute bent upon ravening and destroying. 
When a horse sinks in the field, bleed if possible; should the neces- 
sary means not be at hand, a vein may be punctured with a knife, and 
every vein in the body is then turgid with congestion. There is no dif- 
ficulty of seeing where to puncture, and a pint taken at this time does 
more good than a gallon abstracted one hour subsequently. Then cover 
the body ; pull. off your own coat of there be any want of clothing; you 
caused the mischief and should not heed personal nicety when reparation 
is possible. Lead quickly but gently to the nearest stable; there heap hot 
rugs upon the body; the desire is to relieve the lungs by determining the 
blood to the surface; bandage the legs and cover the neck ; warm the stable 
either with fire or by means of tubs full of boiling water. This being 
done, if a chemist lives in the neighborhood, procure one ounce of ether 
and half an once of laudanum, which dose, in rather more than half a 
pint of water, should be given, without any noise or bustle, every half 
hour. Should no chemist be near, take two tablespoonfuls of turpentine, 
which beat up with the yolk of an egg, and give in half a pint of water. 
Place a pailful of cold gruel within easy reach of the horse, and see that 
there is an ample bed under it. These things being done, do not leave 
the place before the fate of the horse is determined, which it invariably 
is before thirty hours have expired; for the proprietor’s presence is the 
only surety that orders are obeyed, where horses and the uninstructed 
are concerned. 
CONGESTION IN THE STABLE. 
This affection mostly attacks debilitated or fat horses. These creatures 
are driven far in a four-wheeled carriage, heavily laden. One animal, of 
small size, has to drag an entire family. Else, the quadruped has to 
journey fast to avoid a shower of rain. The horse is flogged onward. 
A horse, whose motions are quickened by the lash, is not likely to be 
