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introduced tonic treatment, had met with the same reception as Mr. 
Thorlcy when, by combining a number of ingredients together 
in certain proportions, he manufactured a food, which was an excel- 
lent tonic for animals, besides its feeding properties. 
The prejudice which he once entertained against this food- 
had been thus I'emoved. Two or three yeai's ago, when going 
abroad, he sold off the great bulk of his sheep, but retained a 
few favourites. During his absence these animals got so reduced 
in condition, that about half-a-dozen of them died ; of the sur- 
vivors, some were broken -mouthed and some had no teeth; 
they were kept on a fine piece of clover. When he again saw 
them in the spring of the year, they were a perfect bag of bones - 
and although they were eating oilcake and corn, they did not 
seem to be improving in the least. Being distressed at this, he 
bethought himself of Thorley's food, and procured some, without 
being sanguine as to the result. The food was given with the 
oilcake and the corn, and the animals improved in a most extra- 
ordinary degree ; so much so, that, after they had taken it for three 
or four weeks, he really hardly knew them. When a barrel was 
exhausted, he left off giving them Thorley's food, and also their 
supply of corn and cake, and still they did remarkably well. This 
food seemed to have renovated the whole constitution. When he 
saw these animals about a fortnight ago, the ewes were in as fine 
condition as possible for lambing. Some of them had got double 
lambs. 
His interest in agriculture prompted him to communicate these 
results to this Society, which ought to be open for the free dis- 
cussion of such subjects. He had been informed that, if the sal& 
of this food increased under the sanction of the Society, its price 
would in consequence be very much reduced. That would be a 
very great boon. He had received a pile of letters on this subject 
from persons who had received benefit, and wished to express their 
favourable opinion. He should not, however, read these letters, but 
rather hoped to hear the opinions of other gentlemen who could 
speak of their own experience. For his own part, he believed Mr. 
Thorley's invention to be well worthy of attention ; he hoped that 
it would have support from agriculturists generally, and that its 
price would be so reduced that it would be placed within the reach 
of tenant-farmers and agriculturists at large. 
Mr. Cantrell (Berks) said that in March, last year, his cart- 
horses were feeding on hay and chaff, and did very badly : he 
determined to try some of Thorley's Food, though he had been 
much prejudiced against it. He gave them a little every day, until 
the green food came, and certainly they improved very much. 
About a fortnight ago, instead of buying more of Thorley's food, he 
got a condiment made by Griffin and Co., of W^olverhampton, and 
was again astonished to see the difference which was produced in 
iiis cart-horses within a short time. The quantity he gave was not 
quite half a pint per day. The carters wetted the chafi", then took 
& pinch or two, and sprinkled it through the sieve. 
