. Domestic animals; : history and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and farm dogs,. edregularly, but never on a full stomach. This is a frequentcause of disease, and especially of broken wind. If their foodis given at the proper time, and the horse be allowed to finishit at once, without expecting more, he will lie down quietlyand digest it. will be much more refreshing to him,than to stand at the rack or trough, nibbling continually at hishay or oatsf What remains after he has done feeding, shouldbe at once withdrawn. They should have water in summer three ti
. Domestic animals; : history and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and farm dogs,. edregularly, but never on a full stomach. This is a frequentcause of disease, and especially of broken wind. If their foodis given at the proper time, and the horse be allowed to finishit at once, without expecting more, he will lie down quietlyand digest it. will be much more refreshing to him,than to stand at the rack or trough, nibbling continually at hishay or oatsf What remains after he has done feeding, shouldbe at once withdrawn. They should have water in summer three times, and in win-ter twice a day. Soft or running water is much the working, and they are not too warm, they may have itas often as they desire. Neither should they be fed whenheated, as the stomach is then fatigued and slightly inflamed,and is not prepared for digestion till the animal is again should always be within reach, and we have found anoccasional handful of clean wood-ashes, a preventive of diseasaand an assistance to the bowels and appetite. SKELETON OF A :iORSE 158. Skeleton of a Horse. A The Head.—a The posterior maxillary or under jaw.—5 The superior max-illary or upper jaw. A little lower down than the letter is a foramen, throughwhich pass the nerves and blood-vessels which chiefly supply the lower part otthe face —c The orbit, or cavity containing the eye.—d The nasal bones, or bonesof the nose.—e The suture dividing the parietal bones below from the occipitalbones above.—f The mferior maxillary bone, containmg the upper incisor teeth.—B The Seven Cervical Vertebras, or bones of the neck.—C The Eighteen DorsalVertebra;, or bones of the back.—D The Six Lumbar Vertebrae, or bones of theloins.—E The Five Sacral Vertebra?, or bones of the haunch.—F The CaudalVertebrae, or bones of the tail, generally about fifteen.—G The Scapula, or shoul-der-blade.—H The Sternum, or fore-part of the chest.—I The Costaj or
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