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of internal structure. The principles of im- proving it must therefore be founded on a knowledge of the structure and use of in- ternal parts.

‘The lungs are of the first importance. It is on their size and soundness that the strength and health of an animal principally depend. The power of converting food into nourishment, is in proportion to their size. An animal with large lungs, is cap- able of converting a given quantity of food into more nourishment than one with smaller lungs, and, therefore, has a greater aptitude to fatten.

‘The external indications of the size of the lungs, are the form and size of the chest; the form of which should approach to the figure of a cone, having its apex situated between the shoulders and its base towards the loins.—The capacity of the chest de- pends on its form more than on the ex- tent of its circumference; for, where the girth is equal in two animals, one may have much larger lungs than the other. A circle contains more than an ellipsis of equal cir- cumference; and, in proportion, asthe ellip-

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