138 STORIES ABOUT HORSES.

on the top. The whole is then carefully stirred
or beaten, till it is mtimately blended, when it
is again suffered to remaim at rest for twenty-
four hours. It is then poured into a narrower
vessel, and the agitation is again repeated.
When this is done sufficiently the operation is
completed, and it is ready for use. As the
thick particles separate themselves and fall to
the bottom, it has to be well shaken before it 1s
used.”

“Tt seems a simple enough process, Uncle
Thomas.”

“‘ Situated as these people are, Boys, 1t must
of necessity have simplicity to recommend it.
Its nutritious qualities, which are said to be
very great, must of course arise from the inhe-
rent properties of the milk. As an instance of
its powerful medicinal qualities, it 1s said that
a nobleman, who laboured under a complication
of diseases, went, by advice of his physician,
into Tartary, for the purpose of testing its
efficacy. When he set out, he was so weak,