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In another case, a gentleman's horse in the neighboring parish of 

 Portland, had been lame from cams nobadj knew how long, as the 

 hoof was so over-grown that the corns had never been discovered. 

 In this case the fore feet admitted of being shortened back more than 

 an inch, and a proportionate quantity taken off the sole; and the 

 nail holes of the old shoe, instead of extending only half round as 

 thej should have done, occupied more than two-thirds of the cir- 

 cumference from the toe to the heels. (See figure 10.) 



Fig. 9. Fig. 10. 



Figures 9 and 10 — Are plain views of the sole surface of the 

 two shoes above referred to. In form, proportion, and position of 

 the nail holes, they are the exact representations of the originals. 

 The long pointed toe of the one, and the proximity of the nail holes 

 to the heels of the other, obviate the need for farther notice of their 

 merits. The one was of Fredericton workmanship, the other St. 

 John. 



A third instance may be mentioned. A gentleman from Sussex 

 brought a colt for me to see, being in the belief himself that he was 

 foundered, as he was equally lame in both fore feet. The most care- 

 ful examination could detect no acute disease as a cause for his 

 lameness, but both fore shoes were nailed on Avith ten nails each, 

 five on each side, and back almost to the heels, as if intended not to 

 need removal during the animal's natural life. 



During the time I was preparing these remarks, the following 

 case occurred within a few doors of me, as if to impress more strongly 



