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ger, posts, or whatever he cribs on, with some strong irritating 

 mixture, as cayenne or red pepper, kerosene oil, cantharides blis- 

 ter, etc. If due to indigestion, it can be remedied by giving 

 regularly our Condition Powders for one or two woeks. It is 

 claimed by some that sawing between the front teeth with a 

 narrow saw will prevent it. This of course makes the teeth sore 

 and naturally keeps the animal from biting on hard objects for 

 a time. It is a very unsatisfactory habit to break, as all remedies 

 known will fail in most of cases. 



LOLLING. 



Lolling consists of allowing the tongue to hang loosely out of 

 the mouth, and it dangles about in every direction when the 

 animal is traveling. It can not be considered as a disease, but 

 a habit, and a very ugly one. 



Prevention. It may be prevented, and the animal broken of 

 the habit by the use of a bit with a high center-piece, or a plate, 

 or what is still better the application of a nose-band which 

 should be tight enough to prevent the opening of the mouth. 



