150 THE ADVENTURES OF A GENTLEMAN 



I have abbreviated this account from the paper 

 that I have mentioned, omitting or altering a few 

 technical expressions. The publication of the case 

 led to the discovery of several similar instances. It 

 follows, that too much precaution cannot be used 

 in grooming glandered horses, or even animals of 

 suspicious appearance. The most prudent course 

 would be to use gloves : the fear of a little ridicule 

 should never deter an honest fellow from so simple 

 a remedy. 



I have now almost exhausted the list of those 

 disorders which are at once common in horses, and 

 capable at least in their milder stages, of being con- 

 cealed from the eye of the superficial observer. But 

 there are still a few general remarks upon the subject 

 that deserve attention. If the hair of a horse ap- 

 pears to be rubbed off here and there, especially 

 about the head and the flanks, if he is observed to 

 rub himself against the sides of the stall, or to rub 

 one leg against the other, it is probable that he is 

 mangy : in this case a general roughness of the coat is 

 discernible ; not of that kind which marks the change 

 of the winter coat, but as if he had been carelessly 

 curried. A purchaser will do well to notice any 

 peculiar marks : as for instance, if there are grey 



