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Another bad effect of cautery is the premature 

 shrinking or withering of the gums, thereby giving the 

 horse an appearance of age greater than is really the 

 case ; for the teeth do not, either in man or quadrupeds, 

 grow longer as age advances, but the gums, as they 

 recede, leave exposed a larger portion of the teeth, 

 which thereby apparently increase in length. In 

 addition to this, the teeth, when no longer maintained 

 firmly in their places by the gums, begin to fall out, and 

 so give an apparent but false confirmation of the sup- 

 position of old age. 



Besides the false appearance of age that cautery 

 gives, premature decrepitude and its attendant ills are 

 to be feared and avoided ; for, that such ills must follow, 

 is sufficiently clear when we consider how certain it 

 is that the powers of digestion and mastication are 

 impaired if not lost when the teeth are gone. 



This shows the importance of not unnecessarily 

 reducing the fulness of the mouth. 



Wall-Eyes. 



According to popular rumour wall-eyes never become 

 blind, though how this error has originated it is difficult 

 to see. 



The appearance peculiar to wall-eyes is due to the 

 absence of the colouring matter of the iris, and there- 

 fore, were it true that the coloured eye alone was liable 



