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which, when extravasated, forms a gelatinous 

 substance ; and, combining itself with the 

 included air, becomes, to external appear- 

 ance, a kind of bladder between the tendon 

 and integuments. 



This being tlie exact system of principle 

 and action that constitutes the cause, we 

 proceed to the received notion (and our own 

 opinion) of cure. Perhaps it may not be 

 thought intrusiv^e or inapplicable first- to in- 

 troduce a few words upon the subject oi pre- 

 vention,, which will convey a much strons^er 

 proof of judgment in the rider than any sub- 

 sequent advice that can possibly be offered 

 on the part of the farrier ; that is, no more 

 than to recommend it to every man in the 

 possession of a good horse to reflect a little 

 upon the nature of his oivn superiority, that 

 it is but temporary, and of fleeting duration; 

 to ruminate upon this circumstance in the 

 career of his journey, and feeling propor- 

 tionally for the animal who bears his burthen, 

 take no more of his strength in the field, or 

 upon the road, than nature intended or pru- 

 dence may dictate. 



For so beautiful a beast, constituting 



