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portion of the nutriment neceffary to his fup- 

 port, but becomes poor, weak, dejecled, and out 

 of condition. Cuflom has eftabliihed an ufeful 

 and expeditous extirpation, by the adlual 

 cautery or RED HOT IRON; and, though I 

 am no advocate for (uchjiery remedies, where 

 they can be avoided, yet this is a cure fo 

 fpeedily effed:ed by an expert operator, and the 

 horfe's fuffering is fo very trifling, that when 

 a comparifcn is drawn between the temporary 

 inconvenience, and the immediate advantage, 

 no hefitation can be made refpeding the 

 operation. 



It is admitted, againft the operation, that the 

 LAM PAS appearing in young horfcs, the rocf 

 conftantly continues to flatten and the teeth to 

 rife, confequently time alone may and confe- 

 quently would furmount the obftrudlion j but 

 where they are very prominent, the poor 

 animal muft patiently wait many months for a 

 good 7?ieal 'y and will foon prove, hy his emaci- 

 ated appearance, the applicable tranfpolition 

 of the ancient adage, that *' while the teeth 

 ^^ grow the steed ftarves/* 



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