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ADVICE. 



Notwithstanding my endeavours to put the 

 foregoing before you clearly and simply, I much 

 fear, five or six days a,fter your purchase, you will 

 discover you have overpaid some twenty or thirty 

 per cent. The brass, and plausibility of some 

 rogues, in selling a deformed, useless, or diseased 

 animal is incredible. If made like a cow, and 

 showing the ill-breeding of a country horse, they 

 will name to you some known good running Arab 

 that had an ugly exterior, which is nothing at 

 all to the purpose. A horse in his tout ensemble 

 will often have an ugly appearance, and yet evi- 

 dently show blood, and possess most of the best 

 running points ; one, however, whether handsome 

 or ugly, that does not possess them, will never be 

 a first-rate. If the legs are crooked, or the feet 

 long, another runner will be named that had these 

 faults, and they will affirm positively, it was in 

 consequence of these defects, not in spite of 

 them, and from their other very superior qualities 

 that they happened to run well. If the shank 

 is as large and round as a pint bottle, they will put 

 their hand down to demonstrate to you the cir- 

 cumference, saying, " There 's strength of limb !" 

 A bunged, windgalled leg will become clean and 



