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of a satisfactory character, it is to their 

 advantaoe to transact their business as 

 squarely as possible. Under any circum- 

 stances the purchaser should endeavour — in 

 fact, not buy without such — to obtain a 

 warranty to the effect that the animal is 

 free from vice of every description both in 

 and out of the stable, in harness, under 

 the saddle, etc. ; that it is thoroughly broken, 

 and believed to be sound and correct in every 

 way, the age at the same time being stated 

 in the warranty, likewise the markings upon 

 the animal, for identification. 



A wTitten warranty is, of course, indis- 

 putable, but a verbal one is all-sufficient, 

 provided that the purchaser can substantiate 

 it. This can be best attained by having a 

 couple of friends present at the time of pur- 

 chase, and who note the nature of the trans- 



