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done nowadays. If lie is a competent judge he 

 can afford to go ahead on his own responsibility. 

 If he is not competent to make a good choice 

 it will pay him to invoke the aid of the seller, 

 who must know more about the animal than one 

 who has only known him for a few hours. Deal 

 only with reputable men. It is seldom that 

 such men will throw a buyer down when their 

 aid is claimed. 



