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comes dov/n, though not badly, It Is not notice- 

 able by indifferent observers, but good judges 

 alv/ays know by the feel. If a horse's legs be 

 dark coloured, and he has not been badly cut, 

 and only a few white hairs appear, horse- 

 dealers have a black ointment with which they 

 colour the spot for the moment, and by these 

 means frequently deceive those who are not 

 aware of the practice. 



