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■when the animal is near five years old, with it 

 fleshy substance adhering to the middle, simi- 

 lar to that which adheres to the inside of an 

 oyster-shell. These corner teeth are short at 

 first, and do not meet or stand even with the 

 others; but as the horse advances to six years 

 old, they gradually lengthen, until they meet, 

 the fleshy part in the centre wears away, and 

 at six years old the centre is even with the o l- 

 side, and in the middle appears a small black 

 speck, like the eye of a ripe bean. His tusks, 

 will now be at their full length. At seven, 

 tfl^ colour of the •S'^cck bcconies rnore faint, 

 and of a light brown, and the tooth more flat, 



mark disappears in the generality of horses, 

 particularly if they have not been much at 

 grass, as the dry, hard feeding of the stable 

 requires more grinding than grass •, and though 

 the horse only collects his food with them, yet 

 they pass more frequently over each other in 

 chewing hard than soft food, and consequently 

 polish and wear each other the more. In some 

 horses this mark may remain till nine or ten 

 years old, though it be very faint, and it is a 



