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in one or both eyes. It generally happens that 

 when a horse is totally blind, it has a constant 

 and rapid motion with its ears ; it also lifts its 

 feet high, as if some obstacle presented itself, and 

 puts its feet down with cautious uncertainty. 

 Do not forget to pay particular attention to the 

 pupils of both eyes, and notice if they are both 

 of a size while it is in the stable, and as it 

 approaches the door observe whether both pupils 

 contract equally as they are subjected to a 

 stronger light. If, however, the horse is in 

 a fair or at a distance from a stable, place the 

 crown of a black hat over the eye, and then 

 observe after it has obscured it from the light 

 for a little while whether the pupils contract. 

 Eepeat the experiment on both eyes, and you will 

 be able to judge if both present the same appear- 

 ance. Dishonest dealers and horse-copers will 

 not like you to examine their horses minutely, 

 but as my writing is for the instruction of my 

 readers and for the younger members of my pro- 

 fession, I shall still continue to point out the 

 tricks of the '^professional" horse-coper, as a 

 guide and warning to all who may want to buy 

 a horse, not caring for the discomfort of the few 

 if I can benefit the many. Being " proud to 

 praise yet not afraid to blame " is a motto I hold 

 by, and in future pages I will devote a chapter 

 or two upon the tricks of horse-copers, so that 

 my readers may then see it is not a wonder that 

 many persons are deceived when buying a horse, 

 the only wonder being that any escape who have 

 any dealings with them. Before leaving the 



