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time the hollows disappear, but are seen again 

 when the air is absorbed or has escaped. 



White place s, such as a star, stripe, or blaze 

 in the face, white heels or fetlocks, and patches 

 of white hair which are found on the knees and 

 other parts indicating previous damage to the 

 skin, are painted or dyed with coloured solutions. 

 This is called " gypping/-* and is recognised by 

 the different shades employed and dissimilarity of 

 colour to that of the hair over the rest of the 

 body. Besides, it is usually found to wash off or 

 gradually disappear with subsequent growth of 

 hair. 



Animals affected with broken wind are dosed 

 with shot and fat, under the false belief that the 

 former by actual weight causes the stomach ts. 

 " hang away from the lungs," and the latter 

 " lubricates the air-passages." Neither, however, 

 succeed with the practised veterinarian. The 

 dupes who suffer from these frauds are usually 

 men who rely upon the so-called judgment of 

 one representing himself as a friend, and who 

 contrives to come upon the scene at the moment 

 when his opinion has greatest weight. Under these 

 circumstances, if the purchaser misses an animal 

 which is either " broken- winded," " bishoped," 

 " gypped," " puffed," " blaundered," or has the 

 " bellans," he may have secured a more worthless 

 prize in the shape of a dangerous brute that will 

 shy at everything on the road, kick and bite, plunge 

 and rear or run away, after the passions are 



