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the eagles he gathered together." If there were 

 no receivers of bribes, there would be no one 

 found to offer them. Under the system the 

 security of property is sacrificed, and its sub- 

 stance eaten out as by the canker-worm to the 

 very core. 



A dealer in horses called upon a veterinary 

 surgeon in one of the largest towns in Yorkshire, 

 and promised to send for examination all the 

 horses he had for sale, providing they were passed 

 as sound, backed by a certificate to that effect, and 

 the fee did not exceed five shillings. In addition, 

 the considerate rascal offered to dispose of any 

 screw which the other might have on his hands. 



Upon making inquiries, it turned out that an 

 unfortunate individual who had lost all sense of 

 honour and decency, had fallen into this great 

 error. From intemperate habits he was not always 

 available when required even to write a certificate 

 without examination, and his patron was desirous 

 of finding some one to supplant him, but in his 

 application barely escaped being kicked out of 

 doors. 



Warranty. By some there is entertained a 

 great but fancied security in a warranty. Half 

 that are given are but as waste paper. Many 

 cases are on record which prove this : one will 

 suffice. A warranty of soundness had been given 

 with a horse having spavins and side-bones, and 

 there were not wanting witnesses who would 

 swear no such morbid conditions existed. A law 



