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fair to destroy the validity of the grounds on 

 which the practices are based. There are, how- 

 ever/ others which are equally strong in their 

 justification and continuance. 



Both these operations bring about the same 

 result viz., reducing the length of the coat or 

 hairs over the whole body. 



Clipping is performed by scissors and a comb, 

 and recently by a newly-invented machine which 

 bids fair to answer well the purpose. 



Singeing consists of burning off the hair by 

 means of a lamp charged with naphtha, spirits 

 of wine, or, what is better, coal gas. 



The merits of each operation are considered to 

 be widely different. While by the use of the 

 new clipping machine a horse can be deprived 

 of his coat in a most incredibly short space of 

 time, simple division of the hair is thought to 

 favour exudation or evaporation of the fluid nu- 

 tritive portions which occupy the interior. The 

 advocates of singeing claim an advantage by their 

 process in which the end of each hair tube is 

 sealed up by the insoluble portion left upon the 

 end. 



Both these opinions are worthy of being re- 

 membered ; but nevertheless it may be safely 

 argued the disadvantages resulting from the 

 operation of clipping are certainly not covered 

 by that of singeing. 



It must be evident to all who give considera- 

 tion to the subject, that singeing has much greater 



