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same level, when the wear of the whole teeth is nearly- 

 uniform. 



The horse's month is not perfect, that is, all the 

 teeth, nippers, tusks, and grinders, have not made their 

 appearance until he is about six years old. The wear 

 is now operative on all, and the mark has disappeared 

 from the central nippers. At seven years, the mark is 

 worn out on the four central nippers, and is fast wear- 

 ing from the outer ones. At eight years, the marks are 

 all gone from the nippers of the under jaw, or the 

 bottom ones ; and there is nothing remaining on them 

 Avhich clearly indicates the age of the horse, or '' which 

 will justify the most experienced examiner in giving a 

 positive opinion." Dealers, or horsemen, after the 

 animal is eight years old, are accustomed to look at the 

 nippers in the upper jaw, and some aid may be drawn 

 from the appearances they present, as they do not at 

 all times wear away with the regularity or the quick- 

 ness of the lower nippers. Still the information they 

 give after eight cannot be implicitly relied on ; and it 

 is a common saying among jockeys, that a horse is 

 never more than nine. Up to eight years of age, "P. 

 L. P.'' can determine the age of his horse ; later than 

 that, he must depend on his own or others' knowledge, 

 or en tradition. 



TINCTURE OF ROSES. 



Take the leaves of the common rose, place them, 

 v/ithout pressing them, in a bottle ; pour good spirits of 

 wine upon them, close the bottle, and let it stand until 

 it is required for use. This tincture will keep for years, 

 and yield a perfume little inferior to otto of rose : a iew 

 drops of it will suffice to impregnate the atmosphere of 

 a room with a delicious odor. Common vinegar is 

 greatly improved by a very small quantity being added 

 to it. — German paper. 



