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 judge of the teeth, and a most able practitioner, was 

 kind enouo'h to show me the mouth of a cart horse 

 which was under his care ; the lower jaw had eleven 

 incisors, but of these five were milk teeth. The 

 appearance which the mouth presented was rather 

 that of some foreign animal than of an ordinary 

 horse. The bone had become deformed, and the 

 gums were in several places in an inflammatory con- 

 dition. Mr. Henderson possesses a most curious 

 preparation of the lower jaw of a horse, in which 

 there is exhibited eleven permanent teeth. The 

 appearance which this specimen presents is extra- 

 ordinary, and the existence of such a monstrosity, 

 showing the extent to which nature may violate her 

 own laws, deserves special attention. The possi- 

 bility of so great a variation being encountered, will 

 prepare the mind to expect and to consider the less 

 marked deformities, which in practice are not un- 

 usually met with. It is not unusual to find horses 

 with eight teeth in one jaw, two of which are 

 generally, on inspection, found to be retained milk 

 incisors. The milk teeth, if allowed to remain after 

 the horse incisors are fairly up, often give to these 

 last a very strange appearance. The following 



