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animal purchased of a party whose warranty might 

 be at all suspicious, ought to be seen to feed before 

 a conclusion as to soundness is pronounced. If then 

 the molars are affected, the truth would be made 

 obvious ; and there is nothing can render a horse 

 more unsound than disease of these teeth. The 

 animal so afflicted, may, for a time, be equal to its 

 work : yet to render it capable of exertion it requires 

 continual care, and in the end, spite of all pre- 

 caution, it may become worthless. Some means 

 should therefore be adopted to ascertain that the 

 grinders are free from disease, and a little corn will 

 enable the fact to be conjectured. Should any sus- 

 picion be created, a further examination will dis- 

 cover the truth. The molars, in the judgment of 

 every one who has thought upon the matter, arc the 

 teeth which, especially in aged animals, require 

 attention. The incisors indicate the age, but they 

 are not usually liable to disease. I have not met 

 with a single case in which the incisors were 

 affected, nor in which the tushes were diseased. I 

 am, however, informed by Mr. Field, whose high 

 reputation and extensive practice give weight to his 

 assertion, that he has had to treat horses for disease 



