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a very fetid but almost solid substance, which was 

 pus, that, by being pent up, had become of a cheesy 

 consistency, c indicates the nasal division, or car- 

 tilaginous wall, which separates the two chambers of 

 the nose. As will be observed, it has been forced 

 on one side by the enlargement of the affected parts. 



60. The agents which are likely to injure the 

 teeth, have been, perhaps, too little regarded, espe- 

 cially when the importance of these organs to the 

 horse is considered. Some grooms, to increase the 

 appetites of the animals under their care, sprinkle 

 vitriol, or sulphuric acid upon the food; and the 

 horse will ultimately become fond of this kind of 

 seasoning to his corn. Some veterinary surgeons, 

 even of high standing, will administer monstrous 

 doses of the sulphates in solution ; and others will 

 mingle, for a lengthened period, large quantities of 

 the acids in the animal's water. No suspicion seems 

 hitherto to have been entertained of the ill effects 

 likely to ensue upon a mode of treatment, which is 

 often prolonged for months. The human physician, 

 however, has remarked, that most acids have a ten- 

 dency to affect the teeth, and that sulphuric acid, 



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